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Buck Shelton, left, of Fairfax, Va., who served in the Battle of the Bulge, walks down the hallway at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, June 9, 2011 with his friend Sandy MacNabb of Oakton, Va., who served in the U.S. Navy in Korea, China and the Formsa Straits. The WWII vets were at the school as part of its 10th annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated in the day. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Students in the Rocky Run Middle School advanced year-long theatre salute during a musical performance of "This is the Army Mr. Jones" for World War II veterans during the school's annual World War II Day on Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Nelly Mudrezow smiles after getting a standing ovation from students at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., following her discussion of life as a young girl living in the Ukraine under Josef Stalin until the Germans overran her country. She later escaped to the United States, where she has lived for the past 60 years. Mudrezow was one of more than 100 vets who shared their World War II stories with students at Rocky Run during the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Joey Cronin, 13, right, asks WWII vet William Hanusek how the war changed him as his fellow Rocky Run Middle School students (from left) Kincaid Youman, 13, Mahatha Kambham, 12, and Crystal Pan, 13, listen in. Hanusek was one of more than 100 WWII vets who came to the Chantilly, Va., school on Thursday, June 9, 2011 to participate in the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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World War II veterans recount wartime stories and experiences to Rocky Run Middle School students in the school's cafeteria during World War II Day on Thursday, June 9, 2011. This is the 10th year the school has held the event, which they call "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." It gives students the opportunity for history to come alive as they hear real-life stories about the war. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Each student at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., gets a WWII Day interview pass, such as this one, where they can record their schedule for meeting with vets. The school held its 10th annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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World War II veteran Edward Connor tells students at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., stories about his time with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Papua New Guinea, Guadalcanal and the Bismarck Sea Battle during the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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William Hanusek of Alexandria, Va., who served in the South Pacific at the Guadal Canal with the U.S. Army during World War II, rests in between interview sessions on the sofa in the "canteen" at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Hanusek was one of more than 100 WWII vets who came to the school's annual World War II Day to help bring history to life for the students by recounting their personal war stories. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A couple of hundred Rocky Run Middle School students in Chantilly, Va., fill the school's Little Theatre to listen to a panel of World War II vets speak about their experiences on World War II Day, Thursday, June 9, 2011. This is the 10th year the school has held the event, now called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." It provides them an opportunity to bring history to life by getting real-life stories and accounts of life during the war. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Thirteen-year-old Shruthi Pravhakar, a seventh-grader at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., escorts Richard Graff of Ashburn, Va., through the school's halls on Thursday, June 9, 2011, which was World War II Day at the school. This is the 10th year the school has held World War II Day, which includes small-group interviews with WWII vets so that the students get an opportunity to bring history to life. More than 100 vets came out to the event. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
