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News Release
EVENT NEWS RELEASE/November 8, 2007
Boise State University Announces Veteran's Day Activities
Boise State University will conduct a 21-gun salute to honor our nation’s
fallen soldiers in Bronco Stadium as part of the Veteran’s Day recognition
on Monday. The decision was made to hold the tribute at the stadium in order
to avoid alarming students in the center of campus where other Veteran’s Day
activities will be held. The public is invited to all the events.
“We are pleased to have found a way to do this tribute as part of our
recognition of the men and women who have so bravely served our country,”
said Michael Laliberte, vice president of student affairs at Boise State
University.
At 12:30 p.m. a flag-raising ceremony by Boise State ROTC cadets with a
bugler will be held in the Quad as the 21-gun salute occurs in Bronco
Stadium. The ceremony will include the playing of our national anthem and
the distribution of yellow ribbons by members of the Marine Corps. In
addition, an armored Humvee and other military equipment from the Marines
will be on display. Events are sponsored by the Department of Military
Sciences.
At 5 p.m. in the Special Events Center Brig. Gen. Alan Gayhart, deputy
commanding general of the Idaho Army National Guard, will deliver a Veterans
Day keynote speech titled “Service to Country.” The event will include the
posting of the colors by Boise State’s color guard, a military quintet, a
POW/MIA ceremony and a reception.
In addition, The Arbiter, the independent student newspaper, will be
recording video messages to veterans on the Student Union patio from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Family members and friends of veterans are encouraged to stop by
and send a message to their veteran. The public is also welcome to stop by
and record messages of support to veterans. The messages will be available
on The Arbiter’s Web site at
www.arbiteronline.com.
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Media Contact: Frank Zang, University Communications, (208) 426-5391,
frankzang@boisestate.edu
For the 10th time in the last 11 years, Boise State University has set an
all-time record for Idaho higher education institutions with an enrollment
of 19,540 – an overall increase of 3.5 percent. A record freshman class of
2,280 students is also the most academically talented group ever to enter
Boise State, including 12 National Merit finalists.
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Last reviewed on
Thursday, November 08, 2007
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