​ The​ University of Arizona Veteran​ ​Services Office​ ​is​ ​organizing​ ​various​ ​events​ ​leading​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​​UA’s​ ​Warrior​ ​Week​ ​occurring​ ​in​ ​honor​ ​of​ ​Veteran’s​ ​Day​ ​on​ ​Nov. 10.

“We’re​ ​ramping​ ​up​ ​our​ ​events​ ​that​ ​we’re​ ​hosting​ ​for Veteran’s​ ​day,​ ​so​ ​we’re​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​do​ ​the​ ​biggest​ ​one​ ​in,​ ​I​ ​think,​ ​in​ ​UA​ ​history,” said Stephen​ ​Westby, from Student Veterans of America​ ​at​ ​the​ ​U​​A. ​“We’re​ ​doing​ ​what we​ ​can​ ​do​ ​to​ ​get​ ​our​ ​veterans​ ​up​ ​and​ ​out​ ​there.”

Westby, himself a five-year veteran of the U.S. Army,​ ​said​ ​that​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​Warrior​ ​Week​ ​is​ ​to​ ​give​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​veterans. ​Especially​ ​the student​ ​veterans​ ​at the ​U​​A.

Events began on ​Nov.​ ​6 ​with​ ​the​ ​Veterans​ ​of​ ​All​ ​Eras​ ​meet​ ​and​ ​greet. The event was ​specifically​ ​for the​ ​veterans​ ​who​ ​served​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​9/11.​ ​The​ ​lunch was​ ​organized​ ​by​ Vietnam War veterans​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​let​ ​all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​other​ ​veterans​ ​know​ ​what​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​services​ ​are​ ​offered​ ​to​ ​them around​ ​campus.

On​ ​Nov. ​7,​ ​the​ ​Vet’s​ ​Military​ ​Connected​ ​Student​ ​Barbeque​ ​took​ ​place​ ​on​ ​the​ ​UA​ ​mall.​ ​All​ ​students ​were​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​enjoy​ ​grilled​ ​food ​and​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​outdoor activities​ ​and​ ​games. 

On ​Nov. ​8,​ ​the​ ​Helping​ ​our​ ​Homeless​ ​Veterans​ ​clothing​ ​drive ​was​ ​launched ​at​ ​the​ ​U​A​ ​farmer​ ​market.​ 

“We’re​ ​gonna​ ​throw​ ​a​ ​table​ ​out​ ​there​ ​and​ ​collect​ ​as​ ​much​ ​clothes​ ​as​ ​we​ ​can​ ​to​ ​give​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the homeless​ ​veterans​ ​of​ ​Tucson,​ ​of​ ​which​ ​there​ ​are​ ​over​ ​250,” Westby​ ​said.

​The ​drive​ ​included​ ​canned​ ​goods, hygiene​ ​products ​and​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​clothing. 

Also on Nov. 8​ ​was​ ​a​ ​Veteran’s Alliance​ ​lunch, “​the​ ​whole​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​which​ ​is​ ​to​ ​instill​ ​a​ ​sense​ ​of​ ​knowledge​ ​with​ ​our​ ​faculty,​ ​with​ ​our advisers,​ ​with​ ​our​ ​teachers and​ ​our​ ​other​ ​UA​ ​staff​ ​to​ ​say​ ​that​ ​Veterans​ ​don’t​ ​necessarily​ ​need to​ ​be​ ​treated​ ​differently,​ ​but​ ​we’d​ ​love​ ​if​  ​folks​ ​understood​ ​the​ ​experience​ ​that​ ​we​ ​had​ ​going through​ ​this​ ​college​ ​life,​ ​cause​ ​it’s​ ​a​ ​little​ ​different.”​ ​Westby​ ​said.

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​Nov. ​9 ​is​ ​the​ ​most​ ​eventful​ ​day​ ​of​ ​Warrior​ ​Week.​ ​Starting at​ ​5:45​ ​a.m.,​ ​a​ ​flag​-​raising​ ​ceremony recognizing veterans​ ​will​ ​be​ ​held​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Native​ ​American​ ​Student​ ​Association as​ ​part​ ​of​  ​Native​ ​American​ ​Heritage​ ​Month​. 

At​ ​7:00​ ​a.m.​ ​at​ ​the​ ​UA​ ​mall,​ ​Campus​ ​Rec​ ​is​ ​hosting​ ​a​ ​military​ ​appreciation​ ​walk/run around​ ​the​ ​mall. 

Shortly​ ​after,​ ​at​ ​7:15​ ​a.m.,​ ​there​ ​is​ ​another​ ​flag​-raising​ ​ceremony​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Banner​ ​University Medical​ ​Center.

From​ ​11:15​ a.m. to 1:30​ p.m.,​ ​there​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the​ ​fourth​ ​annual​ ​“Celebrating​ ​Our​ ​Veterans Luncheon”​ ​down​ ​at​ ​UA​ ​South.

All day​ ​on​ ​the​ ​mall,​ ​the U​A​ ​Air​ ​Force​ ​ROTC​ ​is​ ​hosting​ ​a​ ​Boots​ ​For​ ​Vets​ ​event, allowing​ ​people​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​donate​ ​their​ ​old​ ​military​ ​shoes.​ ​This​ ​event​ ​is​ ​held​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Red Cross​ ​Foundation. 

Saturday,​ ​Nov. ​11, Arizona Athletics is featuring Military Appreciation Night during the Wildcats’ last home football game of the season. The game will feature several military-themed events, and before the game there’s an opportunity to buy tickets for games to be donated to veterans.

To participate, enter the promo code FBTROOPS2017 at ArizonaWildcats.com/promo. The deadline is Nov. 10 at 5 p.m.

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