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Memorial Day Speakers Send Virtual Remembrances

Cody Kitaura — May 19, 2020 - 12:00pm

The Memorial Union may be closed, but the military personnel for whom it stands in tribute are not forgotten.

The building, honoring Aggies who gave their lives in military service, would normally host �ٺ��Ƶ’ annual Memorial Day Ceremony this Thursday (May 21) in advance of next week’s holiday. Instead, the in-person ceremony has been replaced with a video featuring some of the speakers and attendees who would have otherwise paid tribute to our country’s fallen.

Memorial Day: A Century of Aggie Losses

Dave Jones — May 14, 2019 - 10:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ holds its annual Memorial Day Ceremony next week, paying tribute to our 136 Gold Star Aggies lost in military service dating back to World War I.

Alum Killed in Marine Corps Plane Crash Remembered for Enthusiasm

Cody Kitaura — July 14, 2017 - 2:36pm

To committed skiers, it’s important to get first chair — to be the first one up the mountain. To Sean Elliott, it was even more important to clean the cabin first.

Elliott ’09 would always be blasting music and energetically cleaning by 6 a.m. on trips with the �ٺ��Ƶ Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team.

Memorial Day in Words and Photos

Dave Jones — May 30, 2017 - 10:42am

�ٺ��Ƶ’ early Memorial Day observance last Thursday (May 25) started with a crowd of about 200 people on the Memorial Union’s North Courtyard and ended inside the MU with people crowding around the campus’s new memorial wall honoring fallen Aggies.

Memorial Day Ceremony Brings New Gold Star Aggies Wall

Dave Jones — May 22, 2017 - 1:13pm

AT A GLANCE

WHAT: Memorial Day Ceremony
WHEN: 5 p.m. Thursday, May 25
WHERE: North Courtyard, Memorial Union

All are welcome. Ceremony will conclude at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the Gold Star Aggies Wall in the East Wing of the Memorial Union. Reception will follow.