Gold Star Aggies Content / Gold Star Aggies Content for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú en Names of Gold Star Aggies to Ring Out During Ceremony /news/names-gold-star-aggies-ring-out-during-ceremony <p>Thousands pass by their names each day, and this week all of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú will be reminded of their sacrifice.</p> <p>A highlight of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ annual Memorial Day Ceremony,&nbsp;to be held at 5 p.m. Thursday (May 23), will be when 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Army ROTC cadets read the names of the 136 students and alumni who have died in military service to the United States —&nbsp;our Gold Star Aggies.</p> May 20, 2019 - 12:50pm Cody Kitaura /news/names-gold-star-aggies-ring-out-during-ceremony Memorial Day: A Century of Aggie Losses /news/memorial-day-century-of-aggie-losses <p>51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú holds its annual Memorial Day Ceremony next week, paying tribute to our 136 Gold Star Aggies lost in military service dating back to World War I.</p> May 14, 2019 - 10:00am Dave Jones /news/memorial-day-century-of-aggie-losses Alum Killed in Marine Corps Plane Crash Remembered for Enthusiasm /news/alum-killed-marine-corps-plane-crash-remembered-enthusiasm <p>To committed skiers, it’s important to get first chair — to be the first one up the mountain. To Sean Elliott, it was even more important to clean the cabin first.</p> <p>Elliott ’09 would always be blasting music and energetically cleaning by 6 a.m. on trips with the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team.</p> July 14, 2017 - 2:36pm Cody Kitaura /news/alum-killed-marine-corps-plane-crash-remembered-enthusiasm ‘For Some, Memorial Day Is Every Day’ /news/for-some-memorial-day-every-day <p>Army veteran and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú law student Nick Chase gave the keynote address at this year’s 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Memorial Day Ceremony, held May 26 on the Memorial Union’s South Patio. Here is the transcript of his speech, or <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-570302262/nick-chase-speaks-at-uc-davis-memorial-day-ceremony-2016">listen to it</a> (embedded below). <a href="/news/heres-why-its-memorial-union">Read about the overall ceremony here.</a></p> <p><strong>•••</strong></p> <p><strong>Gold Star Families, Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests:</strong></p> May 27, 2016 - 10:26am Dave Jones /news/for-some-memorial-day-every-day