Veterans Day observance to be held at the Princeton University Chapel

A Veterans Day observance is planned for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Princeton University Chapel. The service is free and open to the public.

Remarks will be delivered by speakers from the campus and the community, including Princeton Mayor Mark Freda, Roger Williams of The Spirit of Princeton, University Veteran Coordinator Mohamed Siam, and Matt Brzycki, assistant director of Campus Recreation.

The program will include an invocation by Dr. Vineet Chander, an assistant dean of religious life. Kenneth Grayson, supervisor in the University electric shop, will sing the national anthem and "America the Beautiful." Dr. Mary Rorro, psychiatrist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will sing an original composition, and Nick Lorenzen of the Class of 2027 will play taps.

The benediction will be offered by Rebecca Galin, senior Jewish educator at Princeton Hillel. 

The event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life, the Office of Religious Life, Human Resources, the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, The Spirit of Princeton, the Princeton University Army ROTC, the Rutgers-Princeton University Naval ROTC and Air Force ROTC, Alumni and Friends of Princeton University ROTC, the Princeton Veterans Alumni Association, the Military and Service Veterans Resource Group and the Princeton Student Veterans Alliance.