Wallace Middle School student Thomas Jones tries on a protective vest that belongs to David Allonardo, a student teacher and Army National Guard sergeant, during a Veterans Day lesson. / Submitted photo
VINELAND — Seventh-graders in Angela Pindale’s social studies class at Wallace Middle School received a special lesson from Sgt. David Allonardo, a student teacher at the school and an active member of the Army National Guard.
Allonardo brought a lesson on Veterans Day to life. He engaged the students in a question-and-answer session, teaching them the meaning, importance and origin of Veterans Day. He also gave the students a personal account of his active duty in Iraq in 2008-09. The students were not only interested in the lesson, but proud to have a teacher serving their country.