Vernon College will honor area veterans this Friday, November 13 at the Wichita Falls campus. Beginning at 9:00 AM, the Walk for Warriors gets underway. It’s a fundraising event supporting the Veterans Community Assistance Program, a new organization formed to help veterans struggling with a variety of issues.

Honor and remembrance flags are being sold through Friday and will be placed in front of the Vernon College Campus prior to the event. Each color represents graduating military and veterans being honored. The Warriors name will be placed on the flag:

Red- Active Duty Military, White- Fallen Veterans, Blue- Veterans

Flags are $1 and will be sold at the Vernon College Campus in Wichita Falls at Financial Aid Department. Contact Clara Gregory for more information. Her email is cgregory@vernoncollege.edu or call (940) 552-6291

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