Blue Raider football player and former Marine Steven Rhodes carried the U.S. flag while leading his teammates and coaches onto the field before the game as part of the 32nd annual Salute to Armed Services.
MTSU’s “Red, White and Blue Weekend,” two days before the nation honors its former service members and active-duty personnel on Veterans Day, rolled out the red carpet for hundreds who served or continue to serve their country.
At halftime, the nearly 340-member Band of Blue performed official military songs as each of the branches of military went across Jones Field. American Idol top-10 finalist Kristy Lee Cook sang “God Bless America.”
Lifelong friends Bob Lamb and Bud Morris were shocked and humbled when they learned they would be the 2016 co-recipients of the Joe Nunley Award presented at the conclusion of the 35th annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Services picnic Saturday, Nov. 5. While Gulf War veterans were the featured honorees…
A day full of patriotic red, white and blue embraced the MTSU campus Oct. 27 as nearly 1,000 veterans and current military personnel attended special events honoring their service. The 31st annual Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day activities evoked a range of emotions from the late-morning Veterans Memorial Service to…
Stirring, touching and countless other goose-bump emotions riveted the Middle Tennessee State University campus Saturday (Nov. 9) during the 32nd annual Salute to Armed Services. http://youtu.be/3Snm_7miLTA As part of MTSU’s “Red, White and Blue Weekend” two days before the nation honors its former service members and active-duty personnel on Veterans…
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