High school students learn from veterans

Posted Nov 7, 2014 7:43 am.

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A group of Calgary teenagers will get a personal lesson from war veterans Friday.

Following the Sunrise Ceremony at the Field of Crosses, veterans will make their way to the Kensington Legion Building where they will have breakfast with students from St. Francis High School.

The event is being put on by The Murray McCann Foundation.

Special guests at the sunrise ceremony include Alberta’s Minister of Labour Ric McIver and MLAs Neil Brown and Linda Johnson.

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