By Nok-Noi Ricke
The honor of getting to know the men and women who served this country in uniform a generation ago is one reason John Bapst Memorial High School football player Spencer Baron took time to say hello to those attending the school’s Valentine’s Day ball held at the Maine Veterans Home.
“Last year we had a great turnout, and we came back this year because we need to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans,” Baron said afterward, as fellow teammates, their coach and cheerleaders talked and danced with the veterans.
Some residents of the home are veterans, and others are spouses of veterans. “They get a lot out of this and we get a 
lot,” the senior at John Bapst said.
Tracy Flagg, the mother of one football player, organized the event, which started last year and includes the participation of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, where her husband Bill Flagg is a detective, and the Maine Army National Guard.
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