Veterans Make Us Better: Chancellor Haynie Shares Veterans Day Message

Veterans & Military-Connected Individuals (Photo by Marilyn Hesler) Veterans & Military-Connected Individuals Veterans Make Us Better: Chancellor Haynie Shares Veterans Day Message Chancellor J. Michael Haynie, an Air Force veteran, urged University community members to learn a veteran’s story and pledged Syracuse will remain the best place for veterans. Kathleen Haley Nov. 13, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: Share × Video Player On Veterans Day, his first as chancellor, J. Michael Haynie wanted to make sure he shared his most important message first during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony. “To every veteran in this room, and to the families who served beside you, thank you,” he said. “For nearly two decades, I’ve had the privilege of working with and working for veterans at this university and across the country,” Chancellor Haynie said. “I am a veteran myself. So, when I stand here, I am speaking about a community that I am a part of and that is part of who I am.” Speaking in the K.G.

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