The football season opener against UNLV Sept 1st was a tremendous victory with a score of 51-17. The game was exhilarating with the roar of the crowd for the win, but I and 150 other veterans will remember presenting colors. The UW athletic
department came to Vets for Vets during the summer and asked if we could muster 150 veterans for the presenting of colors. We received overwhelming support from the
campus, and we had a diverse background of participants from students, student veterans, retired military personnel and families, ROTC students, and veterans from local VFW posts. We practiced for three hours unfurling the 2000 pound flag which stretched from end zone to end zone and the width of the field. Our practice paid off with the roar of the crowd during colors and they even sang the entire star spangle banner…which made me proud to be a veteran and even sent chills down my spine. Thanks for everyone who participated, we couldn’t have done it without you, and thanks for giving me a memory that I will cherish.
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