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(10-18-2013 07:58 AM)SylvaniaRocket Wrote:  http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbm...=209285063

And you also may notice a new addition to the PA announcement introducing the national anthem that invities all veterans to render a hand salute.

(10-18-2013 09:27 AM)RangerRocket Wrote:  

(10-18-2013 07:58 AM)SylvaniaRocket Wrote:  http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbm...=209285063

And you also may notice a new addition to the PA announcement introducing the national anthem that invities all veterans to render a hand salute.

I heard that announcement at the last game and immediately thought of you, Ranger.

The flyover should be really cool! Also our President Dr. Lloyds Jacobs (He is an MD since we have a medical school) will be leading he ceremony recognizing folks since he was in the millitary. The commander of the Nuclear Submarine "Toledo" will also be honored. More below....really happy with the moves UT has made here. It should be very nice represntation of the MAC on national TV.

TOLEDO – The University of Toledo will designate a permanently unoccupied seat in the Glass Bowl in honor of military service personnel who were or are prisoners of war (POW) or have been declared missing in action (MIA). A dedication ceremony will take place prior to this Saturday’s football game vs. Navy. Kickoff for the game is 12:00 noon (ESPNews) with the ceremony slated to begin at approximately 11:45 a.m.

Participating in the ceremony will be UT President Lloyd Jacobs, a former Marine; United States Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Michael H. Miller; UT vice-president and athletic director Mike O’Brien; and United States Navy Reserve Lieutenant Haraz Ghanbari, the military liaison at UT.

“We are honored to be able to recognize the sacrifices made by the brave men and women in our armed forces,” said Mike O’Brien. “This seat in the Glass Bowl will serve as a permanent reminder of the sacrifices made by those individuals who were prisoners of war or who never came home after serving their country.”

Nice gesture and flawlessly timed to coincide with the Navy game.