Politics

UVA Cancelled 21 Gun Salute on Veterans Day Because …Gun Violence

UVA cancelled the traditional 21 Gun Salute to veterans on Veterans Day this year because of “gun violence.” In a marvelous testimony to complete ignorance, the ROTC unit at the University of Virginia was told that the 21 Gun salute would be ‘disruptive,’ and ’cause panic.’

UVA cancelled
Photo via Right Wing Folks

The backlash was immediate from alumni and veterans, so much so, that UVA said they’d “revisit” the issue for next year’s celebration. But this year, UVA cancelled it,

The ROTC unit at UVA has been honoring veterans with the salute on the holiday for a decade with no issues whatsoever. Now all of a sudden, they were forced to stop.

“I am very disillusioned, very upset, and very surprised that they would make such a decision… Freedom isn’t free. There’s a cost and that cost is born by the veterans and the families of those veterans.” Jay Levine, UVA graduate and US Military Veteran

WHSV reported:

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

The Provost’s office, in conjunction with the colonel of UVA’s ROTC program, made the decision. The ceremony marks the conclusion of a 24-hour vigil by ROTC cadets and has included the 21-gun salute for more than a decade.

“One is that it would be disruptive to classes and two, unfortunately with gun violence in the U.S., there was some concern that we would cause a panic if someone heard gunshots on grounds,” said UVA President Jim Ryan.

UVA President Jim Ryan put out a long post on Facebook which reads in part:

That said, while Col. Hough and many members of our ROTC community supported the change this year, community responses have helped us to understand that many see the 21-gun salute as an important element of the Veterans Day ceremony at the University of Virginia. Given that the plans are already in place for this year, we will follow the event organizers’ recommendation to proceed without the 21-gun salute in our Veterans Day Ceremony. Following this year’s ceremony, however, we will work with our ROTC officers and cadets to take a closer look at options for our Veterans Day events, including those that would enable us to re-introduce the 21-gun salute to the program.

If Mr. Ryan thinks a military 21 gun salute is part of gun violence, he is sadly mistaken, and needs to get a grip on reality.

H/T Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children

Related:

If you haven’t checked out and liked our Facebook page, please go here and do so.  You can also follow us on Twitter at @co_firing_line.  Please be sure to check out our MeWe page here and check us out at ProAmerica Only here.

If you appreciate independent conservative reports like this, please go here and support us on Patreon and get your conservative pro-Trump gear here.

And while you’re at it, be sure to check out our friends at Whatfinger News, the Internet’s conservative front-page founded by ex-military!

Faye Higbee

Faye Higbee is the columnist manager for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. She has been writing at Conservative Firing Line since 2013 as well. She is also a published author.

Related Articles

Our Privacy Policy has been updated to support the latest regulations.Click to learn more.×