Michigan’s Alma College will be hosting a public Veteran’s Day event in honor of its alumni veterans. The event, to be held at a local opera house, will feature a speech from James Meeks, a Michigan native, U.S. Army veteran and entrepreneur.
According to the college, Meeks served two tours in Iraq as an armor officer and is the recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He currently works as president and chief executive officer of MOVE Systems International, a mobile food services and green energy solutions provider. He is also co-founder and chairman of the 2Seeds Network, a nonprofit organization that deploys college graduates to lead business development projects with subsistence farmers in East Africa.
The event will be livestreamed on youtube.com/almacollege.