Eastern to host Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11
Featuring distinguished guest Major Daniel DePasquale '11
Willimantic, CT (11/06/2025) — Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, at 9 a.m. in the Student Center. The ceremony will honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces and will feature Eastern graduate and Major Daniel DePasquale '11 of the Connecticut Army National Guard as keynote speaker.
The program will include:
- Group recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
- National Anthem performed by the Eastern Chamber Singers
- Reflections by Father Laurence A.M. LaPointe
- Remarks by Eastern President Karim Ismaili
- Remarks by distinguished guest Major Daniel DePasquale '11
The public is invited to attend Eastern's Veterans Day Ceremony as the university community gathers to honor and recognize the courage and service of all veterans.
About Major DePasquale '11:
Following his enlistment in 2012, Major DePasquale was commissioned as a military police officer in August 2013. He currently serves as company Commander for the Recruiting and Retention Battalion of the Connecticut Army National Guard and holds both military police and logistics branch qualifications.
A 2011 Eastern graduate in sport management, DePasquale earned his master's degree in counterterrorism from Nichols College in 2022. Major DePasquale's military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Army Overseas Service Ribbon.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,000 students annually on its Willimantic campus. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 25 public institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-26 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 15 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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