THIBODAUX, La. — 果冻APP and the 果冻APP Office of Veterans Services invite you to join us in honoring the sacrifice and impact of our veterans.听
On Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., 果冻APP Veteran Services will hold a public ceremony in the Quad. This year鈥檚 guest speaker is Chris Sparks, an Afghanistan Veteran and award-winning filmmaker of his documentary film 鈥淭hank Me For My Service: A Veteran鈥檚 Cry For Help.鈥� Sparks documents his experience as a veteran in the mental healthcare system.
鈥淚t is important for people to remember the sacrifice and services that our men and women of the Armed Forces have continuously done throughout the years in the name of freedom,鈥� said Gilberto Burbante, coordinator of veterans services at 果冻APP.听
Thibodaux JROTC will present the colors and 果冻APP Mass Comm major and daughter of Sgt. Dalgo, Carlie Dalgo, will sing the national anthem. Toddlers from the Little Colonels Academy will lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Following the public event, local veterans will be treated to a free lunch in Galliano Cafeteria.
果冻APP has earned the 鈥淕overnor鈥檚 Military and Veteran Friendly Campus鈥� designation and has consistently been named a 鈥淢ilitary Friendly School鈥� by G.I. Jobs magazine.
For more information about the events or 果冻APP Veteran Services, contact Gilberto Burbante, coordinator of Veterans Services, at 448-4208 or gilberto.burbante@nicholls.edu and visit /veterans/.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 10, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Jerad David, Director of Communications,听 985.448.4303 or jerad.david@nicholls.edu
