Veterans' remembrance observed on campus

SUNY Fredonia’s Office of Veteran Affairs, together with the departments of Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, and Public Relations, will hold a memorial service for U.S. veterans on Monday, November 10. The ceremony will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the Horizon Room of the Williams Center. A brief reception will follow.

The event will provide a forum through which the university and surrounding community can gather to remember, honor and show their gratitude to the countless men and women who have served our country through the many branches of the Armed Forces.

At SUNY Fredonia alone, 34 student veterans are currently enrolled who have provided 153 years of cumulative military service. In addition, SUNY Fredonia employs 71 veterans who have provided 1,030 years of service to the university, as well as five Faculty Student Association (FSA) employees who represent an additional 95 years of campus service. All major branches of the military are represented in some fashion within the SUNY Fredonia community at large.

President Dennis L. Hefner will lead the service, with support from Benjamin Hartung and the Office of Veteran Affairs. The Dunkirk High School Junior ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) cadets will conduct a flag-raising ceremony, and Fredonia School of Music major Justin Staebell, a senior from Orchard Park, will perform the “Star Spangled Banner.”