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ROTC students switch out for 15 minute shifts at the Veteran Day silent vigil Nov. 11, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. “Basically, we have guards standing out and sitting in front of the US flag. As well as a wreath that we have, which represents all branches of the military as well as prisoners of war and those missing in action presented by our POW MIA flag,” fourth year cadet, Rebecca Singer from Airforce ROTC, said.

SIU Veterans Day Vigil Returns for its 40th Year Anniversary

By Dominique Martinez-Powell
November 17, 2021
Demonstrators raise their hands while chanting Hands up, dont shoot as they march across campus May 2 during a protest organized in part by the May 2 Strike Committee. During the protest, demonstrators yelled, We have a duty to fight for our freedom, we have a duty to win. The protest, which consisted of more than 100 participants, was in response to such issues as the Illinois budget impasse, student loan debt and racism at SIU. — May 2, 2016, Carbondale, Ill. (

Politics and protests make the university what it is today

By Kallie Cox, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
Air Force ROTC cadet Matthew Merdian, a senior aviation management, holds the American flag Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Plaza. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Gallery: Veterans Day celebrations across southern Illinois

By Photography Staff
November 11, 2017
Photo of the Day: Guarding the flag

Photo of the Day: Guarding the flag

By Jacob Wiegand
November 11, 2016
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