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Join the University of Washington as we host our annual Veterans Appreciation programs. Veterans Appreciation is a cross-campus collaboration of units that work with and serve veterans across all three campuses of the university.

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Veterans Events

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Veterans Day: Flag Planting

Nov. 4th | 9:00 a.m.

Join us in planting American flags at UWB between UW1 & UW2!

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Memorial Restoration

Nov. 8th | 8:00 a.m.

Assist Student Veteran Life as we work to restore the memorials to the military community on campus!

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Flag Planting – Prairie Line Trail

Nov. 8th | 9:00 a.m.

Help the SVO & Sergeant Husky plant flags at the Prarie Line, and get a chance for free S2S game tickets!

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Veterans Day Ceremony

Nov. 11th | 11:00 a.m.

The annual Veterans Day ceremony at UW Seattle, Medal of Honor Memorial

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UW Tacoma Veteran/Military-Connected Appreciation Ceremony & Dinner

Nov. 11th | 5:00 p.m.

UW Tacoma invites you to gather at the Museum of Glass for their Ceremony and Dinner for Veterans and Military-Connected members.

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Veterans Day: Pizza Party

Nov. 12th | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a slice of pizza and get to know other veterans & military-connected students, staff, and faculty!

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Vets Night Out

Nov. 12th | 4:00 p.m.

Join us at Shultzy's on The Ave during Veterans Appreciation Week (VAW) 2024 for our Vets Night Out!

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Operation Veterans Archway Cleanup

Nov. 13th | 11:00 a.m.

Come lend a hand to spruce up the Veterans Archway at UW Bothell!

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Veteran Professional Portraits

Nov. 14th | 2:00 p.m.

Come receive a professional portrait for your resumes, LinkedIn, and anywhere else you want to have a professional photo displayed!

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Veterans Alumni Reunion

Nov. 14th | 6:00 p.m.

Come celebrate and gather for our Alumni at UFB for VAW 2024!

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UWT Bus Transport to S2S Game

Nov. 15th | 2:00 p.m.

Hop on the bus from UWT to attend the S2S football game in Seattle (to-and-from)!

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Salute to Service Tailgate

Nov. 15th | 3:00 p.m.

Student Veteran Life hosts the 9th annual Salute to Service tailgate. Open to UW students, staff, faculty, and alumni veterans.

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Salute to Service Football

Nov. 15th | 6:00 p.m.

UW takes on the UCLA Bruins as the Huskies host the 2024 annual Salute to Service football game.

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Navy & Marine Corps Birthday Ball

Nov. 22nd | 5:00 p.m.

249th Navy & Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the University of Washington (Seattle)

Veterans Stories

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2023 Distinguished Alumni Veteran - Dr. John Hess

Dr. John Hess, the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Aware recipient sees service as a way of life.

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2022 Distinguished Alumni Veteran - Michael Kilmer

Michael Kilmer, the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award recipient has dedicated his life to helping fellow veterans.

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2021 Distinguished Alumni Veteran - Dave Stone

Dave Stone, the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award, created a legacy of service and dedication to his country, community, and University.

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2020 Distinguished Alumni Veteran - Rear Admiral (RET) Bill Center

Retired Rear Admiral Bill Center, the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award, created a legacy of dedication and service to his country and his University.

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2019 Distinguished Alumni Veteran - Hon. Ronald E. Cox

An owner of three Bronze Stars, the Hon. Ronald E. Cox is UWAA’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award recipient.

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2018 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Priscilla "Patti" Taylor, '93, '96, U.S. Army

Sacrifice, service, selflessness all in a day’s work for alumni veteran award honoree

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Memorials on Campus

Across campus, memorials for those who have served and been killed in action who were members of the military community.

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Seeds of Hope

In the name of holistic mental health, Christopher Brown, '16, created Growing Veterans, an organization that reconnects veterans to each other - and to life.

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Documents that Changed the World: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Memorial, designed by alum Maya Lin, is many things to many people.

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Detrek Jones: Army Veteran, Future Lawyer

An Army veteran, Detrek Jones wants to use his experience to help others.

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Helping Soldiers Tell Their Stories

English Professor Shawn Wong leads storytelling workshops for soldiers transitioning to civilian life, through the Red Badge Project.

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2017 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Raymond D. Emory, ’52, U.S. Navy

When he retired in 1985, the Pearl Harbor veteran found a new calling.

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2016 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Gen. Peter Chiarelli, M.P.A. '80, U.S. Army

Iraq veteran, General, Army Vice Chief of Staff, and champion of wounded heroes.

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2015 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, M.A. '76, Ph.D. '91, U.S. Army

Retired Army Col. Grethe Cammermeyer - nurse, Vietnam veteran, Bronze Star recipient, and civil rights champion

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2014 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Richard Layton, '54, '58, U.S. Navy

In 1946, Richard H. Layton, M.D. '54, '58 was a Second Class Petty Officer headed to Bikin Atoll in the Marshall Islands on a top-secret mission.

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2013 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Charles Matthaei, '43, U.S. Navy

For Charles Matthaei, as for many in what Tom Brokaw termed "the greatest generation," the bombing of Pearl Harbor was a life-changing experience.

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2012 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Herb Bridge, '47', U.S. Navy

In addition to his naval service, public service and philanthropy are at the core of Bridge's life. He founded the Seattle Housing Resources Group that builds low-cost housing.