PHOTOS: Founding father’s veterans views

George Washington (Vern Frykholm of Sequim) addresses a crowd of youngsters and their parents at the George Washington Inn Saturday, Oct. 24.

The program, sponsored by The George Washington Inn and the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was a free event for youngsters in grades 1-3 in which Washington explained his expectations for how a country should treat its veterans, and what it means to be a veteran.

George Washington (Vern Frykholm of Sequim) hands a special medal to Ameila Jusko, 7, of Port Angeles, at a special veterans event at George Washington Inn on Oct. 24. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell