On Wednesday, November 11, in commemoration of Veterans Day, Caltech honored its veterans with a breakfast and panel discussion held at the Athenaeum. "I'm so happy that Caltech is recognizing veterans," said Ciro Diaz, associate director of IT support services in IMSS.
The event commenced with the National Anthem sung by the Caltech chorale members in the presence of cadets from Blair High School's Junior ROTC program and color guard. After a breakfast during which President Rosenbaum welcomed the veterans, Ken Hargreaves, assistant vice president for strategy implementation and a veteran himself, moderated a panel discussion in which four other veterans—Mike Miranda, BBE division administrator; Kathy Carpenter, security technical operations manager; Larry D. James, deputy director of JPL; and Jon Paparsenos, executive director of development, academic divisions and regions—shared stories of how their experience in the military has molded their lives and careers.
"I want to personally thank the president for having this," said Shane Egan, an electrician from Caltech's electrical shop. "This is the first time I've had an employer officially host an event for us."
Credit: Jon Nalick/Caltech
A color guard of students from Blair High School's Junior ROTC program enter the Athenaeum at the start of the Veterans Day event.
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