Veterans Day Events Scheduled at USU Logan Campus

LOGAN, Utah — Utah State University will honor all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces with several events on an around Veterans Day on the Logan campus. Events will begin on Thursday, Nov. 9 and continue through Saturday, Nov. 11.

“Veterans Day at USU is about honoring those ‘less than One Percenters’ who showed tremendous character by signing up to do exceedingly hard things in the face of possible harm and death to themselves,” said Andy Allen, director of the USU Veterans Resource Office. “Now these amazing men and women have chosen to better their futures by seeking a degree at Utah State University. We feel so proud and lucky to be their academic associates.”

Allen, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, coordinates resources for veterans at USU through the university's Veterans Resource Office. Utah State is proud to honor its students and alumni who have served.

Events include:

• A POW/MIA vigil hosted by Air Force ROTC will begin at 5 p.m. Nov. 9 and continue for 24 hours on the Quad to honor missing veterans. The vigil will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10.
• A 2-mile Military Cadence Run will begin at 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, down Aggie Blvd. The run will start at the Aggie Recreation Center.
• A Veterans Day Commemoration Event, held on Friday, Nov. 10 at 11:30 a.m. in the TSC International Lounge. President Betsy Cantwell will speak.
• Free barbeque lunch on Friday, Nov. 10 at 12 p.m. in the TSC. Bring a can of food to be entered into the CEHS raffle.
• A Veterans Day Memorial Concert will begin on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chase Fine Arts Center in the Daines Concert Hall. Join the AFC and the USU Symphony Orchestra for this annual concert celebrating the resolute spirit of our U.S. military service men and women. The concert is free, but tickets are required. Email ticketscc@usu.edu for ticket availability.