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Western pays homage to vets
University Relations
Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: News
Western Illinois University has scheduled a variety of events Wednesday, Nov. 11 to pay tribute to the veterans and current members of the Armed Forces.
In addition, the University's Wright Residence, directly across the street from the Alumni House, will be dedicated as the new Veterans Resource Center.
From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, ribbon lapel pins, in support of Operation Yellow Ribbon, will be distributed in the University Union Concourse. Operation Yellow Ribbon's mission is: "To show our Love, Respect and Support for the men and women of the military of the United States of America and her Allies in the cause of Freedom and the Defeat of Terrorism."
(www.operationyellowribbon.net).
On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Sherman Hall carillon will play a medley of patriotic songs beginning at 11 a.m., while the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, located in the Multicultural Center, will host the display, "A Historical Perspective of Blacks in the Military." The movie trailer, "Buffalo Soldier Mutiny" will be shown at the center at noon, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., followed by discussions.
At 1:45 p.m. Western's ROTC cadets will gather at the Sherman Hall flag pole to collect worn flags, and at 2 p.m., President Al Goldfarb, U.S. Marine Corps and Iraq veteran Matt Medhat and Student Government Association Vice President Chris Mortimer will host a ceremony at the Sherman Hall flag pole, to recognize veterans and current service men and women (in the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Sherman Hall Third Floor Auditorium).
Immediately following the 2 p.m. ceremony, the Wright Residence, 333 N. Ward St., will be dedicated as the new Veterans Resource Center. An open house will be held after the dedication and ribbon-cutting. Blandinsville veterinarian Dr. Ken Wright, and his wife, Betty, donated Ken's boyhood home to Western two years ago.
The Veterans Resource Center, formerly housed in the Student Assistance and Parent Service Center, serves as a one-stop location where veterans, guard members, reservists or current military members can receive individual assistance with any question or concern they may encounter.
In addition, the University's Wright Residence, directly across the street from the Alumni House, will be dedicated as the new Veterans Resource Center.
From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, ribbon lapel pins, in support of Operation Yellow Ribbon, will be distributed in the University Union Concourse. Operation Yellow Ribbon's mission is: "To show our Love, Respect and Support for the men and women of the military of the United States of America and her Allies in the cause of Freedom and the Defeat of Terrorism."
(www.operationyellowribbon.net).
On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Sherman Hall carillon will play a medley of patriotic songs beginning at 11 a.m., while the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, located in the Multicultural Center, will host the display, "A Historical Perspective of Blacks in the Military." The movie trailer, "Buffalo Soldier Mutiny" will be shown at the center at noon, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., followed by discussions.
At 1:45 p.m. Western's ROTC cadets will gather at the Sherman Hall flag pole to collect worn flags, and at 2 p.m., President Al Goldfarb, U.S. Marine Corps and Iraq veteran Matt Medhat and Student Government Association Vice President Chris Mortimer will host a ceremony at the Sherman Hall flag pole, to recognize veterans and current service men and women (in the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Sherman Hall Third Floor Auditorium).
Immediately following the 2 p.m. ceremony, the Wright Residence, 333 N. Ward St., will be dedicated as the new Veterans Resource Center. An open house will be held after the dedication and ribbon-cutting. Blandinsville veterinarian Dr. Ken Wright, and his wife, Betty, donated Ken's boyhood home to Western two years ago.
The Veterans Resource Center, formerly housed in the Student Assistance and Parent Service Center, serves as a one-stop location where veterans, guard members, reservists or current military members can receive individual assistance with any question or concern they may encounter.
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