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Veterans Day

C. J. Zaworski

Recon aircraft was focus of Zaworski's military missions

November 11, 2019

Capt. Mark Lakamp

'Top Gun' inspired Lakamp to service in the U.S. Navy

November 11, 2019

Pershing Rifles at game

Pershing Rifles named nation's Best Overall Company

May 9, 2019

More than 350 attended the Nov. 11, 2018 dedication of new Memorial Stadium plaques celebrating the World War I service and sacrifice of Nebraskans and University of Nebraska students. The memorial plaques are located by Gate 20 in East Memorial Stadium.

Memorial Stadium plaques celebrate WWI service

November 11, 2018

Nebraska's Memorial Stadium was built in the 1920s as a memorial to those who served in World War I. The university will celebrate a new WWI memorial in the stadium's east concourse on Nov. 11.

Nebraska's POW/MIA chair to honor Chinn family

November 9, 2018

Molly Murphy smiles as her dad, Dan Murphy, pins on her jump wings after finishing Airborne training through an ROTC program. Murphy was one of the few Husker ROTC cadets in recent years to earn an invitation to attend the parachute training.

Nebraska nursing helps Murphy extend family's military legacy

November 9, 2018

Husker and Hawkeye student veterans meet at Freedom Rock in Iowa, the halfway point in the 2018 Things They Carry Ruck March, on Nov. 18. The march ends Nov. 23 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Nebraska, Iowa team up for military suicide awareness

November 9, 2018

Nebraska's Adam Plowcha pilots a drone that is being developed to drill holes and place sensors in soil. The vehicle has multiple applications, from agriculture to national defense.

Retired Navy pilot charts next career in Nebraska drone lab

November 9, 2018

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Joe Brownell, the new director of the university's Military and Veteran Success Center, talks with student veterans on Aug. 21.

Brownell works to support Huskers' military dependents, vets

November 9, 2018

veterans therapy program at Nebraska Innovation Studio Bryan Jones,

Veterans group turns to Innovation Studio for fellowship, therapy

November 9, 2018

Society & Culture

Veterans reflected on a wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Nebraska salutes Husker Nation veterans

November 9, 2018

Nebraska U's 1924 yearbook features an image with plaques flanking Memorial Stadium's Gate 20. Though there’s no official record that the plaques existed, the university is adding modern versions that honor the service of Nebraska students who served in the Great War.

Memorial Stadium WWI display to be dedicated Nov. 11

November 7, 2018