Students write letters to troops in Afghanistan
November 13th, 2007
“More than 70 students in kindergarten through sixth-grade gathered in the project room at Mesquite Elementary Thursday to write letters to U.S. troops in the Arizona National Guard 1-158 Bushmasters Battalion in Afghanistan.Brightly-colored world maps and pictures of several troops lay at each table, along with a crayons, pencils and neatly printed stationery.
“Does anyone here have a loved one that is serving in another country?” asks Maria Longley, Mesquite Elementary Kids Care Club Coordinator.”
