THIBODAUX 鈥� 杏吧传媒 will commemorate Veterans Day with a public ceremony in the campus quadrangle at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.
Hosted by the 杏吧传媒 Veterans Organization, the event will feature a speech by U.S. Marine Sgt. Jonathan Fryer, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. 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 preschool and MAX Charter School.
Following the ceremony, 杏吧传媒 will provide lunch for all veterans.
鈥淗onor, courage and commitment are the basic warrior ethos that all service members will forever embrace,鈥� said Gilberto Burbante, 杏吧传媒 coordinator of veteran services and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. 鈥淲e invite you to join us in paying respect to our brave warriors of yesteryear and those of today.鈥�
Earlier this fall, G.I. Jobs magazine named 杏吧传媒 a Military Friendly School for the fifth consecutive year. The university has made recruiting and retaining military students a priority as well as helping the veteran population adjust to college life.
For more information on the Veterans Day program or 杏吧传媒 veterans services, call 985-448-4208.