I appreciate being invited to serve as the speaker for the Veterans Day Observance Ceremony held on campus today. Pictured with Marissa Philips '19, who did a beautiful job singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful," and The Rev. Greg West, University Chaplain, who gave the Invocation and Prayer of Thanksgiving. Many thanks to the planning committee (pictured left of the Veterans Memorial Monument) for their efforts in hosting this moving and dignified event: Amy Rush, Deputy Director of The Lighthouse: Center for Exploration and Discovery, Melanie Monk, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, and Kate Couch, Director of Student Activities. Read more here.