Veterans Day Ceremony

In remembrance of Veterans day, the President’s Office of Georgetown University hosts a ceremony. Featuring a number of guest speakers the ceremony recognizes the sacrifices of our military community. The MAVRC encourages the entire Georgetown community to attend. Directly following the ceremony, Georgetown hosts a social gathering where participants can come together in the hopes of strengthening Georgetown’s veteran and military-connected community.

See below for pictures from previous ceremonies!

2024 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker General Mark A. Milley (U.S. Army, Ret.)

2023 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Lieutenant General Anthony G. Crutchfield (U.S. Army, Ret.)

2022 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speakers Maj. Tahina Montoya, (U.S. Air Force Reserves) and Sec. Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force

2021 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Major General Tammy Smith (U.S. Army, Ret.)

2020 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Commander Hannah (Castillo) Starnes (U.S. Navy, NHS’05)

2019 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Colonel Miguel Howe (U.S. Army, Ret., SSP ’04)

2018 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker General George Casey, former Army Chief of Staff (Ret., SFS ’70)

2017 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense

2016 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Daniel Feehan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness (U.S. Army, Ret., SFS’05)

2015 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Lieutenant General David Barno (U.S. Army, Ret., SFS’87)

2014 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Army Capabilities and Integration Center director and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Deputy Commanding General (U.S. Army, Ret.)

2013 Ceremony

Featuring keynote speaker Major General Robert Scales (U.S. Army, Ret.) at the main campus ceremony and speakers Louis Freeh, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Major General Steven Joseph Lepper (U.S. Air Force, Ret., L’91), deputy judge advocate general in the United States Air Force; and Lieutenant Brandon Stone (U.S. Navy, Ret., L’15), former United States Navy SEAL at the law center ceremony