ELMIRA, N.Y (WETM)--- Students at GST BOCES showed their appreciation for local veterans by handing out takeout lunches during a drive-by parade on campus.

Veterans and people active in the military lined up at the Fresh Start Church and then headed to the GST BOCES Bush campus, where students greeted each car and handed out the lunches.

Hannah Joy Rohr, a student at GST BOCES, said the event was a great way for the students to honor the veterans.

"I think veterans should be celebrated every year more than they do," said Rohr.

Many of the veterans said the event gave them a chance to share their experiences with the students.

"The experience that they've had over the many years overseas or in the country, so that they can then show the young people today growing up that it's possible,

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