Longest Serving Sergeant Major of the Army to Highlight ED Veterans Day Program

This year’s program includes appearances from representatives of the National Security Council and the Veterans Administration.   The University of Maryland USAF Color Guard and the North Point High School ROTC will participate.
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Published at Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:56:41 +0000

Here in the Department of Education, fall is more than back to college.   In addition to all the back to school activities, we also host significant events each year tied to the history of our nation.   Veterans Day is just one of them and is observed at the Department each year near to November 11.

ED’s 2017 Veterans Day Program

The program will be held on Thursday, November 9 at 10:00am in the LBJ Auditorium.  The keynote speaker this year is Kenneth O. Preston, who hailed as the 13^th Sergeant Major of the Army and has been the longest-serving Sergeant Major of the Army.   According to the U.S. Army web page, “There’s only one Sergeant Major of the Army. This rank is the epitome of what it means to be a Sergeant and oversees all Non-Commissioned Officers. The Sergeant Major serves as the senior enlisted advisor and consultant to the Chief of Staff of the Army.”
Anthony Fowler is Interagency Liaison in the U.S. Department of Education.
2017 marks the centennial of the U.S. entrance into World War I and Veterans Day originated from this war. November 11 marks the date of the armistice that ended hostilities in 1918.
In that position, Sgt. Maj. Of the Army Preston served as the Army Chief of Staff’s personal advisor on all Soldier and Family related matters, especially regions affecting Soldier training and quality of life. He served in scout and tank commander.   SMA Preston holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from TUI University and has earned numerous awards and awards, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, and the Bronze Star Medal.
In actuality, President Woodrow Wilson signed the following proclamation to commemorate the first Armistice Day, held on November 11, 1919: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”

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