Barely old enough to vote herself, Marian High School's Lindsey Pieper impressed elected officials with her Patriot Week essay.
Bloomfield Patch regularly features students doing amazing things. This week's Whiz Kid is a patriotic senior that defined the importance of voting better than any other student in Michigan, according to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. School: Marian High School Age: 18 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills; daughter of Dr. Dan Pieper and Donna Pieper. Pieper received a first prize award for this summer's patriotic essay contest sponsored by the Michigan Secretary of State to help celebrate Patriot Week. Students from grades 6-12 had to answer: 'How does a citizen's right to vote help make America the greatest country in the world?' in 400 words or less. "Voting is such an amazing opportunity because it allows each and every citizen an equal say," …
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"From the Beaches of Normandy to the Jungles of Vietnam," a film honoring Metro Detroit's veterans, premiered Tuesday at the Birmingham 8.
What happens when we get old? That was the question posed at the beginning of From the Beaches of Normandy to the Jungles of Vietnam, a documentary that premiered at the Birmingham 8 Tuesday afternoon at a Patriot Week event honoring the veterans of Metro Detroit — particularly those, as the film points out, who are getting older every day. “In a few years, all of the nation’s World War II veterans will be gone,” said John Kulhavi, a retired brigadier general and former Huey helicopter fighter pilot who delivered the keynote speech at the premiere. “An important part of our country’s history will be gone.” Close to 100 veterans from World War II to the Vietnam era, along with their families, turned out for the premiere Tuesday. The event …
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