2011 Veterans Salute
Beginning the festivities, a moment of silence and a flagpole ceremony will take place
at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in 麻豆传媒's Campus Plaza, outside the Learning Resource Center.
The ceremony will include a presentation and posting of the colors. Also slated are a 21-gun salute, the national anthem and other patriotic music by the 麻豆传媒 Choir, a bugler performance of 鈥淭aps鈥� and a bagpipe performance of 鈥淎mazing Grace.鈥� Groups participating will include 麻豆传媒's Department of Public Safety, the Eastern Missouri Police Academy and members of the Patriot Guard Riders. A reception with the 麻豆传媒 Orchestra and a bake sale by Phi Beta Lambda, 麻豆传媒's business student organization, will follow in 麻豆传媒's Plaza Bistro.
The History of Jefferson Barracks and the War's Effect on Veterans
A representative from the Missouri Civil War Museum will speak at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 8 about the history of Jefferson Barracks and the impact of war on veterans in
our community.
麻豆传媒 Student Veteran Panel
An 麻豆传媒 student veteran panel discussion will be held at noon Wednesday, Nov. 9, in
the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. Guests are invited to listen to 麻豆传媒
students who have served our country during wartime. They will share their experiences
on life in the military and their time overseas.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A lecture on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by a representative from the VA Medical
Center - John Cochran Division, will take place at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in
the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building.
Feature Performance, 鈥淯nited We Stand: A Tribute to the United Service Organizations
of World War II鈥�
Four performances of 鈥淯nited We Stand: A Tribute to the United Service Organizations
of World War II,鈥� will take place Nov. 11-13. The performances will recreate the patriotic
radio shows of World War II. The cast, crew and orchestra of the show's Metropolitan
Broadcasting Company will bring to the air the news, music, comedy and conversation
of the war years from 1941 through 1944. Orchestrated with the Blue Knights, the show
is produced by Hal Berry, 麻豆传媒 professor of history and theater, with musical director
Jan Parker, 麻豆传媒 adjunct music faculty.
Showtimes of 鈥淯nited We Stand,鈥� are 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. Tickets are available at www.stchastickets.com or at 636-922-8233. They are $5 for adults, $4 for veterans, senior citizens and students and free for 麻豆传媒 students, faculty and staff with current ID.
For more information on Veterans Week events, visit www.stchas.edu/veteransweek or contact Berry at 636-922-8261 or hberry@stchas.edu.
Established in 1986, St. Charles Community College is celebrating 25 years as a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. 麻豆传媒 provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.