Show r 1 J T OBSERVES VETERANS' VETERANS DAY DAYI 0 y r T Tc Th c h L j vp MM N 7 I J i J. J Resident President O. O D. D Carnahan Susie Archer Director of Registration Student Body President Suzy Turner 1 lJ 4 j 8 l ti x c t F- F I 4 c w rAk SF Vietnam era veterans attend Veterans Veterans' Day commemoration os r by Ed L Lite le USAF Ret Veterans' Veterans Day which emanated from the Armistice Day of World War WarI I has been observed at for the past several years through the assistance of the Veterans of Foreign Wars A flag ceremony with proper observance and a brief program to honor veterans has been held on November 11 II Because November 11 fell on Sunday this year no plans pians were made to commemorate those veterans of all wars or military conflicts since WWI Jerry Director of Activities and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam era found out that some I I I J l I Ii It r t i lY ll l l Y l tT I n ff observances were being held on Monday the so he took the bull by the horns and decided to put a program together using veterans here at All veterans' veterans organizations were booked up leaving withA with withA withA A brief program flag ceremony and the flag raising with proper observance and honors was held heldon on November 12 one choice keep the tradition honor the vets at We have enough vets on campus to put on a program stated why shouldn't we do our own began assembling a 5 t r M I l a T III 7 4 ii v i Col Kent A comb Acomb US U.S. Army ret Master of Ceremonies II J- J J tt t t f. f v i K 4 x j j 4 L Y t Z 1 It L t 0 it y 1 f s 1 k 1 1 d E I T Pres President lent Carnahan addresses veterans of program with phone calls posters on- on campus advertising and tion He was concerned but the final results were described in one word success At am a.m. on the morning of November 12 a group of faculty staff students and student veterans assembled at the flag pole in front of the administration building to hold a Veterans' Veterans Day program Col Kent Acomb US U.S. Army Ret was the Master of Ceremonies After an opening welcome to the group the presenting of the colors and flag raising were conducted by veterans Following the National Anthem Ed Lile USAF Ret gave the invocation Major Roy Carter US U.S. Army Ret Ret Ret- lead the Pledge of Allegiance Susie Archer Director of Registration on gave ve a brief talk on the veterans veteran's s role in education at She said that although the number of vets were gradually diminishing in the The final results were described in one word Su Success cess G GI I education the program is very much alive President 0 o. D. D Carnahan expressed gratitude for the vets at and for forthe forthe forthe the sacrifices they made for this country Col Acomb then thanked those who had taken part on the program and to for his efforts in making the observance possible |