Veterans Day 2022 at Indiana University: “Let us strive for peaceful resolution in all conflict.”

To honor Veterans Day, on Friday morning, the Indiana University Army and Air Force ROTC color guard raised the flag on the pole just east of Sample Gates, in front of Franklin Hall.

Franklin Hall is home to the university’s media school. The building’s statue of journalist Ernie Pyle, the iconic World War II correspondent, sitting at a typewriter, is a coincidental connection to the day.

After the flag was raised, IU alum and army veteran Phillip Zook addressed the gathering. Zook served in the Vietnam War and was decorated with two Purple Hearts.

Zook’s theme was the “forgotten focus” of the day of remembrance that is now called Veterans Day. What’s been forgotten, Zook said, is the focus on promoting peace. Continue reading “Veterans Day 2022 at Indiana University: “Let us strive for peaceful resolution in all conflict.””

Photos: Indiana University Veterans Day 2021

In the early light of Thursday morning, Veterans Day was observed in front of Indiana University’s Franklin Hall.

It’s the building that houses the former School of Journalism. Since 2014 it has been called the Media School. Outside is a reminder of the subject matter taught inside the walls—a statue of war correspondent Ernie Pyle at his typewriter. Continue reading “Photos: Indiana University Veterans Day 2021”