Press contact: Kyla Kruse

SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College will honor veterans at its 27th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11. The ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC-Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road, and a reception will follow. The public is invited to attend. 

Boy Scout Troop 202 Color Guard will post the colors. The program also includes Ken Elmore, LLCC Board of Trustees Chair, serving as master of ceremonies; Jonathan Gebhardt, LLCC student, president of the LLCC Veterans Club and retired Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force, providing remarks; LLCC student Tanner Stephens singing the national anthem; and LLCC alum Madison Leek playing “Taps.”

The Veterans Day Ceremony is sponsored by LLCC Student Life and Veterans Club and honors all veterans including LLCC faculty, staff and students who served in the armed forces.