Perry Elementary School students got up close and personal Thursday morning with over 10 different vehicles - including a library truck, police cars, and even a Black Hawk helicopter -  for "Truck Day," which showcases blue collar jobs for these young children to aspire to. 

Community School Director Scot Galloway says it's a great way to get students interested in trades at a young age.

"We understand that not everyone wants to go to college, and that's OK, but if they do there's careers for that, but there's also trades that they can also get involved with also," said Galloway.

And students were thrilled to be able to interact with large vehicles they usually only see on the road.

"I went inside the trucks and it was like really fun," said Rayna Rai, a second grader at Perry.

And for Pandora Konzel, and her son Flynn, it was great to get up close and personal with his dream job.

"He has been talking about wanting to be a police officer for a couple of years now, and he got to see and meet everybody and stuff like that, so we're pretty excited," said Konzel.

But truck day wasn't just about trucks - students and teachers were treated with a unique experience, as they watched an Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter land in their school's parking lot.

"I think it's absolutely important that we show kids what opportunities are out there," said George Giles, the helicopter's pilot.

"I've been in the National Guard for at least 28 years now, and it's given me just absolutely invaluable experiences, and also an incredible amount of benefits that I'm sure any recruiter could tell you about; whether it's educational, trade schools or any other kind of experience that you can get through your different military skills, it's just really incredible opportunity. It's something that I just, I love, I couldn't imagine not being in this uniform and not working for this organization.