The University of Toledo will honor the nation’s veterans and their families by hosting the annual Toledo community Veterans Day celebration on Monday, Nov. 11.

The ninth annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast and Resource Fair will be held from 8:30 -11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at The University of Toledo’s Savage Arena. The remembrance ceremony that follows the breakfast also will be held in Savage Arena. In years past it had been at the outdoor Veterans’ Plaza.

Toledo News Now’s Jerry Anderson will serve as the master of ceremonies and Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr., retired commander of the U.S. Department of Defense North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, will give the keynote address.

General Renuart has served the country since 1971 when he entered the U.S. Air Force. A command pilot with more than 3,900 flight hours, the general has served as the commander of Fighter Wings internationally and throughout the United States as well as Director of Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Staff and Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He retired in 2010.

“It is important to take this opportunity to honor all of the women and men who have served this country and their families who made the sacrifice with them,” said UT President Lloyd Jacobs, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. “UT is proud to be a recognized military friendly school in the city of Toledo where we come together on Veterans Day each year to show our appreciation.”

GI Jobs magazine recently featured UT in its 2014 Military Friendly Schools list recognizing the University for working with veteran students to translate their military service experience to useable credits for their education. UT also was praised for its online learning options and affordable tuition.

Prior to the Rocket football game against Navy on Oct. 19, the University designated a permanently unoccupied seat in the Glass Bowl in honor of military personnel who were or are prisoners of war (POW) or have been declared missing in action (MIA).

The Veterans Appreciation Breakfast and Resource Fair is sponsored by Block Communications, Inc., Lucas County Commissioners, UT, the American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio and the Lucas County Veteran’s Service Commission.

Media Coverage
The Blade (Nov. 11, 2013)
The Blade (Nov. 11, 2013)
WNWO, 13 ABC, FOX Toledo and WTOL 11 (Nov. 12, 2013)