Why is the flag flying at half-staff today?


Thursday, October 14, 2021
All day
Allendale Campus, Detroit Center, Health Campus, Meijer Campus in Holland, Muskegon Regional Center, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students


GVSU, Michigan, and U.S. flags will fly at half-staff today, Thursday, October 14, 2021, to honor the life and service of Army Sgt. William E. Cavender. Army Sgt. Cavender's remains were found and identified nearly 70 years after his unit was attacked near the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. 

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Location Information

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Contact Information


Institutional Marketing

(616) 331-2525


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This event was added to the calendar by Marion Mathisen (mathisem@gvsu.edu) on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 8:49 a.m.