Local middle school students serve fallen heroes at cemetery
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Students from the St. Joseph Interparochial School in Bowling Green spent most of their Friday serving those who bravely served us.
As part of the Day Of Caring initiative, middle schoolers went to the Fairview Cemetery to tend to the headstones of our fallen heroes. Retired Maj. Wade Tally’s father is buried in this cemetery, and said what the students are doing, means a lot.
“It really makes you feel good. Not just because we have relatives buried there, but also because those soldiers gave so much. It’s good to see those soldiers being paid attention to, even after they’ve passed on,” Talley said.
Tally isn’t the only one with a relative resting in this cemetery. Wade Clark, a student, is related to that same soldier.
“Wade Gordon Talley. He’s my great grandfather, and I’m named after him,” Clark said.
For all of the students, they say it’s more than just a chance to brush up on their community service, but to sprinkle kindness wherever they go.
“I really like cleaning them because it’s a way of giving back to the people who gave up their lives for us and fought for us,” said 7th grade student Surya Odom.
In the end, those who have served this nation can’t help but be proud of these young saints.
“It just makes your heart feel good. Someday, I’ll be buried under one of those stones, and it makes you feel good,” Talley said.
Some other locations where the students served today included the Hope House, and the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society.
