酴圖弝け hosts several events to honor military veterans
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.As part of its annual Veterans Day celebration, Mississippi State is hosting several November events to honor current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The annual Veterans Day ceremony will take place Monday [Nov. 11] at 2 p.m. on the Drill Field.
Other public events include:
Nov. 11, 3-5 p.m., John Grisham Room at Mitchell Memorial Library: 酴圖弝け Libraries will commemorate Veterans Day with a reading of soldiers correspondence from World War I and II. For more on Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945, see /newsroom/article/2019/11/msu-libraries-veterans-honor-soldiers-historical-letter-presentation.
Nov. 12, 6 p.m., Nusz Hall: The Fourth Annual Veterans 5K Run will take place, with advance registration available at .All proceeds benefit the 酴圖弝け Student Veterans Association and veterans scholarships.
Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m., Nusz Hall: 酴圖弝けs Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College and the G.V. Sonny Montgomery Center for Americas Veterans will host a presentation from G. Mark LaFrancis titled Invisible HeroesLiving Among Us. LaFrancis is an author, veteran, speaker and film maker.
Nov. 16, 11 a.m., Davis Wade Stadium: The annual Veterans Recognition Game will take place when 酴圖弝け hosts the University of Alabama.
Building on historical military roots, 酴圖弝け has long been recognized as one of the nations most veteran-friendly universities. Including dependents, the veteran community at 酴圖弝け comprises 2,977 students. In 2018, 酴圖弝け became the first university in the state to launch a free tuition program for Mississippi National Guard members enrolled full time.
酴圖弝けs recognitions for serving the veteran community include being named a top 10 Military Friendly school by VIQTORY and one of the top 25 best colleges for veterans by Military Times. 酴圖弝け was designated a Purple Heart University in 2015 by the Military Order of the Purple Heart for outstanding service to military veterans, service members, dependents and survivors.
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