Dear Members of the Monmouth University Community:
At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, in the 11th month of the year, we pause and recognize our veterans – past and present – who have defended our freedom and constitutional rights. On this Veterans Day 2022, the Monmouth University community honors all service members for their selflessness, duty, and courage.
Today, especially, we thank the veterans who are part of Monmouth University, including the students, faculty, staff, and alumni whose public service continues to enrich the character of our community. In recent years our veterans have inspired new academic and outreach efforts including: our Military Bridge Program; a long collaboration with Frontline Paper; and the Coming Home Project, grounded in our School of Social Work. I am proud of these initiatives and so many more that support our military and veteran students in meaningful ways.
I encourage you to join today’s ceremony at 11 a.m., honoring those within our own University community who have served in the military. Please also join me in thanking all members of the armed forces whose heroism protects our great nation. May their selfless acts inspire our own, and may the star-spangled banner wave proudly this Veterans Day – and every day in the future.
Dr. Patrick F. Leahy
President