"This is something all the students should be proud of," Lape said. "You can't make it any more relevant Leslie Sabo sat in the same auditorium when he was a student," Lincoln High principal Kirk Lape said. Lincoln High juniors and seniors will attend Tuesday's ceremony, which school officials recognize as an opportunity to teach students a history lesson draped in local relevance. Taylor has completed more than 130 such portraits since founding the American Fallen Soldiers Project in 2007, after a childhood friend, Capt. No air dates have been announced yet for the program - which has the working title "Brush of Honor" - that chronicles the mission of Texas artist Phil Taylor who delivers hand-painted portraits of fallen military heroes to their families. The Sabo hand-painted portrait, which will stay at Lincoln High, will be a focal point of an episode from a new 10-part program on TV's family-oriented Inspiration Network (INSP). Representatives of the American Fallen Soldiers Project will present a painted portrait of Sabo to his widow, Rose Sabo Brown, whom he had married 30 days prior to suffering mortal wounds after shielding a fellow soldier from a grenade when their patrol was ambushed near a remote border area of Cambodia. ![]() Veterans Day ceremony commemorating the actions and sacrifice of Leslie Sabo Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient for whom the Ellwood City high school's auditorium is named. The public is invited to attend the 1 p.m. ELLWOOD CITY - A camera crew for a new TV show is headed to Lincoln High School on Tuesday to tape an event honoring a fallen Vietnam War hero and his family.
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