Phoenix community event honors generations of veterans
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–University of Phoenix is proud to be a Medal of Honor sponsor supporting the annual Phoenix Veterans’ Day Parade, managed and presented by the nonprofit Honoring America’s Veterans on November 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. MST. The annual parade honors the service and sacrifices of U.S. military veterans and their families; this year’s parade theme is “America, Our Guiding Light.”
“Today is about gratitude and community. At University of Phoenix, we are grateful of our veterans and proud to be here today honoring their service, their sacrifices, and supporting this community,” shared Sandra Perez, Vice President, Student Administrative Services, and head of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The University of Phoenix Medal of Honor parade entry features a large balloon and a team of veteran employees, family members and friends accompanying the float. The event this year features 90 parade entries with more than 10 marching units, 3,000 marchers, 10 floats and eight high school marching bands.
University of Phoenix has more than 300 veteran staff and faculty members and more than 350 members of the University’s Veterans Employee Resource Group. The University of Phoenix Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Veterans’ Employee Resource Group (ERG) collaborate to promote the event to staff, students and faculty and provide volunteer support as a Medal of Honor sponsor.
University of Phoenix collaborates with Give an Hour, a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the mental health of veterans and service members.
University of Phoenix serves the educational goals of veterans and military students, with trained staff to assist service members, veterans, and military spouses and dependents. In addition to providing career-relevant education for military students and flexibility that fits military student and working adult schedules, veteran and military students’ military experience and training can be assessed for possible college credit.
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Contacts
MEDIA CONTACT: Sharla Hooper
University of Phoenix
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