RENO, Nev. — In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Nevada, Reno Veteran Services department will hold two events the week of the observance – a flag planting event on Nov. 7 and a flag retirement ceremony on Nov. 10.
On Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., University students, faculty and staff will plant 2,500 flags into the lawn of the Gateway Plaza. Hosted annually since 2012, the flag planting event recognizes veterans, active-duty military as well Nevada guard, reservist and other military connected in the community.
The department will also hold a flag retirement ceremony on Nov. 10 at 11:30 a.m. in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union to retire flags that are no longer fit for duty in a dignified and proper manner.
“Our flag retirement ceremony is a meaningful and quiet annual tradition for the Veteran Services department,” Chai Glenn-Cook, director of the Veteran Services department, said. “During our simple, yet powerful 15-minute ceremony, we pause to reflect about what brings us together as a community and nation.”
Flag planting event
WHAT/WHO: University of Nevada, Reno students, faculty and staff will plant 2,500 flags will into the grass of the Gateway Plaza during an event hosted by the University Veterans Services department.
WHEN: Monday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Gateway Plaza located in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Media can take b-roll footage of the flag planting event, and Justin Solorio, the student facilitating the event will also be available for interviews.
Flag retirement ceremony
WHAT: The University of Nevada, Reno Veteran Services department will retire flags that are no longer fit for duty in a dignified and proper manner.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 10, at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Gateway Plaza located in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Media can take b-roll footage of the flag retirement ceremony, and a student representative will also be available for interviews.
MORE: The University of Nevada, Reno Veteran Services department provides a wide range of support and referral services for all undergraduate and graduate students who are veterans, currently serving either on active duty or in the Reserve or National Guard. The department also provides services for veterans in college readiness and employment as well as support for qualified dependents.
Learn more about the Veteran Services department.
Media Contact
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Phone: (775) 784-6186
Email: jfagundes@unr.edu
The University of Nevada, Reno is a public research university that is committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Nevada’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University serves 21,000 students. The University is a comprehensive, doctoral university, classified as an R1 institution with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Additionally, it has attained the prestigious “Carnegie Engaged” classification, reflecting its student and institutional impact on civic engagement and service, fostered by extensive community and statewide collaborations. More than $800 million in advanced labs, residence halls and facilities has been invested on campus since 2009. It is home to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Wolf Pack Athletics, maintains a statewide outreach mission and presence through programs such as the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Small Business Development Center, Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of Nevada, the University has impact across the state and around the world.
