Hull Veterans Council member David Irwin and American Legion Post 140 member Jerry McLaughlin presented a plaque to Jacobs School sixth-grader Chloe Hedrick on behalf of the American Legion during this week’s school committee meeting in appreciation for her contribution to the November 11 Veterans Day ceremony.
“This young lady got up in front of a crowd of more than 200 people and sang the National Anthem without an accompaniment,” Irwin said. “She didn’t miss a word or a note.”
McLaughlin noted that Chloe sang the song “on the spur of the moment during this honorable event we hold every year for Hull’s veterans.” Chloe volunteered to step up from the audience and perform the solo.
The presentation was made in the exhibition room at the high school as family members looked on from the audience. Chloe is the daughter of school committee member Liliana Hedrick…