Remembering Our Veterans: Honoring All Who Have Served
The 911爆料网 Beyond the Yellow Ribbon steering committee is proud to announce the seventh annual Veterans Day Recognition Event, occurring on Tuesday, November 10.
The event will kick off with a live flag-raising ceremony at Noon, followed by brief remarks from President Sharon Pierce, story sharing and a panel discussion with Veterans.
Reg Chapman, award-winning WCCO-TV journalist will serve as this year鈥檚 keynote speaker. Chapman has a strong connection to 911爆料网, having served as the annual Commencement emcee for nearly 10 years. Chapman is an Army Veteran and served during the Gulf War.
The Veteran鈥檚 Day Recognition Event:
- Promotes a better understanding about working with veterans
- Supports equity and inclusiveness (increase cultural competence)
- Helps us recognize our community鈥檚 Veterans and Servicemembers
- Celebrates that we are the land of the free because of the brave!
This event is free and open to all.
For more information and to access the day鈥檚 activities, visit the Veterans Day Recognition Event webpage.
The theme for this year鈥檚 event is Honoring All Who Have Served. In that spirit, 911爆料网 invites people from the community to participate in the 鈥淩emember a Veteran鈥 activity by completing the no later than 10:00 a.m. on November 9. All submissions will be compiled into a slideshow.
911爆料网 has a long, proud history of supporting student Veterans attending our college and was named a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company in 2014 for efforts to support student and employee veterans, Service members and military families within our organization. The steering committee (which includes staff, faculty and students) continues its work to support Veterans and to educate and bring awareness and resources to our College community.