UCA will hold its tenth annual observance of Veterans Day on the UCA campus this Monday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at the flag pole circle at Main Hall.
The event is co-sponsored by the UCA Staff Senate and the Department of Military Science/ROTC, and the speaker will be Dennis W. White, Lt. Col. (ret.), US Army Reserve, who is an instructor of oral communication in UCA’s University College. White is former chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Arkansas State University and is an ASU professor emeritus. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War with service as a combat platoon leader in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Following active duty, White served in various positions in the Army Reserve from 1976 to 1997. His military honors include service as Reserve Ambassador for the state of Arkansas to the Chief, Army Reserve, and he is currently a member of the state committee of the Employers in Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Commemorative flag pins will be distributed at the ceremony, and the UCA community is encouraged to pause for a few moments during the event to honor all American veterans.
