WKU to observe Veterans Day with wreath-laying ceremony

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony at Guthrie Bell Tower, the university says.

According to WKU, the ceremony will include remarks from WKU President Timothy C. Caboni.

The Kentucky Museum in Bowling Green will also host a Veterans event on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m., where David Serafini, a WKU Department of History faculty member, will present “Kentuckians at War.”

Serafini has taught several course at WKU covering World War I and World War II, including military history, war and society, first world war and more, WKU states.

Following the presentation, the university says items from the Kentucky Museum’s collection of World War I and World War II artifacts will be on display from 6 to 7 p.m. in classroom II.

The Kentucky Museum is located at 1472 Kentucky St.

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