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Megan Fahrney | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Faculty, staff, cadets and midshipmen of Notre Dame’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) held the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Clarke Memorial Fountain on Wednesday. Members of the Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC participated in the ceremony to honor veterans. Andrew Brannon, a first-year master’s student and second lieutenant in the Air
Jackson Oxler | Wednesday, November 13, 2019
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day, making Nov. 11 a national holiday to celebrate and honor all the men and women who have served in the armed forces of the United States military. That day was celebrated at Notre Dame on Monday as well. The Reserve Officers’ Training
Amelia Love | Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets kept vigil for 24 hours at the Clarke Memorial Fountain, starting Monday and ending Tuesday afternoon. Cadets had 30-minute shifts, and at the conclusion of the 24 hours, a celebration was held in honor of Veterans Day. Freshman Parker McDowell’s shift began at 4:30
Serena Zacharias | Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) units gathered at the Clarke Memorial Fountain on Tuesday to participate in a Veterans Day celebration in honor of all of those who have served in the United States military. From 4:30 p.m. Monday until the ceremony Tuesday, midshipmen and cadets stood vigil at the
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 16, 2015
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. Wednesday at 5 p.m., the Veteran’s Day Ceremony filled North Quad as Notre Dame ROTC servicemen stood to show respect for all the living and deceased men and women who served before them. At the same time, just steps away
Jenna Wilson | Thursday, November 12, 2015
God. Country. Notre Dame. On Nov. 11, this traditional Notre Dame motto took on an even deeper significance as Veteran’s Day was observed on North Quad by Notre Dame’s Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC units. The celebration of Veteran’s Day began at 5 p.m. on Nov. 10, when a 24-hour vigil at the Clarke
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 11, 2015
My wife Sandy and I spent a couple of weeks in Italy earlier this spring. We had a great time, saw a lot of ancient and Middle Ages history, ate a lot of pasta and experienced a very different culture. Top on our list was of more recent history, a place we weren’t even looking
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Beginning 5 p.m. Tuesday and lasting until the same time on Wednesday, units from the Notre Dame Airforce, Navy and Army ROTC will commemorate Veterans Day by standing vigil at the Clarke Memorial Fountain, known colloquially as “Stonehenge,” according to a University press release. “Cadets and midshipmen from the three ROTC units will stand guard at each
Katie Galioto | Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recognized 11 United States military veterans for their contributions to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in Washington D.C., on Nov. 5. United States Army veteran and Notre Dame physics graduate student Luis Morales and 10 others were honored with NSF-funded Graduate Research Fellowships. “The ceremony in Washington was a Veteran’s Day
Gary Caruso | Friday, November 14, 2014
What better way to honor our nation’s veterans than with a multiplicity of celebratory events? We are concluding an almost perfect week by reviewing stolen documents from traitor Edward Snowden, listening to the betraying loose lips of former Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill brag about killing Osama bin Laden and attending a star-studded concert on the