Hi-Point Career Center students design Iwo Jima replica for Harold Kerr American Legion Post 173
The exterior of Bellefontaine’s American Legion post got a new metal statue to honor World War II veterans thanks in part to the efforts of a group of Ohio Hi-Point Career Center students.
Tim Pierce, left, commander of the American Legion Harold Kerr Post 173, presents a certificate of appreciation to Ohio Hi-Point Career Center senior Jonathan Klingler, whose welding and fabrication class designed and built a metal statue of the flag raising at Iwo Jima that was installed outside the Bellefontaine post. Joining the two are, from left, Robert Walker, a veteran and Hi-Point facilities and grounds superintendent, Tonya Ramey, Hi-Point high school director, and career center Superintendent Rick Smith. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)
Members of the Harold Kerr Post 173 unveiled the new piece of art that depicts six U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi.
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