MURFREESBORO — Retired
Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership
initiatives, will be speaking during the 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, Stones River
National Battlefield and Cemetery events to commemorate Memorial Day.
The battlefield and cemetery are accessible via both 3501
Old Nashville Highway and 1563 N. Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro.
A retired U.S. Army three-star general, Huber spent nearly
40 years in the military serving his country and now lives in Franklin,
Tennessee.
The Memorial Day program will be held at the rostrum in the
Stones River National Cemetery. Parking will be in the visitor center parking
lot. Visitors are encouraged to park at the North Thompson Lane entrance.
Visitors with disabilities will be directed to parking near the event.
In remembering the sacrifices of soldiers past and present,
the May 24 program will include patriotic music, a wreath-laying ceremony and
the reading of names of veterans who have died since Memorial Day 2014.
Hired by the university in January, Huber is helping bridge
the gap between the MTSU student veterans population (around 1,000 including
family members) and the campus community. He has met with MTSU student veterans
in campus town hall meetings to gauge their needs and earlier this spring toured
the Pat Tillman Veterans Center at Arizona State University to research the
veterans services offered there.
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee announced recently the
university plans to create a 2,600-square-foot center specifically for student
veterans. The construction in Keathley University Center will coincide with a
suite of new student services.
To assist veterans and their families in a variety of ways,
MTSU unveiled the state’s first VetSuccess on Campus program in March 2012. The
VetSuccess office will move to the new center. Learn more about MTSU’s student
veterans’ services at http://www.mtsu.edu/military/.
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