SWU salutes veterans, active military
Among those recognized during a Veterans Day chapel, from left: Petty Officer Third Class Alex Gebert (Navy Reserve), Cpl. Chris Peck (Marines), Col. Brad Fipps (Army Reserve), and Cpl. Joshua Williams (Marines). Speaking was Lt. Ronald O'Dell of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island (2nd from right).
The chapel speaker was U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Ronald O'Dell of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island (second from right). Pictured with O’Dell are a few of many in the SWU community who serve or have served in the military: Petty Officer Third Class Alex Gebert, a religion major from Central serving in the U.S. Navy Reserves; Cpl. Chris Peck, a criminal justice major from Pelzer who served in the U.S. Marines; Col. Brad Fipps, SWU religion professor retired from the U.S. Army Reserves; and Cpl. Joshua Williams, a psychology major from Greer who served in the U.S. Marines.