Celebrating and Remembering Our Veterans, Here Are Some Events Going on Today in the Basin

Midland

Veteran's Day Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 11
Robert E. Lee High School (3500 Neely Ave.)
8:10 a.m.
Lee High School R.O.T.C. will present a ceremony around the campus flag pole.

Veteran's Day Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 11
Vietnam Memorial - Midland International Air & Space Port
11 a.m.
Public is welcome to attend

Veteran's Day Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 11
Midland College Scharbauer Student Center Carrasco Room (3600 N. Garfield St.)
11 a.m.
Celebration will include recognition of those who served in the armed forces.
For more information, contact the Midland College Community Relations Office at (432) 685-4556.

Veteran's Day Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 11
2100 Castleford Rd.
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Polo Park Estates will host Greathouse Elementary student singers and the American Legion. Residents will also release red, white and blue balloons.

Motorcycle Honor Ride
VFW Post 4149 (409 Veterans Airpark Ln.)
$10 fee.
Honor ride will go to the Big Spring Vietnam Memorial.

Barbecue Dinner for Veterans
VFW Post 4149 (409 Veterans Airpark Ln.)
6 p.m.
Event is hosted by Hands of Compassion

Odessa

Veteran's Day Flag Raising Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 11
Saulsbury Campus Center (Odessa College Campus), 201 W. University Blvd.
7:45 a.m.
Michael Pules, a member of the Student Veteran’s Organization who served our country in the U.S. Navy and the U. S Army, will be the master of ceremonies. The public is invited to come and honor special guest U.S. Marine Corps veteran J.E. “Coach” Pressly, an Odessa College board of trustees member. The ceremony also will be held in honor of all veterans who have served our country defending the rights of our nation and the freedom of all its citizens.Parking will be available on the north side of the Saulsbury Campus Center.

Veteran's Day at U.T.P.B.
Friday, Nov. 11
U.T.P.B. Gym
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Event will include music, pledges of allegiance and a keynote speech from Ret. Colonel Gary Law. Law has earned multiple awards and decorations including the Legion of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Combat Action Badge. For more information, contact Teresa Sotelo at (432) 552-2380.

Veteran's Day Ceremony
Friday, Nov. 11
2701 E. 8th St. (American Legion Post #430)
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Keynote speaker will be Joe Rickey, Ector County Veterans Assistance Officer. The Odessa High and Permian High School Junior ROTC cadets and color guards will also be in attendance. For more information, please call (432) 332-3551.

Andrews
Veteran's Day Program
Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
10 a.m.
Andrews High School Gym

Veteran's Day Celebration
Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
Andrews Football Stadium (Northwest 13th St. and Northwest Ave. I)
10:30 a.m.
Celebration will feature American Flag skydiving presentation feature Sgt. 1st Class (R) Dana Bowman, Army Special Forces, Golden Knights Double Amputee Skydiver and Motivational Speaker. A meet and greet is also available following the celebration with John "Tig" Tiegen, CIA Response Team Member in the Battle of Benghazi and Co-Author of 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi. Sgt. 1st Class (R) Dana Bowman will also be available for autographs. For more information, contact Robert Johns at (432) 266-8912.

Veteran's Day Memorial Service
Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
Andrews County Veteran's Memorial
1 p.m.

Veteran's Day Fly-In and Car Show
Sat., Nov. 12, 2016
Andrews County Airport (853 E. Broadway)
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
There will be a free pancake breakfast, food trucks and CAF plane rides by the High Sky Wing.

Big Spring
Veterans Day Program
Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
Dorothy Garrett Coliseum
11 a.m.
For more information, contact Akisha Williams at (432) 263-7361 ext. 4824.

Pecos

Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony
Fri., Nov. 11, 2016
Reeves County Civic Center (Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 285)
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The Comanche Springs Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has scheduled a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony honoring all who served during the Vietnam era.