WHAT: Veterans Day Joint Service Run
WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 at the University of Rochester’s River Campus and on to the Greater Rochester Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park
PARTICIPANTS: University of Rochester NROTC Battalion, RIT Army ROTC Battalion, RIT Air Force ROTC Battalion and veterans/members of the University of Rochester and local community who wish to participate.
ITINERARY: Runners will meet at 5:50 a.m. at Fauver Stadium on the University of Rochester’s River Campus. They will stretch for 15 minutes and begin their run at 6:05. They will run in formations to Highland Park. The run is approximately a three-mile round trip. Runners will spent 15-20 minutes touring the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and will meet with prominent local veterans for a short ceremony before returning to campus. The Rochester Police Department will provide a police car to lead the procession to and from the memorial.
MEDIA CONTACT: Norberto Nobrega, captain, U.S. Navy and commanding officer, NROTC Unit Rochester. Cell phone: (954) 837-3009. Email: NNobrega@UR.Rochester.edu
TO PARK ON THE RIVER CAMPUS: Contact Jim Mandelaro by Tuesday, Nov. 10