Salute to Veterans!
Wednesday, November 11th 2020
Virtual Event Premiering on Facebook & Youtube with keynote speakers
Chuck Hagel and Walter "Ted" Carter Jr.
Salute to Veterans!
Wednesday, November 11th 2020
Virtual Event Premiering on Facebook & Youtube with keynote speakers
Chuck Hagel and Walter "Ted" Carter Jr.
Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was the 24th Secretary of Defense, serving from February 2013 to February 2015. He is the only Vietnam veteran and the first enlisted combat veteran to serve as Secretary of Defense.
Hagel served two terms in the United States Senate (1997-2009) representing the state of Nebraska. Hagel was a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; and Intelligence Committees. He Chaired the Foreign Relations International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee; and the Banking Committee’s International Trade and Finance, and Securities Subcommittees. Hagel also served as the Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Senate Climate Change Observer Group. He is the author of the book, America: Our Next Chapter and was the subject of a 2018 book by General Daniel Bolger entitled, Our Year of War, and a 2006 book by Charlyne Berens entitled, Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, have a daughter (Allyn) and son (Ziller). |
Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., President of the University of Nebraska System Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr., began his tenure as the eighth president of the University of Nebraska system on Jan. 1, 2020.
The Board of Regents appointed Carter following a national search that engaged hundreds of Nebraskans within the University and across the state. Carter earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and oceanography from the U.S. Naval Academy. He holds educational credentials from the 18-month-long Navy Nuclear Power School, the U.S. Air Force War College, the Naval War College, and the Armed Forces Staff College. He is a naval flight officer with more than 6,300 flying hours, and has completed 2,016 carrier-arrested landings, an American record. Carter is a Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star recipient. He graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) in Miramar, CA, and was commander for the Carrier Strike Group Twelve, in which he commanded 20 ships, two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and two carrier air wings that were deployed to Afghanistan in the Arabian Gulf. |
Sponsorship opportunities are available, please click on the link below and return forms to info@lavistacommunityfoundation.com to secure sponsorship.
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A Salute to Veterans! We Thank our Sponsors:
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