Veterans Day Program: Honoring the Brave

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

*The livestream will begin at 9:55 a.m. ET.

9 a.m. | Breakfast

9:55 to 10 a.m. | The Star-Spangled Banner
Performed by Elizabeth Schmitt JD’27

10 to 10:45 a.m. | Remarks and Readings

• Welcome: Don Hayes JD’10, Director of VLGS’s Veterans Legal Assistance Project
• Opening Remarks: Law School Dean Beth McCormack and Graduate School Dean Daniel Bromberg
• The Pledge of Allegiance: Michael A. Harden JD’26
• Readings:
  • The Unbroken Chain of Service: Tara Lynn Angulo JD’26
  • “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae: Katie Merrill, VLGS Dean of Admissions
  • The Table of the Fallen Soldier: Brittany Lamb JD’27

10:45 to 11 a.m. | Veterans Resources

• Donald Hayes JD’10, Director of VLGS’s Veterans Legal Assistance Project
• 22 Veterans a Day
• Awareness and Outreach Resources

11:05 to 11:45 a.m. | Retiring of the Flag Ceremony (In Person Only)
Presentation and Bugler: Norwich University Color Guard

11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Remarks and Networking/Lunch Break

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Learn – Veterans Treatment Courts
(qualifies for 1 Continuing Legal Education credit)

• Matt Miller, LDM Lawyers
  • Veterans and Alternative Courts
  • Veterans in the Criminal Law Practice

1:30 to 2:15 p.m. | Presentation of Flags and Cases
Presented by Veterans Law Student Association Members Kristina Smith JD’26 and Michael A. Harden JD’26

• Professors Donald Hayes JD’10, Richard Sala JD/MELP’13, and Joe Griffo JD’07
• Certificates of Appreciation

2:15 to 3:30 p.m. | VLSA Resources Panel and Fellowship

• Mental Health Resources: Sally Rumsey, VLGS Mental Health Clinician
• Fellowship: Join veterans, family, and friends as we gather to remember the fallen