May 27, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, beginning at 10am, in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Larry Milledge, owner of Gladiator Services and U.S. Army Veteran.
Larry Milledge serves as CEO of Gladiator Instructional Services, where he utilizes his vast experience in management and training to extract and maximize the untapped human potential. With over 25 years of law enforcement experience with emphasis in Tactical Operations and Special Operations Training, he is also a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served for six and a half years as a Military Policeman with assignments as an Advanced SWAT Team Leader, Drug Investigator, and Dignitary Protection Specialist with several out-of-country assignments.
With a long history of service in active law enforcement, Milledge achieved the Georgia Correctional Officer, Georgia Peace Officer and the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council Instructional Certificates, as well as 14 other Specialized Instructor Certifications. He received a Distinguished Honor Graduate Award, Top-Gun Award (highest firearms score), and was voted Class President.
A graduate of Military Police School, Essex Institute of Tactical Training, U.S. Army Air Assault School, Georgia Corrections Academy, Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Altamaha Institute of Tactical Training, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Social Science Department of Law Enforcement, Milledge has impacted lives nationally and internationally through his work as a Manager, Consultant, Mentor, and Life Coach. He promotes his desire for stronger communities through servicing agencies by conducting keynote speeches, workshops and seminars that improve morale, teamwork, and productivity.
The ceremony will begin with a welcome from Albany Tech’s President, Dr. Anthony O. Parker, followed by the presentation of colors by the Albany State University Army ROTC Color Guard, the National Anthem, performed by Frederia Sampson, Humanities Instructor at Albany Tech, and the Pledge of Allegiance, conducted by Dr. Steve Eidson, Dean in the Center for Business Solutions at Albany Tech.
After the invocation provided by Ken Bevel, Senior Associate Pastor of Connections and Events at Sherwood Baptist Church, there will be a special video presentation of the Story Behind the National Anthem before the keynote speaker. At the end of the program, there will be a Flag Folding ceremony given by Major Lawrence DesJardines, Detachment #1260, Marine Corps League.
Albany Tech began the tradition in 2013 of holding both a Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day Ceremony on the campus on the Tuesday or Thursday following the Monday holiday to commemorate our veterans and allow our students, faculty, staff, and the community to recognize and honor those who fought for our country.
