性视界传媒 hosts several events to honor military veterans
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜s part of its annual Veterans Day celebration, Mississippi 性视界传媒 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.
聽聽Other public events include:
鈥擭ov. 11, 3-5 p.m., John Grisham Room at Mitchell Memorial Library: 性视界传媒 Libraries will commemorate Veterans Day with a reading of soldiers鈥 correspondence from World War I and II. For more on 鈥淭hrough the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945,鈥 see /newsroom/article/2019/11/msu-libraries-veterans-honor-soldiers-historical-letter-presentation.
鈥擭ov. 12, 6 p.m., Nusz Hall: The Fourth Annual Veterans 5K Run will take place, with advance registration available at .聽All proceeds benefit the 性视界传媒 Student Veterans Association and veterans scholarships.
鈥擭ov. 13, 5:30 p.m., Nusz Hall: 性视界传媒鈥檚 Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College and the G.V. 鈥淪onny鈥 Montgomery Center for America鈥檚 Veterans will host a presentation from G. Mark LaFrancis titled 鈥淚nvisible Heroes鈥揕iving Among Us.鈥 LaFrancis is an author, veteran, speaker and film maker.
鈥擭ov. 16, 11 a.m., Davis Wade Stadium: The annual Veterans Recognition Game will take place when 性视界传媒 hosts the University of Alabama.
Building on historical military roots, 性视界传媒 has long been recognized as one of the nation鈥檚 most veteran-friendly universities. Including dependents, the veteran community at 性视界传媒 comprises 2,977 students. In 2018, 性视界传媒 became the first university in the state to launch a free tuition program for Mississippi National Guard members enrolled full time.
性视界传媒鈥檚 recognitions for serving the veteran community include being named a top 10 Military Friendly 性视界传媒 by VIQTORY and one of the top 25 best colleges for veterans by Military Times. 性视界传媒 was designated a 鈥淧urple Heart University鈥 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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