Private Second Class Demitruius Deonta Acree spoke to students at Washington-Wilkes Middle School about his experiences in Iraq. He is shown here with his sister, Chelsea Burse, a sixth-grade student at W-WMS. Private Second Class Demitruius Deonta Acree visited with the reading and language arts class of Erin Frost and Pam Hall on Thursday, February 15, to express his thanks for the Christmas cards the students made and mailed to him while he was in Iraq. He spoke of his experiences with the Army in Iraq and answered questions that the students had.

Acree presented the class with a very special United States flag that had flown during a combat mission over the city of Baghdad, Iraq. The certificate which accompanied the flag read: "Be it known to all who view this. This flag was proudly flown on the 27th day of January, 2007, for 3.3 hours by Crazy Horse 23, 1-227th Aviation Regiment (Attack/ Reconnaissance), 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, on a combat mission over Baghdad, Iraq for Washington-Wilkes Middle School. This flag was flown in the face of the enemy as a token of appreciation from Knightrider 06 for your outstanding support of Private Second Class Demitruius Acree."

The class presented Acree with a Washington-Wilkes Middle School polo shirt.

Acree returned to Iraq on February 20 after a two week leave. He is the son of Lynn Acree and the grandson of Lois and Raleigh Turner. His sister, Chelsea Burse, is a member of the class. Prvt. 2nd Class Acree is a 2001 graduate of Washington- Wilkes Comprehensive High School.