UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women in the U.S. Armed Forces when the Nittany Lions take the field against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Oct. 27 for the seventh annual Military Appreciation Game. As the largest military appreciation event of its kind in the Big Ten, the game will feature special presentations to active and veteran service members, halftime performances by the Penn State Blue Band, color guard and more.
The theme for this year’s game marks 100 years of women officially serving in the military beginning in 1918 during World War I.
The game will kick off Penn State’s annual Military Appreciation Week leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11. The planned festivities — including a community tailgate for military service members, speaker events and more — provide an opportunity for the Penn State community to join together to honor service members, veterans, military families, and the Families of the Fallen to recognize their service and sacrifice.
Last year, the all-volunteer tailgate party in the Bryce Jordan Center was organized for up to 10,000 active-duty service members, veterans and their families to attend before the game. More than 7,500 football tickets were donated by Penn State supporters through the Seats for Servicemembers program.