Local student lays wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Cody Ottaway standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just after placing the wreath on behave of all Adventist Schools in the United States.

Cody Ottaway, son of Margaret and Doug Ottaway, who are stationed at Mountain Home AFB, recently took a two week school field trip to Washington, DC. March 24th through April 8th.

Cody is a 7th grader at Desert View Christian School (DVCS), a State and National accredited school, grades 1-8 located at 2425 American Legion Boulevard.

"At first I thought my teacher, Mrs. Carrie Tow, was joking when in October she shared with my parents about the possibility of my going to Washington, DC with three other Seventh-day Adventist Schools from Timberline, La Grande and Enterprise, Oregon."

Cody continues, "I felt my raising $800 by March would be impossible. I washed cars, mowed lawns, shoveled snow and began to hope. When she announced that I and two other "Cody's," would be laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, this was UNBELIEVABLE!"

In reflection Cody adds, "Seeing the Memorials, Smithsonian museums, touring the Capitol, even seeing the President's motorcade were awesome, but Laying the Wreath with the Honor Guard was my favorite thing on the whole trip."

The wreath laying occurred on April 1st, 2011. Cody Ottaway along with Cody Davis from Timberline Elementary, Cody Blakeney from La Grande Adventist School, and Dakota Maura from Enterprise Adventist School, presented the wreath on behave of all Adventist Schools in the United States.

Cody will be sharing about his "field trip experience" on May 26 at the DVCS Award's/Graduation Program which starts at 7 P.M. The public is invited to come and see Cody's as well as other student displays and presentations of the school year's activities. The school phone number is 580-0512 if you have any questions.