Join North Carolina Wesleyan University on Monday, November 11 for a Veterans Day event celebrating and honoring the men and women of our armed forces. The event will be held at the main flagpole in front of the Braswell Administrative building with guest speaker, NCWU alumnus, Bruce Sharer, Class of ‘68. The morning will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a patriotic salute to all Veterans. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the Garner Lobby at The Dunn Center.

Guest Speaker, Bruce Sharer graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1961 where his father taught. He enrolled at NC Wesleyan College and was an active student playing a variety of sports and serving as Class Vice President. In addition to serving in the National Guard, he worked as a technology programmer and IT consultant at several well-known companies in North Carolina. He currently resides in Raleigh with wife of 40 years, Carol Derosier Sharer.

“We have been blessed with great speakers every year of the event and this year is no exception. Bruce Sharer will focus on the five classmates lost in Vietnam, one who was killed stateside during the era, and the Wesleyan students who served in country during the conflict. We look forward to remembering the bravery of those who served and thank those who are still serving” stated Laura Brown, Associate Dean of Veteran Services.

During the ceremony, Mrs. Dawn Cash-Salau will present the Christopher Cash Scholarship to this year’s recipients. Dawn is the widow of NC Army National Guard Captain Christopher S. Cash, an infantry company commander deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and killed in the line of duty. In Christopher’s honor, Dawn created a 10-mile annual race, Reindeer Dash for Cash with proceeds awarded to college students at NC Wesleyan and ECU, and to the NC National Guard Educational Foundation.