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ARMY 1ST. Lt. Jennifer Dyrcz presents an American flag to the students at Rock Creek Elementary School students Wednesday in Rock Creek. The flag was flown over an Army base in Mosul, Iraq.
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Nine-year-old Sara Bowen was taking notes during Dyrcz’s presentation.
“Meeting her (Dyrcz) was pretty cool. I liked all the questions everyone asked,” she said.
Tate Evens, 9, agreed, but added his own opinion.
“The Army sounds like a lot of hard work.”
After the presentation, the third-graders followed Dyrcz out to the flagpole to help raise the new flag.
“My battalion is giving you this flag because you were all so kind for writing to us,” she said.
The students clapped and cheered as the new flag floated in the wind.
“It feels like I’ve come full circle. I remember being this small, and it is so exciting to see all of these students so interested in learning about my life in the Army,” Dyrcz said.
Anyone is welcome to e-mail Jennifer Dyrcz (jennifer.dyrcz@us.army.mil).
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