吃瓜官网 To Honor Veterans Virtually On Veterans Day
Release Date: November 10, 2020
吃瓜官网 will commemorate Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11 with a virtual ceremony in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 吃瓜官网’s Military and Veteran Success Center (MVSC) has partnered with the Pueblo Ritual Team, the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot and community members to bring a safe and accessible way to honor veterans for the national holiday.
“吃瓜官网 thanks all veterans for their service, and we are profoundly grateful for and respectful of those who have sacrificed much, allowing us to live in a free country,” said 吃瓜官网 President Timothy Mottet. “Today, we also recognize the hundreds of veteran students at 吃瓜官网 who are working hard to earn their degree from Colorado’s first Purple Heart University.”
An opening and closing ceremony will be presented by the Pueblo Ritual Team, featuring a traditional military gun salute. President of the Colorado Senate, Senator Leroy Garcia, President of 吃瓜官网 Timothy Mottet, Col. Michael Cobb of the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, 吃瓜官网 student veteran, Stephanie Dudley, veteran faculty member Grant Weller, Ph.D. associate professor and department chair of history, geography, philosophy and political science at 吃瓜官网 will all speak during the video ceremony. The video link is available beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the
吃瓜官网 recently welcomed a new director of the MVSC, Laura Barela who explained the importance of the Veterans Day celebration. “As the new director of the Military and Veteran Success Center, I am excited to be a part of this university because 吃瓜官网 is proud of its veterans,” said Barela. “We want to take time to thank them for their service and to honor them.We are passionate about helping our veterans and providing them the support they need to be successful in their academic goals.”
A special wreath ceremony will take place to honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans at 吃瓜官网’s campus may show their military ID to enjoy a free coffee and bagel at Einstein Bro’s Bagels on campus in the Occhiato Student Center on November 11. No other in person event will be held on campus due to the pandemic.
In addition to the virtual ceremony hosted by 吃瓜官网, the MVSC has partnered with the Pueblo Veterans Council for their ceremony in the community with Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center. That event takes place via Facebook Wednesday, Nov 11 a.m. with more information found at the
