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ROTC cadets perform flag-folding veterans day ceremony

November 12, 2014
<p>From right, psychology senior Sheldon Holmes, political science junior Weston McJames, and packaging junior Daniel Thomas hold flags outside of the chapel Nov. 11, 2014, after the Veteran's Day Chapel Service at The Alumni Chapel, 600 Auditorium Rd. in East Lansing. </p>

From right, psychology senior Sheldon Holmes, political science junior Weston McJames, and packaging junior Daniel Thomas hold flags outside of the chapel Nov. 11, 2014, after the Veteran's Day Chapel Service at The Alumni Chapel, 600 Auditorium Rd. in East Lansing.

Photo by Erin Hampton | The State News

Flowers attended the United States Air Force and Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Veterans Day Ceremony at the MSU Alumni Chapel to support her boyfriend Alex Kaiser, also a James Madison freshman.

Kaiser and Flowers have been dating for about a month, and Kaiser became an MSU Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet over the summer. Kaiser said it has always been a dream of his to be a pilot in the Air Force.

Although around 60 cadets and their families gathered in the Alumni Chapel, the service was non-denominational and open to members of any religion. ROTC military science cadet and nursing senior Andrea Harris welcomed everyone and introduced the ceremony.

“The folding of the flag represents the religious principles that our country was founded on,” Harris said. “And it honors those who gave their lives serving our country.”

Members from the Army and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps recited the creeds of their respective branches, and animal science sophomore Hannah Piper read the St. Crispin’s Day Speech from William Shakespeare’s play “Henry V.”

“On Veterans Day especially, the speech reminds us of the bond we all share in service, ” Piper said.

Psychology senior Sheldon Holmes led his fellow cadets in the flag folding ceremony to close the service.

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