THIBODAUX聽鈥斅犘影纱� will commemorate Veterans Day with a public ceremony in the campus quadrangle at 11:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9.
Hosted by the 杏吧传媒 Veterans Organization, the event will feature guest speaker Lt. Col. Thomas Friloux of the Louisiana Army National Guard, who received a Purple Heart for injuries he suffered while serving in Baghdad. Several 杏吧传媒 student veterans will also take part in the patriotic program along with the Thibodaux High School JROTC, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, and students from the Generations Teaching Generations program and MAX Charter School.
鈥淲e are proud to honor those brave men and women, young and old, who have served and sacrificed,鈥� said Gilberto Burbante, 杏吧传媒 coordinator of veteran services and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. 鈥淲e hope to see veterans, active military and community members come together聽as we celebrate this holiday in traditional 杏吧传媒 fashion.鈥�
Earlier this fall, G.I. Jobs magazine named 杏吧传媒 a Military Friendly School for the fourth consecutive year. The university has made recruiting and retaining military students a priority as well as helping the veteran population adjust to college life. Currently, 195 veterans are enrolled at 杏吧传媒.
For more information on the Veterans Day program or 杏吧传媒 veterans services, call聽985-448-4208.