Veterans Appreciation Week at Casper College will honor military service members Nov. 9-13 with daily campus activities hosted by the Casper College Veterans Club.
Casper College Veterans Appreciation Week Schedule of Events
Monday, Nov. 9, a special flag-raising ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. in front of the Walter H. Nolte Gateway Center.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, is Poppy Day/Gold Star Family Awareness. According to club adviser Patrick Amelotte, the Veterans Club has poppy pins in the Veterans Resource Center.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, and the Veterans Resource Center will serve a veterans’ lunch.
On Thursday, Nov. 12, veterans attending Casper College are asking the community and everyone on campus to wear red to commemorate R.E.D., Remember Everyone Deployed. The Veterans Resource Center will host a movie marathon featuring “Century of Warfare,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “300,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Tropic Thunder,” and “Warfare.”
The final event will be the Sixth Annual Veterans Ball on Friday, Nov. 13, from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Hangar, 1410 Prairie Lane, Bar Nunn.
For more information, contact Casper College Veterans Club President Kursten Larsen at kursten.larsen@mycc.caspercollege.edu, or Amelotte at 307-268-2729 or patrick.amelotte@caspercollege.edu.
The Veterans Resource Center is in Room 207 in the Nolte Gateway Center on the Casper College campus.
At a Glance:
- Event Focus
- Annual weeklong series honoring military veterans and Gold Star families with daily activities and a formal evening ball
- Key Participants
- Casper College Veterans Club
- Casper College Veterans Resource Center
- Patrick Amelotte, club adviser
- Kurstin Larsen, club president
- Logistics: Dates, Times, and Locations
- Monday, Nov. 9: Flag-raising ceremony at 9 a.m. in front of the Walter H. Nolte Gateway Center
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: Poppy Day and Gold Star Family Awareness at the Veterans Resource Center, Room 207, Nolte Gateway Center
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day lunch for veterans at the Veterans Resource Center
- Thursday, Nov. 12: R.E.D. — Remember Everyone Deployed — campus wear red day and military film marathon at the Veterans Resource Center
- Friday, Nov. 13: Sixth Annual Veterans Ball, 5-9 p.m. at The Hangar, 1410 Prairie Lane, Bar Nunn
- Admission and Registration
- Campus daytime activities are open to the Casper College community and the public
- For Veterans Ball details and admissions, contact the Veterans Resource Center
