High Point, NC - High Point University will honor hundreds of men and women who have served this country during the 13th Annual Veterans Day Celebration. The event will be held at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.

Featured speakers include HPU President Nido Qubein and former U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle J. White, the seventh living recipient of the Medal of Honor from Operation Enduring Freedom and a Pentagon Hall of Heroes inductee for his actions after he was wounded in combat in Afghanistan on Nov. 9, 2007. Dean Cain, star of “The New Adventures of Superman” and HPU’s Actor in Residence, also will be part of the program.

The event is free and open to all veterans and community members who wish to honor the men and women who have served our nation. To preregister, visit www.highpoint.edu/veteransday or call Campus Concierge at 336-841-4636.

HPU’s Annual Veterans Day Celebration is believed to be the largest Veterans Day celebration on a college campus. More than 1,500 people attended last year’s event.

This year’s program will include a complimentary breakfast, a patriotic salute and a recognition of students who are leading initiatives to support veterans. The North Carolina Brass Band and the HPU Chamber Singers will provide patriotic music. HPU students will honor veterans with a celebratory welcome and a special gift.

As is tradition at the annual event, HPU will donate approximately 100 American flags to local nonprofits, schools and government buildings.

In addition, the Qubein Arena and Conference Center features several patriotic displays that celebrate HPU’s God, family and country values for veterans to enjoy.

“At High Point University, it is our honor to recognize the brave men and women who have fought for our freedoms and liberties that we enjoy,” Qubein said. “Through this event, we hope to show the veterans our appreciation, respect and dedication to patriotism.”

HPU’s Annual Veterans Day Celebration is supported by the Sheriff Family Veterans Awareness Endowment, the MJ Hall and Jay Stobbs Leadership in Military and Veterans Awareness Endowment, D.H. Griffin Construction and River Landing at Sandy Ridge.

This year, a student essay contest will honor retired Brigadier Gen. Norman “Snapper” C. Gaddis, a U.S. Air Force officer who was commissioned in the Army-Air Corps in World War II and served in the newly formed Air Force during the Korean War and in the Vietnam War. Read more about an essay contest and award funded by the MJ Hall and Jay Stobbs Leadership in Military and Veterans Awareness Endowment here.

Complimentary parking and shuttle service will be provided from the new parking lot located at 1315 N. University Parkway on campus. Wheelchair accessible vans will also be provided. Shuttle service will begin at 7:30 a.m.