Roane State Community College

October 15, 2025

Roane State’s Veterans Services Office will host a week-long observance around Veterans Day this year called “Salute to Service.” Beginning November 10, 2025, the office will recognize student veterans across the college and host a variety of events geared toward student veterans and active duty service members.

The schedule of events is as follows:

Date & Time	Event	Location
November 10, 11am - 1pm ET	Salute to Service Kickoff: Info Tables & Giveaways	Roane County Campus, Vann Student Center
November 11, 9 - 11am ET	Veterans Day Breakfast (*RSVP Needed)	Roane County Campus, Raider Room
November 12, 11am - 1pm ET	Veterans Lunch (*RSVP Needed)	Oak Ridge Campus, Room 121
November 13, Time TBD	Movie Night for Veteran Students	Roane County Campus (Room TBD)
November 14	Green Zone Training (Faculty & Staff)	Virtual via Zoom

*To RSVP to the breakfast or lunch event for veteran or veteran-affliliated students, please email Director of Veterans Services Lynzee Patrick at patrickl@roanestate.edu.

Sponsored American flags will also be displayed on select campuses during the week, with the main display planned for the front lawn of the Roane County Campus in Harriman. The flags are part of the college’s ongoing Veteran WAVE project. Each of the flags represents a veteran and is displayed for three years before being retired with honors or returned to the sponsor. This year's flag retirement ceremony is planned for the evening of November 10.

The flag displays are scheduled for the week around Veterans Day as well as Memorial Day through the 4th of July. This year, the deadline to sponsor a new flag for inclusion in the Veterans Day display is October 17. New sponsorships received after this date will begin with the next scheduled display in May 2026 for Memorial Day.

Sponsorship of a 3-foot by 5-foot flag is $80 and includes a 10-foot-tall display pole and a dog tag style marker to identify the veteran and sponsor. A special sponsorship option recognizing a Roane State student veteran is available for $50. Corporate sponsorships are also available.

Roane State President Dr. Chris Whaley called the project “a way for the college to show support for veterans who are members of our campus community as well as other local heroes who have served in the military.”

“We are proud to help honor veterans for their service,” said Dr. Diane Ward, Roane State’s vice president of student learning and one of the project’s organizers. “We hope our community will continue to support the Veteran WAVE effort, either through flag sponsorships, volunteered time, or by helping us spread the word.”

For more information about the Salute to Service events, contact the Veterans Services Office by emailing Director of Veterans Services Lynzee Patrick at patrickl@roanestate.edu or calling (865) 354-3000 ext. 4149. Veteran Wave project details and instructions for completing a sponsorship are also available online at roanestate.edu/veteranwave.