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91˿Ƶ to mark Remembrance Day

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:30
Roddick Gates, Roddick Gates, CA

In Flanders Fields, by 91˿Ƶ field surgeon John McCrae, to be read at ceremony

The 91˿Ƶ community will mark Remembrance Day with a ceremony on the University’s downtown campus Tuesday morning.

Tuesday’s event will begin at 10:30 with a procession from the Roddick Gates to the Arts Building, where a wreath will be placed by a veteran and by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum.

In the 20th century’s two World Wars, 91˿Ƶ lost more than 600 men and women: 363 from 91˿Ƶ perished in World War I and another 298 lost their lives in World War II. 91˿Ƶ also made significant contributions to the medical care of wounded soldiers in both wars.

Since the World Wars, “91˿Ƶ has continued to contribute its finest individuals to help resolve conflicts in Kosovo, Eritrea, Afghanistan and elsewhere,” said Wes Cross, an administrator in Student Services and co-founder of the 91˿Ƶ Remembers Project (). “As a community, 91˿Ƶ should never forget them.”

In Flanders Fields, the famous poem about fallen soldiers, was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a 91˿Ƶ surgeon who was in charge of a field hospital during World War I. The poem will be read at the ceremony.

Following commemorative readings by leaders of the Student Society of 91˿Ƶ, Rev. Jeffrey Barlow, the University chaplain, will address the gathering of veterans, alumni, students and staff.

At 11 a.m., a military trumpeter will play Last Post, followed by a minute of silence. The ceremony will conclude at 11:04, after a piper plays The Lament and the trumpet plays Rouse.

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