University of Alabama students honor military veterans with ‘star bags’, poem

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - University of Alabama (UA) students got in on the action Wednesday to honor our brave military veterans.

Savannah Fisher is the founder of Stars for Vets. Fisher and a handful of her fellow UA students created ‘star bags’ for veterans.

Fisher said it works like this; they cut out the stars from a flag that’s worn or tattered. On each star they attach a poem that includes the simple line ‘you are not forgotten.’ The stars will given out to veterans in public.

“It’s more so just to have on them to put in their purse or in their pocket whenever they’re in public, so it could be today or any day. I’m trying to make it so that everyday is Veterans Day, so that veterans are honored on any day,” said Fisher.

Fisher said she started Stars for Vets in high school and brought it to UA.

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