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Veterans honored in solemn ceremonies at Memorial Stadium

By Public Affairs

UC Berkeley honored and celebrated its veterans Thursday with ceremonies at California Memorial Stadium — an event that was moved indoors because of the smoky air blanketing the Bay Area.

Buglers played taps and Chancellor Carol Christ spoke, along with three other speakers who are in active service or are veterans: Scott Shackleton, assistant dean in the College of Engineering, Richard Rhodes, associate dean of undergraduate studies and associate professor of linguistics; and Patrice Wilson, a student in social welfare.

Berkeley News caught the event in photos:

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Buglers play taps at UC Berkeley event honoring veterans (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Rows of cadets fill the sats at Veterans Day event. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Chancellor Carol Christ listened from the audience as she waited for her turn to speak. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Patrice Wilson, a student in social welfare, survived three tours of duty in Afghanistan and serves in the Air Force Reserves. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Alexander, Patrice Wilson’s grand-nephew, came to watch his great aunt. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Richard Rhodes, a veteran, associate dean of undergraduate studies and an associate professor of linguistics. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Buglers Eliot Foss and Emma O’Brien. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Cadet Alice Langford. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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Scott Shackleton, Navy veteran and assistant dean of the College of Engineering. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson
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The color guard. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson

Read Patrice Wilson’s story.