UTPB STEM Academy hosted a Veterans Day event Thursday morning where veterans living in the Permian Basin came to speak to their classes and answer questions from students about their service.
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Military veterans meet and talk outside of UTPB STEM Academy before the start of a veteran classroom visit event in honor of Veterans Day Thursday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Unites States Marine Corp veteran Ramon Armendariz, left, talks with UTPB STEM Academy employee Becky Aguirre as they visit the school for a Veterans Day classroom visit event Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
UTPB STEM Academy employee Jaimie Enriquez, left, takes a photo of a group of veterans as they take part in a Veterans Day classroom visit event Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
United States Army Veteran Isaac Garnett speaks to a 2nd grade class Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. UTPB STEM hosted a Veterans Day event where veterans living in the Permian Basin came to speak to their classes and answer questions about their service. Garnett spoke to three classes, spending approximately 10 minutes with each. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
United States Army Veteran Isaac Garnett speaks to a 2nd grade class Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. UTPB STEM hosted a Veterans Day event where veterans living in the Permian Basin came to speak to their classes and answer questions about their service. Garnett spoke to three classes, spending approximately 10 minutes with each. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
United States Army Veteran Isaac Garnett speaks to a 2nd grade class Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. UTPB STEM hosted a Veterans Day event where veterans living in the Permian Basin came to speak to their classes and answer questions about their service. Garnett spoke to three classes, spending approximately 10 minutes with each. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Unites States Marine Corp veteran Charles Cotten, right, receives a thank you note from 1st grader Emery Franco, 6, after his visit to their classroom for a Veterans Day event Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
First grader Kaylyn Blanton, 6, waves a small American flag as her class listens to a veteran speak to her class during a Veterans Day event Thursday morning at UTPB STEM Academy. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
