World War II prisoner of war recognized for his service

Thursday, December 16, 2010

On Tuesday, the Bryan Elementary School, first grade class of Mrs. Courtney Baker completed the class project they started in October by presenting Mr. Floyd McComas with a Quilt of Valor, a set of QOV dogtags and "A Letter Book of Thanks" in recognition of his military service to the country. McComas, 101, of Nevada, is the oldest living World War II POW in the state, perhaps in the entire United States, according to his niece Marsha Forkner who brought him to the school. McComas sat with the children for awhile and answered a few questions before the kids presented him with his quilt and book. One student asked how it felt to be so old and McComas said he felt pretty good. After the students told him about how they had created the letter book he said, "I'm honored," McComas told the students how he was in the Army, "just a buck private," he said and how he marched across France where he was captured and taken to a German prison camp. He said, "I feel very humble," about what the children had done for him and the fact that many of them wanted to shake his hand. The students in Baker's class are in no particular order: Katie Pennington, Jah'Ziah Boyd, Vicky Parker, Danielle Garrett, Toby Guajardo, Libby Barrett, Zoe Adams, Kaster Hughes, Destiny Brokob, Brooklyn, Kutina, Jade Feller, Joseph Fragoso, Erika Parker, Trinity Kettner, Drake Hancock, Seanan Barnes, Cordell Cox, Emily Adams and Trenten Staggenborg.

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