Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony
Venue: War Memorial Chapel (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Monday, November 11, 2013
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:15 PM
Event Types: Music, Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will hold a Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony in the War Memorial Chapel at Virginia Tech on Monday, November 11th.

The ceremony is to recognize all veterans and to honor the service Virginia Tech men and women have given our nation. All are invited to attend this special ceremony.

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Willey will speak, the service songs will be played, and then all attendees will be asked to proceed up to the War Memorial for the placing of a memorial wreath. Willey served more than 30 years in the U.S. Army. He joined the Corps of Cadets staff as the Battalion Training NCO for First Battalion this fall.

At 11 a.m. the wreath will be placed in front of the cenotaph on Memorial Court. The Gregory Guard, the Corps of Cadets precision rifle drill team, will fire a rifle salute, the Color Guard will present the colors, and taps will be played.

Eleven o’clock is a symbolic time on this special day. Veterans Day, formerly called Armistice Day, was initially created to celebrate the signing of the Armistice at the end of World War I. The Armistice took effect at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month in the year 1918.

In addition to the ceremony, the student veterans group, Veterans@VT, will also honor the sacrifice of U.S. service members on Monday, when group members will take turns reading the names of those killed while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. The reading will take place at the Pylons starting at 2 p.m. and will start with an opening speech and a moment of silence. It is expected to take more than five hours to read the names of the more than 6,600 men and women who have lost their lives in the conflicts.

In addition, at 4:45 p.m., the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will hold a formal retreat ceremony at the flag pole on Upper Quad. The regiment will be formed up in front of Lane Hall, located at 280 Alumni Mall. The Color Guard will lower the flag, Skipper, the Corps of Cadets cannon, will fire, and the Highty-Tighties, the regimental band, will play.

This will be the last formation on the sidewalks that form a "VT" between Lane, Brodie, and Rasche Halls until construction on the new Corps of Cadets dorms are complete. The cadet regiment will hold formations behind Lane Hall for the duration of construction.

All are welcome to come and view these ceremonies as well.

The War Memorial Chapel is located at 601 Drillfield Drive on the campus of Virginia Tech.

For more information, visit: http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/10/102413-corps-vetday.html

Disclaimer: NextThreeDays relies on restaurants and venues to keep us up-to-date as their pricing and weekly specials change. If this special/event is incorrect, please email info@NextThreeDays.com with "Incorrect Special/Event" in the subject line and a description of the issue. Thanks for your help!

Want to hear the latest on what's happening with local events in the New River Valley?
Click here to Sign-up for our Email Newsletter.

Have an event you want to Submit on NextThreeDays? Click here for our Submit Event Form.

And join NextThreeDays on Facebook and Twitter.