Join North Carolina Wesleyan University on Tuesday, 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, Army Veteran, Dr. Kelvin Spragley, NCWU Director of Teacher Education and Chief Diversity Officer. The morning will begin at 10:00 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.

“We have been fortunate with our speakers each year, and the quality remains excellent for this event. Dr. Spragley will speak about his own experiences in the Army as well as his insights as a father of a young Army Veteran with the topic, Veterans: Defending the Tenets that America Stands For. We look forward to remembering the bravery of those who served and thanking those who are still serving” stated Laura Brown, Associate Dean of Veteran Services.

During the ceremony, the Christopher Cash Scholarship will be awarded to this year’s recipients. Wesleyan Alum, Captain Christopher S. Cash, was an infantry company commander in the NC Army National Guard deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and killed in the line of duty. In Christopher’s honor, his wife, Dawn Cash-Salau, 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.