The University of Central Arkansas and the City of Conway will host the annual Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11 at the football practice field next to Estes Stadium on the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø campus. A special ceremony honoring veterans will be held at 11 a.m. More than 100 balloons will be released in honor of each Arkansan killed in service since Sept. 11, 2001. Guest speakers for this year's ceremony … [Read more...]
Community Honors Veterans’ Sacrifices
Hundreds of veterans, soldiers, military families, and Faulkner County residents gathered at Estes Stadium on Nov. 11 to honor veterans. The University of Central Arkansas and the City of Conway hosted the annual Veterans Day Celebration, which featured live music, aircraft and military displays, games and a special ceremony. Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain, deputy commanding general for the Army … [Read more...]
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, City of Conway To Honor Veterans
The University of Central Arkansas and the City of Conway will host the annual Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11 at Estes Stadium. This year's Veterans Day Celebration will kick off at 9 a.m. with a formal flag-raising ceremony in downtown Conway at Simon Park. 91³Ô¹ÏÍø's ROTC will provide a Color Guard. Crain Buick GMC Automotive Team of Conway will lead a convoy of soldiers and participants to 91³Ô¹ÏÍø … [Read more...]
91³Ô¹ÏÍø Hosts Community Tailgate for Veterans
Faulkner County veterans will be the guests of honor at a patriotic Community Tailgate as part of the University of Central Arkansas's annual Veterans Day celebration. The Community Tailgate is slated for Nov. 11 outside of Estes Stadium. 91³Ô¹ÏÍø has acknowledged the contributions of service men and women since 1996. This year, the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø community wanted to do more to thank veterans for their … [Read more...]
91³Ô¹ÏÍø to mark Veterans Day
The 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Veterans Day Committee, the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Staff Senate, the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Faculty Senate, and the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Military Science/ROTC program are pleased to invite local military veterans to a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. Dr. Jerry Clark, a wounded-in-action Army Vietnam Veteran from the Veterans Center in Little Rock, will make a brief … [Read more...]
91³Ô¹ÏÍø to observe Veterans Day with campus ceremony
91³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold its tenth annual observance of Veterans Day on the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø campus this Monday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at the flag pole circle at Main Hall. The event is co-sponsored by the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Staff Senate and the Department of Military Science/ROTC, and the speaker will be Dennis W. White, Lt. Col. (ret.), US Army Reserve, who is an instructor of oral communication in 91³Ô¹ÏÍø's University … [Read more...]
91³Ô¹ÏÍø to honor veterans on Friday
The University of Central Arkansas will host a Veteran?s Day ceremony at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at the flagpole in front of Main Hall. Maj. Gen. Ronald Chastain will be the guest speaker. He recently became the Arkansas National Guard's third active two-star general. He is the former commander of the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Brigade Combat Team, which returned in March from an 18-month … [Read more...]
