{"id":75171,"date":"2019-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/armistice-day-celebration-nov-6-will-honor-sacrifice-of-all-veterans\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T00:00:00","slug":"armistice-day-celebration-nov-6-will-honor-sacrifice-of-all-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/armistice-day-celebration-nov-6-will-honor-sacrifice-of-all-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Armistice Day celebration Nov. 6 will honor sacrifice of all veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 29, 2019 \u2013 On Wednesday, Nov. 6<\/strong>, in advance of the 101st<\/sup> anniversary of the initial armistice that called for an end to the hostilities of World War I, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Veterans Organization together with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Veteran Affairs and Military Programs will host an Armistice Day Ceremony on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have designed this ceremony to honor the sacrifice of all those who have served our country \u2013 veterans of all generations and wartimes \u2013 remembering that Armistice Day is Veterans Day,\u201d said Marland Chang, \u201922, president of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Veterans Association.<\/p>\n

The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m.<\/strong> on the east side of the Quadrangle and will feature remarks from Rhode Island National Guard Adj. Gen. Christopher P. Callahan and VFW State Cmdr. Michael Carter, as well as a presenting of the colors by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Reserve Officer Training Corps and music from the Newport Navy Band.<\/p>\n

In addition to the ceremony on the Quad, a historical timeline of the University\u2019s military heritage will be on display in the lobby of Swan Hall, 60 Upper College Road, on the Kingston Campus, beginning at 10 a.m. until approximately 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At 5:30 p.m.<\/strong> there will be a special screening of the Peter Jackson-directed WWI documentary, \u201cThey Shall Not Grow Old<\/a>,\u201d in Swan Auditorium.<\/p>\n

This will be the second annual Armistice Day observance held jointly by the Student Veterans Organization and the University\u2019s Office of Veteran Affairs and Military Programs. Last year\u2019s observance, to commemorate the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of Armistice Day, was held in the Memorial Union.<\/p>\n

Rachael Garcia, the University\u2019s assistant director of veteran affairs and military programs, acknowledges that fewer people on campus may be familiar with Armistice Day, but notes an important reason for bringing the term back. \u201cEveryone knows what Veterans Day is, but using Armistice Day really helps to get the conversation going and gives us the opportunity to share and connect others with our military history and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Garcia there are over 200 military veterans or active military enrolled on campus, with approximately 150 military dependents. Those numbers have been steadily growing in recent years, as has membership in the Student Veterans Organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for people to understand that there is a vibrant and active community here,\u201d said Garcia. \u201cAnd Armistice Day is one part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to commemorating Armistice Day and to this important recognition of our past,\u201d Chang added. \u201cWe also hope these events give the greater 溏心vlog免费B站 community \u2013 students, faculty and staff \u2013 the opportunity to learn more about us and our experiences for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

All events are free and open to the public. In the event of rain, the Armistice Day Ceremony on the Quad will be moved to Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road. For questions related to Armistice Day events, contact Rachael Garcia via email:\u00a0rachael_garcia@uri.edu\u00a0or phone: 401-874-5162.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 29, 2019 \u2013 On Wednesday, Nov. 6, in advance of the 101st anniversary of the initial armistice that called for an end to the hostilities of World War I, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Veterans Organization together with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Veteran Affairs and Military Programs will host an Armistice Day Ceremony […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}