Read the following paragraph from the text: “One school to get on board with the program was Steven G. Schorr Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's where the Take a Veteran to School Day program was launched in May of 2007. Third graders met several veterans at the event. Jennifer Rowland is a teacher at the school. ‘My students were really able to grasp the meaning and importance of Veterans Day by meeting an actual veteran,’ she told WR News. ‘They loved trying on and touching an actual [military] helmet!’”

Based on this information, why is the Take a Veteran to School Day program an effective way to help students understand the contribution of veterans?

It helps students understand the contribution of veterans by giving them the chance to write a research report about veterans.

It helps students understand the contribution of veterans by giving them the chance to experience the work that veterans have done.

It helps students understand the contribution of veterans by giving them the chance to
meet and connect with a veteran.

It helps students understand the contribution of veterans by giving them the chance to celebrate veterans in their schools.