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HONORING SENIORS

Honoring Those Who

HAVE SACRIFICED FOR US

Texas Tech University's Wall of Honor recognizes alumni who have
either fallen in the line of duty or received the highest military honor

by Amanda Bowman from Texas Tech Today

In 2018, Texas Tech
“The cost of freedom is always University's Military & Veterans
high, but Americans have always Programs (MVP) established its
paid it.” - John F. Kennedy Wall of Honor in Drane Hall to
remember former Red Raiders who
have either died in combat or who
emembering our military received high military honors and
men and women who have died outside of battle.
Rsacrificed so much for us in
the defense of freedom has been “It's important for us to recognize
a U.S. tradition since May 5, 1886. these men and women who have
What started as Decoration Day given so much for our country
to honor the fallen soldiers of the because we don't want to forget
Civil War grew into Memorial Day them,” said Sierra Mello-Miles,
when we remember fallen U.S. director of MVP. “These soldiers
soldiers of every war. have made incredible sacrifices –
sacrifices most people will never
Memorial Day was declared a understand. Many of these people Capt. Joshua S. Meadows
national holiday in 1971 and is joined voluntarily. They knew
observed on the last Monday what was at stake, and they still On Sept. 5, 2009, while on a combat
in May. And while a day of went.” reconnaissance patrol in central
remembering those who sacrificed Farah Province, Afghanistan,
their lives for us is important, it's This past Memorial Day, U.S. Marine Special Operations Team
imperative we keep these men and Marine Corps Capt. Joshua S. 8113 came under heavy enemy
women in our thoughts throughout Meadows – a 2002 graduate mortar. In the chaos of rocket-
the year. of business administration – was propelled grenade launches and
inducted into the Wall of Honor.

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