Veteran’s Day Ceremony: Save the Date

October 30, 2020

University of Portland Air Force and Army ROTC are proud to host the 2020 Virtual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, from 10:50 a.m. to 12: 25 p.m. No RSVP is necessary. We invite our University community to gather with us virtually at that time to honor all who have served to protect our country. The virtual ceremony will include a joint color guard presentation, final changing of the guard to mark the end of the 24-hour vigil over the University of Portland Praying Hands Memorial, Invocation and Benediction, and a speaking panel of four distinguished veterans from our community.

Panel list:

Martin Granum (Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), USAF)
Bruce Jones (Captain (Retired), USCG)
Daniel Eagle (Brigadier General (Retired), USAF)
Doug Edwards (Colonel (Retired), USAF)

Please login using this Microsoft Teams Webinar Link at 10:50 a.m.

Don’t have a Microsoft Teams Account? No worries! You can join a Teams meeting any time, from any device, whether or not you have a Teams account. Find out more using this link.

A history of the University of Portland Praying Hands Memorial 24-Hour Vigil can be found here (article published 2016).

Thank you for your continued support of our military programs at the University of Portland. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Capt. Drew Lindley at lindley@up.edu.

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