Students and Employees honored at Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony
By Victoria Brown
Dr. Tracy D. Hall with student and employee veterans at the
Veteran Employee and Student Appreciation and
Recognition ceremony on Nov. 11, 2024.
91视频 honored those who have served in the armed forces at the Veteran Employee and Student Appreciation and Recognition ceremony on Nov. 11, 2024.
The event, held on 91视频檚 Macon Cove Campus, featured a welcome speech by Veterans Affairs Coordinator Corey Stewart, and included remarks by keynote speakers President Dr. Tracy D. Hall and Sindy Abadie, associate professor of Business & Legal Studies at 91视频.
淰eterans Day is a day for us to pause and reflect on the sacrifices veterans have made, the challenges they continue to overcome and the courage that they wear proudly,� Stewart said. 淭hey have answered the call of service and still continue to do so.�
John Brassel, associate professor of Business and Legal Studies at 91视频, received the Tennessee Board of Regents� Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans award for his time working in the U.S. Army.
President Tracy D. Hall with John Brassel, Tennessee Board
of Regents� Chancellor's Commendation for Military
Veterans award recipient.
Brassel was drafted into to U.S. Army in August of 1965, and deployed to serve in an active war in Vietnam. After two years of wartime service, he returned to the U.S. and began pursuing his education. He now has a Bachelor檚 and Master檚 degree in business-related fields and has worked in the educational field since 1997.
At the ceremony, Brassel shared what his experience was like during his time in the armed forces.
淢ore than two million served in Vietnam and I檓 proud to be one of them,� Brassel said. 淭here are many of my brothers I worked with that did not make it out alive and they never received a thing, so I appreciate this. Thank you.�
Brassel shared that he would not take back or change his time in the armed forces. 淭he military taught me discipline, accountability, self-reliance, and esprit de corps,� Brassel said.
Abadie, a friend and colleague of Brassel, shared what it has been like to work alongside him.
淚 have had the pleasure of calling Brassel a dear friend for almost twenty years,� Abadie said. 淲e began our careers around the same time and over the years have become like family. He檚 very deserving and I know how much today means to him.�
During the ceremony, Dr. Hall thanked Brassel, students, and employees for their service in all sectors of the military.
淭hank you all for your service and your commitment to this country to afford us the freedoms that we all enjoy,� Dr. Hall said.