Belmont Abbey College

U.S. Servicemen Remembered by Students at Belmont Abbey College
Special Veterans’ Day Service to Recognize Efforts, Current Conflict in Iraq

BELMONT, NC --- Students at Belmont Abbey College will commemorate those who have served in the Armed Forces during a brief memorial service on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 4:30 PM at the Abbey Cemetery at Belmont Abbey College. The Veterans’ Day service will be in honor of those who have served their country through the years, including the current conflict in Iraq.

In preparation of the memorial service, students will begin placing 2,000 crosses near the cemetery with the names of each of the servicemen on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 5:00 PM.

Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 28 states and 11 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.

Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.

The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.

Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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