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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
Vigil,race,parade commemorate Veterans Day
Local ROTC cadets salute members of the military
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Eye spent the entire 24 hours volunteering in the Air Force lounge of the Military Science Building.
"It's about a 26-hour shift in all for me," Eye said. "It's not too bad, but I did doze off for a few minutes between the hourly changes."
Brea Short, Heston freshman and Air Force ROTC cadet, stood in front of the Campanile Korean War memorial for the 10 to 11 a.m. shift Saturday. She said standing guard while people walked and drove by was stressful, but her hour-long shift was worth every second.
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"It it got pretty painful standing out there while people stopped and stared," Short said. "But it was nothing compared to what war veterans have gone through."
In addition to the vigil, Mecadon and other ROTC members helped direct the Veterans Day 5K Race through campus and marched in the Ottawa Veterans Day Parade. About 25 cadets participated in the parade.
Cadet Daniel McEtroy salutes the flag during a formal retiring of the colors in front of Strong Hall Friday. The event was part of an annual event honoring veterans day.
"The whole town seemed to be out there," Mecadon said. "They were really into it. There are good things going on in that town."
To wrap up the week, ROTC cadets will team with the Dole Institute of Politics to host "A Tribute to Veterans: USO Style," on Saturday night at the Dole Institute. The program, which is specifically for veterans, will feature a salute to the veterans, live music and dancing.
Mecadon said he was looking forward to working at the event.
"I try to take advantage of any opportunity that I can show support for great people and what they do for our country," Mecadon said. "Lots of people have spent their whole lives fighting to have what we have. It's important that they aren't forgotten."
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A member of the Air Force ROTC stands guard at the Vietnam War Memorial Friday night. Two ROTC cadets stood guard at each of the three war memorials for 24 hours, from 7:00 p.m.
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Cadet Max Pitney stands guard in front of the Campanile Saturday. Members of the KU ROTC took shifts during a 24-hour vigil in front of the three war memorials on campus.
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NATIONAL Aldrin earns honorary title for moonwalk
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has given moonwalker Buzz Aldrin a new title: Honorary consul general to the moon.
Forty years after Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, county supervisors on Tuesday gave him the title while saluting the contribution of veterans to America's space program.
The 79-year-old Aldrin was an Air Force veteran before joining NASA.
Aldrin thanked the supervisors and called on the federal government to lead an international effort to colonize another planet, clean up space debris and pursue commercial opportunities in space.
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