Veterans Day ceremony held Nov. 11 on campus

View larger image — Cadets in the ROTC program at Appalachian State University salute the U.S. flag during a 2014 Veterans Day observance. (Photo by Marie Freeman)

Posted Oct. 30, 2015 at 2:28 p.m.

BOONE—Appalachian State University will hold a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial located on the west side of the Dougherty Administration Building. A continental breakfast will follow in the administration building lobby. The public is invited.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Vickie Hughes will be the guest speaker. Hughes is now an associate professor in the Department of Nursing in Appalachian’s Beaver College of Health Sciences. While in the Air Force, Hughes served three years as commander of the 15th Medical Group at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. She also commanded the 383rd Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas, in addition to other assignments.

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As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.