School students throughout Copperas Cove ISD are showing their appreciation to hospitalized veterans with construction paper, glue, glitter and a lot of red and pink hearts.
With more than 500 valentines collected, Junior Mister Five Hills Trace Hensley is heading up the community service project to distribute the mass of homemade creations just in time for Valentineâs Day to veterans at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Hospital and the Central Texas Veterans Nursing Home â both in Temple.
Traceâs mother, Lori Hensley, said Trace is very excited to be able to deliver valentines to veterans.
âTraceâs dad is a disabled veteran who spends a lot of time at the Temple VA hospital for appointments,â Hensley said. âBefore Trace was in school, he would attend appointments with his dad and he made a lot of friends with the âregularsâ there.â