Idaho State University to Dedicated Veterans’ Memorial On Cadet Field on Nov. 11

Released by Idaho State University November 8, 2011 Contact: Casey Santee, ISU Veterans’ Sanctuary Director, (208) 282-4298 Idaho State University to Dedicated Veterans’ Memorial On Cadet Field on Nov. 11 POCATELLO – Idaho State University will dedicate a Veterans’ Memorial at Cadet Field on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 at 11:11 a.m. – a special date that occurs only once every 100 years. This memorial will preserve veterans’ history at ISU by consolidating all older memorials with the new one. The memorial will serve as a civic gathering point for all veterans in the region. The event will begin at 10:45 a.m. It will include: • A presentation by the ISU ROTC Color Guard. • Casey Santee, ISU Veterans’ Sanctuary director, will give a brief overview of the significance of the occasion. • Kale Bergeson, president of the Pocatello campus ISU Armed Forces Veterans’ Club, will speak on behalf of ISU student veterans. • ISU President Arthur Valias will be the keynote speaker. • The flag ceremony, featuring President Vailas, First Lady Laura Vailas, members of the ISU Armed Forces Veterans Club, and retired School District 25 music teacher Jim Keezer, who will be the bugler, will take place at 11:11 a.m. • At 11:30, lunch will be provided to ISU students in the Rendezvous Complex, and music will be performed by Tony Rosario. Rosario is a former “A-list” Nashville studio musician and co-founder of the national Soldier Songs program. Following the dedication on the Pocatello campus, the ISU Idaho Falls campus will have a Veterans’ Memorial dedication at 2 p.m. For more information, please contact Tomarra Byington, ISU Veterans’ Sanctuary events coordinator, or Casey Santee, Sanctuary director, at (208) 282-4298. ###