In honor of Veterans Day, memorial services will be held both on and off NIU’s campus to remember those soldiers who have fought for the American way of life.

The Veterans Club will be holding their service on campus in front of the American flag at the corner of Castle and College Drives.

A second service will be held on Lincoln Highway in front of DeKalb’s clock tower. The service will be a joint effort of The American Legion Post #66, The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2287 and The Vietnam Veterans.

The services will begin at 11 a.m. and will include a short memorium and a 21-gun-salute in honor of America’s veterans.

Two NIU students who served in Operation Desert Storm gave their opinion on what Veterans Day meant to them.

Marcus Slavenous, freshman physics major who had served in the war said, “It’s good to see the country paying respect for the people who fought for its freedom.”

He added that his experiences in the Gulf have given him a better understanding for the people who have fought in America’s other wars.

“It makes you think about how some of the veterans from other wars have been treated, but Desert Storm veterans have been treated very well.”

However, Kevin Mereness, a senior industrial engineering major, said although he is attending the memorial service on campus he feels that Veterans Day has lost its meaning.

“A year ago it might have meant something, but this year it doesn’t really,” he said. “Even when I was active duty, Veterans Day was just Veterans Day.”

In all, 38 NIU students were called to active duty during Operation Desert Storm.