BC Veterans Remembrance
Boston College will hold its 26th annual Veterans Mass and Remembrance Ceremony on November 11, beginning with a 9:30 a.m. Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel.
The remembrance ceremony, which includes a reading of the names of Boston College alumni veterans killed during the nation’s wars dating back to World War I, takes place just steps from the Boston College Veterans Memorial, where those names are inscribed.
Major General Jeannine Ryder ’91. Major General Jeannine Ryder ’91.
This year’s keynote speaker is Major General Jeannine Ryder, a 1991 Connell School of Nursing alumna who is the Medical Readiness Command-Bravo (MRC-B) and director of the Defense Health Network (DHN) Continental. MRC-B is an evolving organization that will be tasked with cultivating present and future medically ready forces for four major commands, two Direct Reporting Units and all United States Space Force installations, while sustaining more than 12,000 ready medical forces at 33 medical units capable of thriving in the toughest environments.
As director, Ryder oversees executive management, clinical operations, business operations, and strategy for 26 military hospitals and clinics operating on Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Materiel Command, U.S. Space Force, and Colorado Springs installations. She is responsible for a budget of $1.1 billion while providing health care to more than 480,000 beneficiaries.
A luncheon reception in Gasson Hall will immediately follow the ceremony.
This event is sponsored by the Boston College Alumni Association, Boston College Veterans Alumni Network, Army and Navy ROTC at Boston College, the Office of the Executive Vice President, and the Office of Campus Ministry.
For more information about the event, email bcvets@bc.edu. To learn more about Boston College services and programs, visit bc.edu/veterans.