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Texas Athletics holding special tribute to Longhorn Medal of Honor recipients

AUSTIN, Texas – As part of its Veterans Recognition/Salute to the Military game week, The University of Texas will recognize three United States Army soldiers who were awarded the Medal of Honor with a special ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. CT. The event will be held at the Frank Denius Veterans Memorial Plaza and also feature the annual laying of the wreath ceremony to honor all veterans. UT President Greg Fenves and Vice President & Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte will perform the honors

Saturday is Texas' annual Veterans Recognition Game. On game day, there will be a full slate of events, including the Golden Knights Parachute Team dropping into the stadium, a Navy F-18 flyover, recognitions during the game and General John Murray (commander of the newly created Futures Command) serving as Texas' honorary captain.