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ESCAMBIA COUNTY - There was barely a dry eye in the house at Blue Angels Elementary School Wednesday morning.

Young Blue Angels welcomed in a parade of veterans for a ceremony to celebrate a commitment to service.

Here's Channel Three's Liz Nagy.

They followed a drum roll, dressed in fatigues, flight suits, and ribbons.

These veterans walked through the halls of Blue Angels Elementary, adored by young faces and handmade signs.

Candace Frank: "I've been deployed every year since I've been here, so it was really great to be able to be a part of this."

This "Take a Vet to School Day" was dedicated to men and women who have served in every branch of the United States military.

Kevin Hamblin: "Since I left the military, I miss it really bad, so to get to come and get to do something like this and be surrounded by other veterans, you realize you're never really out of the military."

In a school whose name is dedicated to part of the military based in Pensacola, students have a special connection to serving their country.

Candace Frank: "They recognize that it's not a secret. She's not the only one that has a parent that leaves."

"It's one of the reasons we stayed here instead of moving back home."

Between the patriotic music and the standing ovations, veterans passed along stories to inspire the next generation.

Kevin Hamblin: "A lot of them will probably join the military as a result of what they saw today."

Kyrah Frank: "I just want to tell my mom thank you."

Also Wednesday morning, Blue Angels Elementary got a three thousand dollar donation to send a World War II Veteran on the next Emerald Coast Honor Flight.Blue Angels Elementary Hosts "Take a Vet to School Day"

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Joe Francis out sick for Panhandle court hearing
November 20, 2009 19:36 EST

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- The founder of "Girls Gone Wild" had a doctor's note and did not appear at a Panhandle court hearing.

The attorney for Joe Francis says his client was in a Mexico hospital, suffering from an acute ear infection, high fever and vertigo.

During Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak said the courtroom would be open to the public and media for the case involving four local women's civil suit filed against Francis and his company. Trial is scheduled for February.

Smoak also shot down the fifth motion by the plaintiff's for a summary judgment in the case. If he had granted the summary judgment, the only issue left for the jury would have been how much money to award in damages.

The girls said they were underage when they were filmed.

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Information from: The News Herald, http://www.newsherald.com

Wednesday, November 4 2009, 07:38 PM EST

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