MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL — Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will hold Veterans Day Tributes on the Phil Campbell and Shoals Campuses next week to honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

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Veterans salute the flag during 2016 NW-SCC Veterans Day Tribute

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL — Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will hold Veterans Day Tributes on the Phil Campbell and Shoals Campuses next week to honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

The tributes will begin Wednesday (11/7) on the Shoals Campus at 12:15 p.m. outside the Larry W. McCoy Learning Resources Center (Bldg. 114). The tribute on the Phil Campbell Campus will take place Thursday (11/8) at 12:15 p.m. on the front lawn.

Both events will feature music from the NW-SCC Chorale along with a message from U.S. Navy veteran, Doug Hargett.

Doug Hargett served in the Navy from 1970-1976. He completed his tenure as an Aviation Ordnance, 3rd Class. Hargett served two deployments aboard the USS John F. Kennedy in the Mediterranean Sea. Hargett is retired from Northwest-Shoals Community College as Director of Campus Safety and Security. He worked in Alabama law enforcement for 40 years.

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama is set to honor those who have served the country both past and present. UNA’s annual Veteran’s Day Commemoration Ceremony will take place Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., at the UNA Memorial Amphitheater (Wesleyan Hall Auditorium in case of inclement weather).

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FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama is set to honor those who have served the country both past and present.  UNA’s annual Veteran’s Day Commemoration Ceremony will take place Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., at the UNA Memorial Amphitheater (Wesleyan Hall Auditorium in case of inclement weather).

Each year, the event is co-sponsored by the UNA Student Government Association, the UNA Military and Veteran Alliance, honors students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community Veterans from all branches of the military and uniformed services. 

Retired Lt. Col. Rick Cobb ’87, of the Florence Lauderdale Emergency Management Agency will be the featured speaker for the ceremony which will also include performances from the Pride of Dixie band and the University Chorale.  The entire Shoals community is invited to attend.

“Given the uncertainty in our world today, with constantly emerging and ever-increasing threats, it is important that as a nation we pause to remember and honor the less than one percent of our nation’s citizens who serve to defend it,” said retired Lt. Col. Dr. Wayne P. Bergeron, chair of the UNA Veterans Day Committee and assistant professor of Criminal Justice and Security and Emergency Management at UNA.  “This event is simply about remembering and recognizing the sacrifice of those great Americans among us.”

UNA has a long history and affiliation with military service having commissioned 1,183 Second Lieutenants from the Army ROTC program.  Additionally, UNA students, alumni, faculty, and staff have served in every U.S. conflict and in all branches of the military since the U.S. Civil War.

For information about the UNA Veteran’s Day Commemoration Ceremony or the UNA Military and Veteran Alliance:  Wayne P. Bergeron at wpbergeron@una.edu.

By Dr. Wayne P. Bergeron