2025 Veterans Day Ceremony
Venue: Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
New River Community College Veterans Office presents the 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 inside Edwards Hall on New River Community College's Dublin, VA campus.
The program will include presentation of the colors and retiring of the flags by members of the Radford University Army ROTC Color Guard. Music will be provided by the Auburn High School Choral Ensemble under the direction of Katie Seidemann. Ryan Adams, NRCC veterans and dependents student services advisor and U.S. Air Force Veteran; Matthew Leiser, NRCC veteran student and U.S. Army National Guard; Dr. Robert Brandon, NRCC president; and Jeff Woods, NRCC veterans resource specialist and U.S. Navy Veteran, will represent the college during the ceremony.
Frank Washburn, retired U.S. Air Force Veteran, will serve as the keynote speaker. Washburn retired from the Air Force with over 28 years of active-duty service. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1975 and spent his entire active-duty career in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and he retired from active duty in 2004 as a Chief Master Sergeant. Washburn holds multiple degrees, including an associate degree in logistics management from the Community College of the Air Force, a bachelor’s degree from Bluefield University, a master’s degree in strategic studies from the Air War College, and a master’s in logistics and supply chain management from Wright State University.
Following his retirement from active duty, he served in the Air Force civil service for 15 years. He retired from civil service in 2019 as a member of the Senior Executive Service. Washburn’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Award with Valor, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award.
A reception with Mission BBQ will be provided at the conclusion of the ceremony.
The ceremony is free and open to NRCC students, faculty, staff and the public.
Edwards Hall is located at 5251 College Drive in Dublin, VA on the campus of New River Community College.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/2y4yZSKh/image.png.
For more information, visit: https://www.nr.edu/news/more.php?id=1809 or https://www.facebook.com/nrccfb/ or call 540-674-3693 or email veterans@nr.edu.
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