{"id":1877,"date":"2017-10-26T17:18:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T00:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:41:36","slug":"veterans-day-celebration-honor-palomar-college-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/veterans-day-celebration-honor-palomar-college-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day Celebration to Honor Palomar College Veterans\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who\/What:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Palomar College Veterans Day Ceremony<br \/>\nThis year\u2019s theme is \u201cStaying Positive\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thursday, November 9<br \/>\n11 a.m. \u2013 noon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Palomar College<br \/>\nSan Marcos Campus<br \/>\n1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos 92069<br \/>\nNear the Palomar College Veterans Memorial (in front of the flag pole at the Student Union)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Free parking will be available in Lots 1 and 2 for this event. If free spaces are filled, metered parking<br \/>\nis also available in these lots.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why:<br \/>\n<\/strong>In observance of Veterans Day, the College will come together at the campus Veterans Memorial (in front of the flag pole) for a ceremony honoring all those who have served and are serving their country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Marine Corps veteran and Palomar College alumnus Karlins Borrero will be featured speaker at the event. Borrero currently attends Cal State San Marcos and expects to graduate in spring. The Student Veteran of the Year Award will be presented by Adrianne Lee, Director, Financial Aid, Veterans and Scholarship Services.<\/p>\n<p>Music will be provided by the Palomar College Performing Arts department and current student and USMC Veteran\u00a0Lejearl Young will sing the National Anthem. The lawn area will feature a display of mini American flags honoring those have served. Lunch will be provided after the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>This fall semester, Palomar College is serving more than 2,000 veterans, current active duty or current military dependents.\u00a0 Palomar College has a rich history of serving veteran students and their families \u2013 the College\u2019s first class in 1946 was largely comprised of students just returning from World War II.\u00a0 The College\u2019s Veterans Services Office (VSO) is one of the longest-serving Veterans services offices at a community college in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students, veterans, College officials and community dignitaries will congregate. College officials will commemorate the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is invited:<br \/>\n<\/strong>College officials, special guests and the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Opportunities:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students, veterans, College officials, and community dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\nMelinda Finn, Public Affairs Office, 760-744-1150 x2365<br \/>\nLaura Gropen, Public Affairs Office, 760-744-1150 x2152<br \/>\nJessica Horn, Veterans Services Office, 760-744-1150 x2176<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who\/What: Palomar College Veterans Day Ceremony This year\u2019s theme is \u201cStaying Positive\u201d When: Thursday, November 9 11 a.m. \u2013 noon Where: Palomar College San Marcos Campus 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos 92069 Near the Palomar College Veterans Memorial (in front of the flag pole at the Student Union) Free parking will be available in&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/veterans-day-celebration-honor-palomar-college-veterans\/\">\u00a0Continue Reading:<span> Veterans Day Celebration to Honor Palomar College Veterans\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":1882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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