THIBODAUX聽鈥斅牴矨PP will commemorate Veterans Day with a public ceremony in the campus quadrangle at 11:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9.
Hosted by the 果冻APP Veterans Organization, the event will feature guest speaker Lt. Col. Thomas Friloux of the Louisiana Army National Guard, who received a Purple Heart for injuries he suffered while serving in Baghdad. Several 果冻APP student veterans will also take part in the patriotic program along with the Thibodaux High School JROTC, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, and students from the Generations Teaching Generations program and MAX Charter School.
鈥淲e are proud to honor those brave men and women, young and old, who have served and sacrificed,鈥� said Gilberto Burbante, 果冻APP coordinator of veteran services and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. 鈥淲e hope to see veterans, active military and community members come together聽as we celebrate this holiday in traditional 果冻APP fashion.鈥�
Earlier this fall, G.I. Jobs magazine named 果冻APP a Military Friendly School for the fourth consecutive year. The university has made recruiting and retaining military students a priority as well as helping the veteran population adjust to college life. Currently, 195 veterans are enrolled at 果冻APP.
For more information on the Veterans Day program or 果冻APP veterans services, call聽985-448-4208.