Veterans Day Ceremony

The community is invited to join John Tyler Community College as it honors past and present members of the armed services during its annual Veterans Day Ceremony. This year’s ceremony will include a keynote address by Alison Foster, John Tyler Community College alumna and Virginia Transition Assistance Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. In addition to her role with Veterans Services, Foster has served in the Army Reserve for 14 years, where she is a Sergeant First Class. In her role with the Army Reserve, she is currently assigned to a Military Intelligence Detachment at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in Springfield, Virginia. Before that, Foster spent 10 years assigned to the National Ground Intelligence Center and served two tours, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2007 and Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn in Iraq in 2010. In addition to the keynote speech, Tyler’s Veterans Day Ceremony also will include recognition of Tyler’s faculty, staff and student veterans and a memorial tree planting.