Wednesday is Veteran's Day. Our nation will honor active members of the military as well as veterans. It marks the anniversary of the end of World War I.

On Tuesday, students at Mountain Ridge Middle School in Colorado Springs learned about the sacrifices veterans have made for our freedom during a Veteran's Day assembly.

Several Mountain Ridge students were honored for essays they wrote about our nation's veterans.

"It's important to honor veterans because they do so much for our country, giving us our freedom and they sacrifice their lives everyday for us," said student Tanner Silva.

Henry "Duke' Boswell, who served in the Army in World War II was scheduled to be the guest speaker. But, he was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital.

Boswell was the Grand Marshall of the Veteran's Day Parade in Colorado Springs last weekend.