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Military and Veteran Services Hosting Veterans Day 5K, Ceremony
NC State Military and Veteran Services and the Army ROTC program will sponsor a Veterans Day 5K followed by a ceremony at the Memorial Belltower on Thursday, Nov. 11.
NC State Military and Veteran Services and the Army ROTC program will sponsor a Veterans Day 5K followed by a ceremony at the Memorial Belltower on Thursday, Nov. 11.
The schedule is as follows:
- 5:45 a.m.: Runners arrive at Memorial Belltower
- 6 a.m.: 5K begins, walkers frontloaded
- 6:40 a.m.: Pipe and drums begin playing music | Bruegger’s Bagels and Coffee serve breakfast
- 6:45 a.m.: Run concludes at Memorial Belltower
- 7 a.m.: Ceremony begins (25-minute Ceremony)
The ceremony will include:
- Welcome: Nick Drake
- Color Guard and National Anthem
- Remarks: Lt. Gen. (Army retired) Daniel Bolger
- Memorial Belltower history: Thomas Stafford
- Vase presentation: Raleigh Sister Cities
- Honor the Fallen: Army Cadet Kendall Lydon
- Bagpipes: Amazing Grace
For more information about the Veterans Day event, please contact Military and Veteran Services at ncstatevets@ncsu.edu.
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