Congressman and Col. Help WSU Mark Veterans Day

OGDEN, Utah — Weber State University will hold a series of Veterans Day events Nov. 11 that culminate with a 4:30 p.m. ceremony, “A Light to Remember,” at the Stewart Bell Tower Plaza. 

The evening tribute will feature Rep. Rob Bishop; Col. David Lyons, commander of Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing, and WSU President Charles A. Wight. The illumination of a large searchlight will represent the search for veterans who have not returned home and the bright future for veterans at WSU.

“Light resembles life,” said Dean Austin, Veterans Senator for the WSU Student Association and event organizer. “We are still here and we are still living. But at the same time, the military is searching for those who didn’t make it back. The light also represents Weber State’s role in helping military members find their way into the future.”

Veterans Day events will begin at WSU with a display of military equipment and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) tasting from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Atrium.

“Dan’s Car,” a 2005 Subaru Impreza STi with airbrushed paintings honoring U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Dolan, will be displayed in the Stewart Bell Tower Plaza. Dolan was a 19-year-old Ogden native and soldier killed in 2006 during a combat operation in Baghdad, Iraq.

The names of Utah’s fallen service members since Sept. 11, 2001 will be read at 11:11 a.m. in the Shepherd Union Atrium. A free buffet in the Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall for all veteran students, staff and faculty will follow the reading. A private awards ceremony will honor nine individuals for their military service or veterans’ advocacy.

The public is invited to the 4:30 p.m. ceremony at the Bell Tower, which also will include choir music, taps, a presentation of the colors and a 21-gun salute performed by a World War II reenactment group.

“We are trying to bring in a lot of World War II veterans,” Austin said. “To be able to sit with these heroes that lived through wars and reflect on freedom is one of the greatest things that we can do.”

For a detailed schedule and more information about the WSU Veterans Day events, visit weber.edu/vetaffairs/veteransday.html.

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Author:

Rachel Badali, Office of Marketing & Communications
801-626-7295 • rachelbadali@weber.edu

Contact:

Dean Austin, WSUSA Veterans Senator
801-941-0723 • deanaustin@weber.edu

Kristie Nielsen, Continuing Education Marketing and Communications
801-626-6774 • knielsen@weber.edu