St. Thomas Air Force ROTC commander Lt. Col. Mark Madaus approaches an ROTC student with a gun in hand. Every year on Veterans Day, ROTC students march along the sidewalk in front of the arches in honor of veterans that have served. (Justin Amaker/TommieMedia)
A St. Thomas ROTC student switches off their gun with Lt. Col. Madaus. (Rae Beaner/TommieMedia)
A tribute to fallen soldiers was placed underneath the American flag. (Justin Amaker/TommieMedia)
A St. Thomas student looks over as the ROTC students march. A statue honoring Archbishop John Ireland is shown. (Justin Amaker/TommieMedia)
Two St. Thomas ROTC students march underneath the prisoners of war/missing in action and American flags. (Rae Beaner/TommieMedia)
Two St. Thomas ROTC students march with guns in hand. (Justin Amaker/TommieMedia)
The St. Thomas Air Force ROTC students braved the frigid, 13-degree weather to march under the American flag on the lower quad Monday in honor of Veterans Day.
Veterans Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 11. It started out as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, marking the end of World War I. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. Veterans Day commemorates all veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all veterans, living and dead. It especially pays tribute to living veterans who have served their country.
Justin Amaker can be reached at justin.amaker@stthomas.edu.
Rae Beaner can be reached at rnbeaner696@stkate.edu.
