{"id":87125,"date":"2018-11-05T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T01:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=87125"},"modified":"2020-01-08T12:35:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T22:35:16","slug":"veterans-day-celebration-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/05\/veterans-day-celebration-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day celebration recognizes 16 student veterans with scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Editor’s note: This story was updated to add photos from the event. For more photos go to the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa nursing Flickr album<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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First row from left: Prima Carinio, Kenith Scott, Major General Suzanne P. Vares-Lum, Michael Bruno, Kristine Qureshi, Sandra Cancinos. Back row from left: Justin Atkins, Willard Beaver, Christoper Davis, Terrance Mcdermott, Christopher Sellman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Office of Veteran Student Services<\/a> (OVSS<\/abbr>) at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> will host the 2018 Veterans Day Celebration on Thursday, November 8, on the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Hall lawn. The event, to honor all veterans, will recognize 16 student veterans with scholarships.<\/p>\n

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Major General Suzanne P. Vares-Lum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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World War II<\/abbr> veteran and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Domingo Los Banos, U.S.<\/abbr> Army<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

Major General Suzanne P. Vares-Lum, mobilization assistant to the commander of U.S.<\/abbr> Indo-Pacific Command at Camp Smith, will be keynote speaker. She is the first female major general of Native Hawaiian ancestry in the U.S.<\/abbr> Army.<\/p>\n

Remarks will also be shared by Kenith Scott<\/strong>, OVSS<\/abbr> director; Kristine Qureshi<\/strong><\/a>, UH<\/abbr> Mānoa nursing<\/a> associate dean for research and global health; and Michael Bruno<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> Mānoa interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and vice chancellor for research. The celebration will be followed by a free cake reception honoring the U.S.<\/abbr> Marine Corps’ upcoming 243rd birthday on November 10.<\/p>\n

OVSS<\/abbr> supports active duty military, veterans, reservists, National Guard and military-connected students. The office is committed to providing support for veterans transitioning to college and during their studies at UH<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

This is the fifth and final year that the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa Nursing Veterans to Nurses Program<\/a> will assist with coordination of the event.<\/p>\n

The celebration is supported by OVSS<\/abbr>, Nursing’s Achieving a BS<\/abbr> in Nursing — A Veterans’ Initiative Program, Student Veteran Organization and Student Activity and Program Fee Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the full story, go to the nursing website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Desiree Uyeda<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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