The University of Nebraska at Kearney honored the men and women who have served our country during a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday afternoon in the Miriam Drake Theatre.
The event featured the presentation of colors by the UNK ROTC Color Guard, national anthem performed by UNK junior Ike Smith and remarks from Nebraska Army National Guard Capt. Cannon Marchand, who leads the ROTC program on campus. Other speakers included Navy veteran and UNK Assistant Chief of Police Ted Eichholz; UNK senior Destiny Frye, the daughter of an Air Force veteran; and Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jerromy Cissell, a military science instructor in the ROTC program.
UNK band members performed an Armed Forces medley as part of the tribute to those who have served.
PHOTOS BY ERIKA PRITCHARD, UNK COMMUNICATIONS
