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The Call To Serve Kettle Run Government teacher Jac Bennington serves as an active duty pilot in the National Guard. BY HANNAH SAMLALL
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've traveled to a few different places during my time in the military and as a civilian and each time I visit another nation, I become more convinced America is the best country. No other nation gives its citizens so many freedoms and allows them the opportunity to go as far as their talents will take them,” Jac Bennington, who is a History and Social Sciences teacher at Kettle Run High School, said. “However, despite everything that's good here, I'm aware America has its problems, and the students I teach today are going to hopefully solve those problems as they become the movers and shakers of America. So, I hope what they learn in my classes prepares them to successfully live life after high school and make America a little bit better.” Jac Bennington has taught at Kettle Run since 2009 and comes from a family of educators. His mother taught at Liberty High School and his father was an Assistant Principal in Franklin County and also taught at Liberty. Bennington moved to Warrenton from Herndon with his parents in 1990 and graduated from Fauquier High School in 1997. After graduating from Ferrum College, Jac knew he wanted to do three things. “I wanted to serve my God