ESCAMBIA COUNTY - Students at Lipscomb Elementary got a lesson Wednesday a bit out of the ordinary.

They learned that sometimes you don't truly appreciate what you have until it's gone.

Channel 3's Bree Sison explains.

A desk and chair come standard in classrooms across the country, but Wednesday morning, 5th graders were shocked to find their place to sit missing.

"Oh my gosh, what happened to my chair?"

In teacher Bruce Wolfe's classroom, students endured a lesson plan while kneeling in front of their desks, and it wasn't comfortable. Each student has a different take on what their teacher was trying to say.

Abigail Edgar: "We didn't need chairs, we were okay standing up, and we had legs, and that's what they were for."

No. Not quite. Luckily, Mr. Wolfe had a few good friends to help explain.

Bruce Wolfe: "You did not earn your seats that you get to enjoy everyday. These military members are the ones that earn it for you."

Wolfe, retired military himself, invited 25 active duty military to deliver the chairs along with a very important message.

Carlos Giovanetty/Chief Petty Officer: "It's a good way to show the kids today that sometimes don't think about it, that everything is not free; how you have choices."

Those choices are ones students may not have recognized before, but are certainly grateful for now.

Rachel Roberts: "Be thankful for their chairs and the food they eat, and that they're safe. You get to decide what you want to be when you grow up, but you really haven't done anything to earn these freedoms."

Before the chairs were delivered, some students cried as Mr. Wolfe explained how much sacrifice goes into simple things like being able to sit down in school.

"These soldiers, sailors and marines pay the price everyday for your chairs."

When the military members arrived at Lipscomb Wednesday morning, they were given an emotional greeting by nearly 1,000 elementary school students.

Bree Sison, Channel 3 News.

Also at Lipscomb Elementary Wednesday morning, students each contributed a dollar to support the 6th Emerald Coast Honor Flight.

Escambia schools are working to raise $25,000 to donate to the program.Lipscomb Elementary Students Learn About Service, Sacrifice