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Event Held at the 11^th Hour of the 11^th Day of the 11^th Month Honors Nation鈥檚 Servicemen

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥斆ㄟ渫诽� University will join citizens across America in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with a service at 11 a.m. in Dover Chapel. The day to honor the nation鈥檚 military has been celebrated since 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson established Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day, when fighting ceased in World War I鈥攐n 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

Wilson said, 鈥淭o us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country鈥檚 service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations鈥︹��

In 1938, congress voted to make the in each year a legal holiday鈥攁 day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 鈥淎rmistice Day.鈥� In 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation鈥檚 history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word 鈥淎rmistice鈥� and inserting in its place the word 鈥淰eterans.鈥� With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

猫咪头条鈥檚 Veterans Day Service will include a message from Maj. Jeremy Davis, U.S. Marine Corps. Davis joined the Marine Corps and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant after completing Officers Candidate School (OCS) and graduating from 猫咪头条 University in December 2005. He completed the Basic School (TBS) and Air Command and Control Officer鈥檚 Course in 2006.

He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant and Captain and deployed to Iraq in 2006 and 2008 in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. From 2009-2012, he served as the Recruiting Station (RS) Operations Officer and Executive Officer. During that time RS Fort Lauderdale was ranked second in Eastern Recruiting Region for three straight years.

Upon completion of recruiting duty, Captain Davis reported to Expeditionary Warfare School, Quantico, Va. Additionally, he augmented summer training at Officer Candidates school as a platoon commander and history instructor from 2012-2013. Capt. Davis reported to Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 (MTACS-38) to serve as the Assistant Operations Officer and Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) OIC.  In that capacity he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. 

In May 2015, Capt. Davis separated from the Active Component and accessed into the Select Marine Corps Reserve. Presently, Maj. Davis serves as the Recruiting support Officer (RSO) for Recruiting Station Charlotte, N.C. Additionally, Maj. Davis mobilized in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel from October 2019 to April 2020 in Setermoen, Norway, to serve as the Marine Coordination Element Logistics Officer.

His personal awards include: Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars, Navy Achievement Medal, and Army Achievement Medal. Maj. Davis is selected to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. 

Also participating in the service will be the 猫咪头条 University ROTC, and GWU Concert Choir. University Police Officer, Kenneth Phelps, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, will lead the pledge of allegiance. 猫咪头条 President Dr. William Downs will give the welcome and invocation. Norma Mott, staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and instructor of nursing, will have the Old Testament Reading, and Nate Evans, second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, will provide the New Testament reading. Interim Vice President for Christian Life and Service Neal Payne will give the closing prayer and benediction.

During the service a slideshow will feature the names of 猫咪头条 students, staff and faculty who have served in the military.  

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