Augusta, Ga. – Augusta State University will honor men and women who have served in the armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the D. Douglas Barnard, Jr., Amphitheatre.  Following the program, ASU’ s ROTC cadets will place American flags on the graves of fallen soldiers buried in the Arsenal Cemetery.

In this year’s ceremony, ASU’s Department of Military Science will feature two speakers, Brig. Gen. Robert H. Woods and Lt. Shawn Hammond.

In 1979, Brig. Gen. Woods was commissioned into the Army through the ROTC program at Augusta State as an Air Defense Artillery Officer. Before his retirement, he served in many capacities including Commanding General of the 32nd Air Missile Defense Command and director of Human Resources Policy Directorate in the U.S. Army’s Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C.

Lt. Hammond has served our country through combat and as a lawyer.  In 1992, he was commissioned into the Army as an Infantry Officer through the ROTC program at ASU. Recently, he returned from active duty in Afghanistan and Iraq where he was awarded nine medals including the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and Bronze Star.  Since 1996, he has been practicing law with a focus on military, criminal, and family law.

For more information on this free event, call ASU’s Department of Military Science at 706-737-1644.
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