BOISE Idaho
Boise State University officials, who earlier rejected a request from veterans to allow a 21-gun salute on Monday to mark Veterans Day, have now decided it can take place at Bronco Stadium.
School officials initially said they were concerned that gunshots on campus during classes could scare students and staff.
But late Thursday, officials gave the OK for the salute, though they still had concerns.
“We certainly promote Veterans Day activities, and yes we can send e-mails to all of our students and hand out fliers,” BSU spokesman Frank Zang told KTVB television in Boise. “Truthfully in this day and age not everyone reads their e-mail it is hard to communicate with everyone.”
The school already planned events that included a flag-raising ceremony, the national anthem, an armored Humvee on campus, and a speech by Brig. Gen. Alan Gayhart, deputy commanding general of the Idaho National Guard.
Zang cited the fatal shootings last April at Virginia Tech as one reason why Boise State at first wasn’t going to allow the 21-gun salute. Boise State has recently practiced response training for such an event with Boise police.
