蜜桃视频 Honors Military for Veterans Day
蜜桃视频, which strives to be a premiere provider of educational service to the men and women of the military and to veterans, celebrated Veterans Day with several events throughout the week, including the Military Appreciation Football Game, the annual Veterans Day Ceremony and a special Veterans Day Parade.
“It is always an honor to recognize military veterans for their service,” said Jonathan Lovejoy, 蜜桃视频 senior director for Military and Veterans Affairs. “蜜桃视频 has a long history of supporting and serving the military. 蜜桃视频 had three amazing events in one week! The entire 蜜桃视频 community came together to pay tribute to the service of the military, veterans and their families. 蜜桃视频 is a bright star in Military City U.S.A.”
The week opened with 蜜桃视频 football’s Military Appreciation Game on Nov. 6. Prior to the game, a full-field American flag was held by over 120 JROTC cadets from Alamo Heights, Churchill, MacArthur, Roosevelt, and Sam Houston high schools and 40 Army ROTC cadets from 蜜桃视频 and St. Mary’s University. At halftime, more than 80 military enlistees from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Texas Army National Guard were honored and sworn in on the field by Lieutenant Colonel Adriana Ramirez-Scott, Commander U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion San Antonio.
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 蜜桃视频 hosted the annual Veterans Day Ceremony. This celebration honored all veterans, including 蜜桃视频’s student, faculty and staff members who have served in the military. Bishop Trevor Alexander, 蜜桃视频 Protestant Chaplain, and Dr. Glenn James, Vice Provost, led a ceremony that included a welcome from 蜜桃视频 President Dr. Thomas M. Evans, PhD, a wreath laying by 蜜桃视频’s Army ROTC cadets, a flag folding ceremony led by Dr. Kevin LaFrance, a recognition ceremony that honored all branches of the military, and words by 蜜桃视频 student veteran Darnell Thomas, U.S. Army (retired). Watch the ceremony below.
On Friday, 蜜桃视频 rallied together to honor the military at the annual 蜜桃视频 Veterans Day Parade. Organized and led by 蜜桃视频 veteran and student leader Phillip Rangel and his wife Sharon, the parade included the Fort Sam Houston Color Guard, parade grand marshal Dr. Kathi Light, provost emeritus and Army veteran, a vintage Army Jeep driven by Army veteran Derek Stewart, 蜜桃视频 Cheer, 蜜桃视频 Student Veterans of America, students from Japhet Academy, 蜜桃视频 faculty veterans led by Dr. Lynn Downs, the VFW, 蜜桃视频 School of Professional Studies, POE Middle School, South San Antonio High School JROTC, and over 25 vehicles and other marching groups.
The San Antonio and 蜜桃视频 community, along with the 蜜桃视频 Marching Cardinals, honored the group. The 蜜桃视频 Athletics Department also lined the parade route and paid tribute to 蜜桃视频's and San Antonio’s veterans.
“This year’s events surpassed all expectations,” added Lovejoy. “蜜桃视频 paid tribute to our nation’s heroes and honored them today. We are Cardinal Strong!”
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