ROANOKE CO. (WSLS 10) - A Roanoke County fifth grader is named a grand prize winner in the Library of Congress summer essay contest.
Gavin Dent wrote about the book that shaped him.
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He wrote an essay based on the book Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter.
The middle school student said the book made him appreciate the greatest generation.
He said he now stands a little taller when saying the Pledge of Allegiance and shakes the hands of veterans.