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Veterans Day Links -- History of Veterans Day U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- Army Center for Military History |
Among the activities Delta State University will pursue in observance of Veterans Day this week, our university will honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Remembrance Day National Roll Call. This nationwide reading of over 6,000 names will conclude in Jobe Auditorium on Friday, 11 November beginning at 10:40 am. President Hilpert will begin the program, followed by a reading of the Gettysburg Address, the National Anthemm and a moment of silence at 11 am. To reach our university’s goal, the team supporting this effort is asking faculty, staff and students to volunteer 30 minutes of their time just once this week in order to read a small portion of our fallen veterans names. Effort Required. We will need a total of 42 readers, 10 readers for each day, Monday thru Thursday, from 12 noon to 5 pm, 2 readers for Friday morning. On Friday, Veterans Day, the reading of names will begin at 8 am on Veterans Day in Jobe Auditorium so that we can coordinate the nationwide moment of silence. This short ceremony will conclude our observance. Reading Schedule. DSU’s reading of over 6,000 names will begin at noon today on the balcony of the second floor of the Student Union, east side. Today, Monday, 7 November, SGA President will begin the reading from 12 noon to 12:30, followed by Prof. Garry Jennings from 12:30 to 1:00. From this point, we will need volunteers to complete the ceremony at 9 am on Friday. How to Participate. If you are interested in volunteering for a half hour segment, please send your name with as many as three possible 30-minutes segments to jennings@deltastate.edu. If possible, please include a phone number so that we have a more immediate way of contacting you. The Madison Center will then respond in an e-mail with one of your suggested time slots. Each reader will be expected to complete a 150-name list in his or her 30-minute interval. This amounts to about 5 pages of single-spaced text. Once confirmed, each volunteer’s name will be added to the reading schedule on the Madison Center website. Volunteers should check the website to confirm their posted time. Readers can obtain their portion of the list of names upon arrival at the podium on the second floor balcony in the Union. Alternatively, each segment will also be available as a PDF download next to each reader’s on the Madison Center website (http://madison-center.org). Readers should report 15 minutes before their scheduled reading time. Directions for Reading. The reading of names will be at a microphone on the Student Union balcony. Please read only the rank and the name for each veteran. Exclude anything else you may see on your list. Your pace should be about 10 names in 2 minutes in order to finish your quota. Supporting Team. Dr. Wayne Blansett identified this opportunity to collaborate with other institutions of higher learning on The Remembrance Day National Roll Call. Ms. Christy Riddle and Ms. Jeanna Wilkes, Student Body President, will help lead the recruitment effort. This observance is also supported by the “Year of the Student.” The Madison Center will coordinate this week-long observance through its website.
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