Lincoln High students honor Nebraskans killed in World War II

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The city of Lincoln honored veterans on Monday with the Veterans Walk of Recognition. The walk started at Memorial Stadium and ended at the Veteran Memorial garden, paying tribute to those in Nebraska who lost their lives serving the U.S.

At the walk, 10/11 spoke with students from Lincoln High. About 30 students visited Normandy, France in June for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day attacks. They visited Omaha Beach, as well as a cemetery where thousands of Americans were buried after the attack.

Over 200 students from Lincoln High died serving in WWII, so the students brought sand from Lincoln High to the cemetery and rubbed it on their headstones, bringing a little bit of home to those that lost their lives.

The students said the trip changed their lives.

“It just shocks me because I’m 17 years old and I don’t even know what I want to do next, and these people were willing to give up everything,” said Eliana Genis Frank, junior at Lincoln High. “So going on that trip just makes me feel so much respect and gratitude for all veterans.”

In total, over 3,000 students from Lincoln High served in WWII.

At the end of Monday’s walk, flags were placed in the garden to commemorate those that served followed by a ceremony at Auld Pavilion.

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