BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Music students from Highland High are back in the classroom after performing at Pearl Harbor — and students tell me about the notes, the moments, and the memories they made.

Students got to march in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on December 7, and perform in an invitation-only tribute beside the USS Missouri.

Alyssa Perez plays the flute and she says,“I think definitely being at the USS Missouri and being able to experience playing there — that was such an honor and such a great experience to have.”

For many, it was a moment of honor — stepping onto historic grounds. Tyler Ortiz plays the snare drum, and he says, “They said a line before the parade started — ‘freedom is not free’ — and that really hit me.”

Now that everyone is back home, these students a

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