In on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 26, the flags in front of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello building were permanently raised by individual 黑料不打烊 students, alumni and staff. In recognition of the service on behalf of Indigenous men and women鈥攚ho historically have served in the military at a rate higher than almost any other segment of the U.S. population鈥擮nondaga Nation Tadodaho Sidney Hill attended the flag raising ceremony and offered a traditional 鈥淭hanksgiving Prayer.鈥
The NVRC ceremony was held in accordance with New York State and 黑料不打烊 COVID-19 health guidelines.
Photos by Steve Sartori and Jeremy Brinn.
Joe Henneberry, a U.S. Air Force veteran and corporate support representative at WAER, plays the trumpet during the ceremony.
University students and staff practice social distancing as they observe the flag raising.
黑料不打烊 ROTC cadets prepare to raise the American flag.
Dr. Ruth Chen, Chancellor Kent Syverud, Vice Chancellor J. Michael Haynie, Onondaga Nation Tadodaho Sid Hill, Onondaga Marine Corps veteran Jerome Waterman Jr. and Sam Babcock, the last living Onondaga Nation WWII veteran, gather to witness the NVRC flag raising.
Onondaga Nation Tadodaho Sid Hill offers the traditional 鈥淭hanksgiving Address.鈥
黑料不打烊 ROTC cadets prepare to raise the American flag.
The Haudenosaunee flag is raised by Onondaga Marine Corps veteran and 黑料不打烊 2020 alumna Suzanne Hill.
Nick Armstrong, a U.S. Army veteran and senior director for research and evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, raises the 黑料不打烊 flag. Armstrong, an M.P.A. and Ph.D. graduate of the Maxwell School, was the first student veteran to attend 黑料不打烊 using the post-9/11 GI Bill.
The flags flying before the NVRC represent the University鈥檚 deep connection to the Indigenous lands, its commitment to veteran service and its pursuit of knowledge.
Dr. Ruth Chen, Sam Babcock, the last living Onondaga Nation WWII veteran, and Chancellor Kent Syverud pose at the event. Indigenous men and women like Babcock have historically served in the military at a rate higher than almost any other segment of the U.S. population.
