PHOTOS: Students honor veterans at Arvada West High School on Veterans Day

Bill Bridges, 75, front, was among 20 veterans who were honored on Veterans Day by students at Arvada West High School in Arvada on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Arvada West High School held a Veterans Day celebration event on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted 20 veterans from the community to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Arvada West High School held a Veterans Day celebration event on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted 20 veterans from the community to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Robert Marietta, 78, and 19 other veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Principal Micah Porter, right, welcomes veteran William Robbins, 79, at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. Twenty Veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
John Hertel, 75, second from left, and 19 other veterans celebrate Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Veterans Robert Marietta, 78, left, and Victor Zielinski, 78, share their stories with students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Veteran Jack Wolf, 88, center, share his experience with students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted 20 veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Twenty Veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
The hat of veteran William Robbins, 79. Twenty Veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
John Durant, 77, and 19 other veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Robert Marietta, 78, front, and 19 other veterans celebrate Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Twenty Veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Veterans Bill Bridges, 75, left, and Joseph Van Wijngaarde, right, prepare for a flag-raising ceremony during Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Brenda Hassel, 73, front, and 19 other veterans celebrated Veterans Day with 1900 students at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Jack Sullivan, 17, right, escorts his grandfather- veteran Jack Wolf, 88, to a flag-raising ceremony at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colorado on Friday, November 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted veterans from the community and held a celebration event at the school to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Hyoung Chang | hchang@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: November 10, 2023 at 4:44 p.m. | UPDATED: November 10, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.

Arvada West High School held a Veterans Day celebration event on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. The Student Council hosted 20 veterans from the community to show appreciation for their sacrifice to the country.