Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Eastern Florida Salutes Veterans with Special USO-Style Show



Melbourne, FL — Eastern Florida State College Student Government Association and the Eastern Florida State College Veterans Network is proud to announce the first annual Veterans Day Week Celebration of Service on the Melbourne Campus November 13, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m..


The event, Stars & Stripes USO Show, will feature a 1940’s style USO Revival show by the popular entertainrs at “Made in America,” as well as prominent guest speakers from the Brevard County veteran’s community.

“Each year we at EFSC make every effort at this time to recognize our veterans,” said Daniele Redding, the EFSC Student Life Director.  “This year, we wanted to add something special for the whole community as well as our students.  This is a true ‘edu-tainment’ experience!”

With the assistance of the newly formed Melbourne Campus Eastern State College Veterans Network, Ms. Redding said the goal of the event was to both celebrate the sacrifices and service of the community’s military veterans, while providing an educational and entertaining forum to help students understand and embrace the contributions of these citizen heroes to the rich history and culture of our community, state and nation.

“By providing a fun and nostalgic look back at our military services and those who serve, we hope to demonstrate to our students and to or entire community the vital role that these individuals play in American culture,” Redding said.  “It is a way to not only honor our veterans, but to pass on the great regard that EFSC, its faculty and staff have for these dedicated people and their contributions to our society to our students.”

Student organizers point to the rising number of veterans returning to campus as another motivation for the event’s early success in the community.

“We continue to see an exponential increase in the number of military veterans returning to school, and particularly at EFSC,” said Garrett Pomichter, the President and co-founder of the EFSC Veterans Network and a U.S. Army Veteran.  “This growing segment of the student population has and continues to present a unique set of both challenges and resources to our academic community, and through increased awareness and appreciation for these students and the entire veterans community, we hope to fully realize the potential inherent in this trend.”

The November 13, 2013 event is open to the public beginning at 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on the Melbourne Campus.

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See Official Eastern Florida State College Press Release: http://www.easternflorida.edu/news-events/news-releases/2013/11-05-veterans-uso-show.cfm
 

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