Veterans Day program at JSCC goes to virtual format

Nov 9th, 2020

Jackson State Community College will honor veterans virtually for Veterans Day this year. Each year, the college takes time to honor the men and women who have served or are serving in the United States military.

The program will be available Wednesday, November 11 on the college homepage for the college and community to access. There will be a series of recorded messages from JSCC's president, Dr. George Pimentel, and Senior Chief Gregory Perrin, active duty in the United States Navy. The program also will feature the college's choir, "Innovation," singing the "Service Medley," "The National Anthem," and leading viewers in "The Pledge of Allegiance." The program will conclude with the National Roll Call. Four JSCC faculty and staff members will read the names of the 143 Tennessee residents who have given their lives in service to the country since September 11, 2001.

While not in the program, JSCC would like to congratulate Dr. Billy Wesson for being named one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Board of Regents' "Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans." Dr. Wesson served in the U.S. Army for many years and retired in 2013. He obtained the rank of United States Army Reserve Sergeant First Class and served as a Master Instructor for the Army Basic Instructor Course. Dr. Wesson has served Jackson State for more than 30 years, currently as a professor of reading. Dr. Wesson will receive the commendation at a later date.



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