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UAF seeks veterans for portraits

October 16, 2019

University Relations

James C Gilchrest, Wendy Whitehead Martelle, Joseph Morris and Macherie Dunbar participated in a veterans portrait project in 2014. UAF photos by JR Ancheta.
James C Gilchrest, Wendy Whitehead Martelle, Joseph Morris and Macherie Dunbar participated in a veterans portrait project in 2014. UAF photos by JR Ancheta.


To celebrate the vital contributions of veterans to the UAF community, the Department of Military and Veteran Services is sponsoring a portrait project.

Veterans and active duty service members are invited to have their portraits taken at the following times:


  • Oct. 22, 1-2 p.m. — Eielson 303

  • Oct. 29, 1-2 p.m. — Eielson 303

  • Nov. 5, 1-2 p.m. — Eielson 303

  • Nov. 11 (Veterans Day), 10 a.m.-noon — Arctic Java, in Wood Center


No dress code — just come as you are.

An opening to unveil the portraits and the Honor Wall: Celebrating UAF's Veterans will be Thursday, Nov. 14, from 4-5 p.m. in the Wood Center's Arctic Java.

You can download a flyer (PDF) here. For more information, contact the Department of Military and Veteran Services at 474-7400,474-7444 or uaf-veterans@alaska.edu.