(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Varsity football team will host Glenwood this Friday night, Sept. 1st, for the 2023 football home opener!! Atlantic Community School District has designated Friday, September 1st as Military and Veterans Appreciation Night. ACSD invites all Veterans and active military members to attend the game at no cost that evening. During the halftime of the Varsity game, ACSD will honor local military veterans and active military members in attendance.

Veterans and active members will be invited to meet at the north end zone at the beginning of halftime.  After the conclusion of the ACSD Band’s halftime performance, military honorees will be escorted onto the field.  At that time Atlantic resident Mike Henningsen will do a flyover in his 1944 North American Aviation AT 6.  This aircraft was used as an advanced trainer for pilots in WWII.  After the flyover, ACSD Administrators will take a moment to invite all those in attendance to join us in honoring our local veterans and military members.

In preparation of ACSD’s Military and Veterans Appreciation Night, we invite all local businesses and residents to display American Flags at their place of business and their personal residence.

Please help the School District in letting all local Veterans and military members in the area know about this event and encourage them to attend the first home football game, free of charge. The public is invited to join the ACSD and its guests in attendance that evening, as we do their best to offer an honorable ‘Thank you!’