Ghana Project: Memorial Day Session Part 3

On June 3, 2016 the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School students along with Mr. Wronko invited veterans of foreign wars to attend Memorial Day session three with the students of Ghana. The veterans who attended were George Reed, a medic who helped saves lives during the Vietnam War, and Wilbur V. Martin, a paratrooper during the Vietnam War. Both veterans talked about their experiences and answered numerous questions from all students. Some questions dealt with the difficulties of war, assisting friends and platoon members, and adjusting to life after war.

George Reed and Wilbur V. Martin attended many sessions with Ghana this year. Both veterans enjoyed how they were able to talk to students from another country across the Atlantic Ocean. Both veterans hope that this program never ends.

Besides having two great war veterans, a power point on America Wars was presented. This power point had numerous videos from the History Channel that captured the central ideas of each war. The following were used for the presentation.

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/legacy-of-world-war-i

In this article:Asbury Park Middle School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Ghana Session, Memorial Day

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Written By David Wronko

David Wronko is a history teacher at Asbury Park High School sharing with the Jersey Voices community the wonderful stories coming out of Asbury Park. Mr. David Wronko was VFW Teacher of the Year, 2011-2012, Teacher of the Year for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 2014-2015, MLK Middle School Teacher of the Month for January 2016, and given the recognition award from the Asbury Park Board of Education for volunteering to tutoring students on Saturdays in 2011. Also Mr. David Wronko was published in two issues of NJEA Review Magazine.