BU's Student Veteran's Association annually hosts and sponsors a Military Appreciation Day for local veterans, military personnel and their families, including those represented on campus.

Military Appreciation Day 2012

Wednesday, April 25
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Academic Quad

Celebration will include guest speakers, free-entry food eating contest with prizes such as gift cards to local businesses, a cookout, raffles, lawn games and team-building activities with BU Quest!

Guest speakers include Allan Schappert, a former B-52 bomber pilot in Vietnam, and Michael Tidwell, dean of the College of Business. A 40-foot recreational vehicle equipped with a sound system, video games and other interactive entertainment will be on site courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.