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Penn State’s Military and Veterans Employee Resource Group unveiled
November 30, 2023
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World Campus celebrates military online learning
November 28, 2023
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Two Penn State Lehigh Valley students receive full ROTC scholarships
November 27, 2023
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Harrisburg alumni veterans share their drive to serve
November 08, 2023
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Penn College honored on Military Times’ 2023 ‘Best for Vets’ list
November 07, 2023
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Penn State military families share their stories
November 03, 2023
Penn State Military Appreciation Week events kick off Oct. 28
October 09, 2023
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Penn State Prisoner of War/Missing in Action vigil to be held on Sept. 15
September 13, 2023
![Campus alumnus EJ Long, at left, receives a Nittany Lion Shrine statue from campus Chancellor Marwan Wafa during a tour of the newly created Veterans Lounge he donated to.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/long-wafa-news-4x3.jpg?h=19ad3fdd&itok=-E52cHXg)
Penn State Scranton alumnus gives back to student veterans
January 26, 2023
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Penn State shares more stories of faculty and staff veterans
November 17, 2022
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Penn State, trustees celebrate veterans and military community
November 13, 2022
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President Bendapudi shares Veterans Day message, thanks military members
November 10, 2022
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Penn State employees and staff share ‘Profiles of Service’
November 09, 2022
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Penn State Health named to 2022 "Best for Vets: Employers" list
November 09, 2022
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Penn State World Campus named 'Guard-Friendly School'
November 08, 2022
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Penn State Harrisburg to honor veterans Nov. 11
November 07, 2022
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Penn State employees reflect on their military experiences
November 02, 2022
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Penn State service members and veterans invited to breakfast, lunch
October 26, 2022
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Concert to kick off 2022 Military Appreciation Week
October 19, 2022
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Penn State Military Appreciation Week events kick off Nov. 4
October 05, 2022
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Volunteers needed for Military Appreciation Tailgate on Nov. 12
September 26, 2022
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World Campus student helps bring remains of missing veteran back to US
September 15, 2022
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Penn State Wilkes-Barre military award created to honor fallen soldier
September 08, 2022
![Regan family photo](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/03/Regan%20family.jpg?h=a1bd2ff2&itok=dlEx05xF)
Military program fund created at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
March 03, 2022
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Penn State’s Military and Veterans Employee Resource Group unveiled
November 30, 2023
![Red, white and blue honor cords are draped over camouflaged military gear next to a blue graduation cap and gown.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/11/006militarycords-3-2000px.jpg?h=74c6825a&itok=Qak72lrw)
World Campus celebrates military online learning
November 28, 2023
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Two Penn State Lehigh Valley students receive full ROTC scholarships
November 27, 2023
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![Gibran Jones in his Army uniform](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/11/gibrannews.jpg?h=2ea6fbd1&itok=EYkxavsf)
Harrisburg alumni veterans share their drive to serve
November 08, 2023
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Penn College honored on Military Times’ 2023 ‘Best for Vets’ list
November 07, 2023
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Penn State military families share their stories
November 03, 2023
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![Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Fischer posing with his wife and daughter in front of his Military Appreciation Week banner in downtown State College.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/11/22%2011%205-Military%20app%20banners-Fischer2.jpeg?h=9fdba10a&itok=wypoe8nW)
Penn State Military Appreciation Week events kick off Oct. 28
October 09, 2023
![A woman wearing a military uniform speaks at a podium.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/09/20230829_day-1_ho_1696-2000px.jpg?h=74c6825a&itok=0GFhEw6C)
![Honor guard at POW/MIA vigil](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/22%209%2016-POW%20MIA%20vigil-banner%201.jpg?h=5f647875&itok=2UbhyF2s)
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Penn State Prisoner of War/Missing in Action vigil to be held on Sept. 15
September 13, 2023
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![Campus alumnus EJ Long, at left, receives a Nittany Lion Shrine statue from campus Chancellor Marwan Wafa during a tour of the newly created Veterans Lounge he donated to.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/long-wafa-news-4x3.jpg?h=19ad3fdd&itok=-E52cHXg)
Penn State Scranton alumnus gives back to student veterans
January 26, 2023
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Penn State shares more stories of faculty and staff veterans
November 17, 2022
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Penn State, trustees celebrate veterans and military community
November 13, 2022
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![Flags surround Veterans Plaza at Penn State](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/9726780042.jpg?itok=eFPyRt9G)
President Bendapudi shares Veterans Day message, thanks military members
November 10, 2022
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Penn State employees and staff share ‘Profiles of Service’
November 09, 2022
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Penn State Health named to 2022 "Best for Vets: Employers" list
November 09, 2022
![The Pennsylvania Air National Guard Band of the Northeast playing their musical instruments at Annville, Pa.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/11/7432152.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=lBcptHky)
Penn State World Campus named 'Guard-Friendly School'
November 08, 2022
![Photo of U.S. flags planted in the grass, with the Nittany Lion statue in the background](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/11/51672674678_564c71cc87_o.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=mk22-Pn1)
Penn State Harrisburg to honor veterans Nov. 11
November 07, 2022
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Penn State employees reflect on their military experiences
November 02, 2022
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Penn State service members and veterans invited to breakfast, lunch
October 26, 2022
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Concert to kick off 2022 Military Appreciation Week
October 19, 2022
![Nittany Lion salutes at Military Appreciation Game](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/11%2015%2014-LION%20Mil_Appreciation_save.jpg?h=247cd298&itok=5gLflJAO)
Penn State Military Appreciation Week events kick off Nov. 4
October 05, 2022
![Camouflaged military vest and helmet with red, white and blue honor cords draped over next to blue undergraduate graduation cap and gown.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/sized-006MilitaryCords.jpg?h=5739b0f2&itok=a0ESlVlS)
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Volunteers needed for Military Appreciation Tailgate on Nov. 12
September 26, 2022
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World Campus student helps bring remains of missing veteran back to US
September 15, 2022
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Penn State Wilkes-Barre military award created to honor fallen soldier
September 08, 2022
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Military program fund created at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
March 03, 2022
![Kevin Hunt in military service dress uniform in front of american flag](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/02/KHuntheadshot.jpg?h=af1faea9&itok=vhuwpmrd)
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