Event Description
Remember Our Military Community at the Memorial Day Primer
Together We Remember
Please join the Drexel Veterans Association, the Office of Veteran Student
Services, and the Drexel Veteran Taskforce for Drexel's 8th annual Memorial Day
Primer.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Noon-1 p.m. with Reception Immediately Following
Drexel Recreation Center Lobby
3301 Market Street, Philadelphia
This campus tradition commemorates all servicemen and women who have lost
their lives in military service through the sharing of history, stories, music,
patriotism, and military protocol. This year's event, themed "Together We
Remember," was developed in collaboration with the Powelton Village Civic Association and the University of Pennsylvania Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs to
pay tribute to Philadelphia native, Corporal James Joseph Cochran who lost his
life in World War I at the age of 23. Join us as we learn more about the
patriotic tradition of neighbors gathering at Cochran Triangle (37th
and Powelton Avenue) each Memorial Day. As we remember the 100th
Anniversary of Cochran’s passing and the end of the Great War, this Primer
gives us the opportunity to prepare for the upcoming holiday weekend when we
pay respect to the countless courageous men and women who made the ultimate
sacrifice. There will also be light refreshments served and an opportunity to
visit the memorial with a guide following the reception.
For more information about the Cochran Triangle Memorial Day event being
held on Monday, May 28th at 11:00am, please contact Rebecca@drexel.edu.
All Drexel students, faculty and professional staff are welcomed! |