We gather today to pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in the armed forces of our great nation — in wartime or peacetime. The sacrifice and service that the members of our military have made has protected the freedom that is the foundation
of our nation; and we will continue to honor these men and women for all that they have sacrificed to make the freedom that we have
today possible.
The speaker is retired U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Geurtz, a 1975 Notre Dame alumnus and Air Force ROTC Detachment 225 graduate. He served 26 years on active duty with the United States Air Force. He retired in May 2001 after his most recent assignment as Pacific Air Forces Air Mobility Operations Control Center Commander at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Colonel Geurtz amassed over 6,000 flying hours in a variety of transport, tanker, and training aircraft.
If there is inclement weather, the ceremony will move indoors to Room 101, DeBartolo Hall.
Hosted by Notre Dame's Tri-Military ROTC and the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs.