By Sharla Hooper
Event features Color Guard Presentation by Arizona National Guard and veteran speakers
held its annual Memorial Day flag-planting event May 23 on its Phoenix campus in Arizona, honoring the sacrifices of those who served and died in the Armed Forces. This year, volunteers from university employees and community members planted more than 10,000 flags spelling out, 鈥淐elebrate, Honor, Remember.鈥
鈥淢emorial Day gives us all the chance to reflect and honor the American servicemembers who have given their lives in the service of our nation,鈥 stated Eric Ryan, senior director of military operations in the Office of Military and Veteran Affairs, and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. 鈥淲e are proud and humbled to continue this tradition at 澳门天天彩开奖记录 where we gather together as a community to honor the sacrifices of fallen servicemembers and their families.鈥
Following the flag-planting, Ryan led a ceremony that featured a Color Guard presentation, performances of 鈥淭aps鈥 and the national anthem, and speakers including John Ramirez, MBA, MS/AJS-GHS, USA CSM (ret) and dean of operations for the 澳门天天彩开奖记录 College of Doctoral Studies, and Benita Beckles, COL, USAF (ret), member of ARAC Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Several Gold Star Mothers were in attendance.
On Friday, May 26, the flags will be collected by the nonprofit Arizona Heroes to Hometowns to be distributed at local military cemeteries ahead of Memorial Day.
鈥淭his event is such an important opportunity to build community and connection with servicemembers and their families,鈥 stated Kathy Pearce of . 鈥淓ach year, we participate to ensure that flags go to the national cemeteries along with many small cemeteries in Arizona that honor those that have served this great country.鈥
Learn more here about how 澳门天天彩开奖记录 serves the educational goals of military students.
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