RVU Hosts Appreciation Ceremony to Honor Military Service People [November 16, 2020 – Parker, CO] Rocky Vista University (RVU) hosted its 10th Annual Military Appreciation Ceremony on Friday, November 6th. The ceremony – held virtually over Zoom and hosted live for students, faculty, and staff from the Parker, Colorado and Ivins, Utah campuses – honored and celebrated the military service people in the RVU community, including future military physicians and veterans. The ceremony began with an introduction by 2nd Lieutenant Dustin Halverson (Air Force), OMS II, and 1st Lieutenant Sean Lynch (Army) OMS II, Presidents of the RVU Chapter of the Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (SAMOPS) for the RVU-SU and RVU-CO campuses respectively. The Posting of Colors, a traditional flag ceremony, was then performed by Air Force Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps Cadets from Dixie High School, located in St. George, Utah: Caryn Krafczyk; Cavin McConkie; Jesus Ruiz; Jason Vasquez Hernandez; and Osmar Vasquez Hernandez. Singing the Star-Spangled Banner was vocalist Vanessa Adams, OMS II. Thomas N. Told, DO, FACOFP dist., Dean of RVUCOM and veteran of the U.S. Army and Coast Guard, was then introduced by SD Halverson for a Military Healers tribute. The presentation […]
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