By Billy LaCroix
Capt., Public Affairs Officer
Assistant Director Public Affairs
1st Infantry Division
FORT RILEY, Kan. - Kansas State University’s annual Fort Riley Day kicked off Saturday, September 17 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. This tradition is a celebration of the long-standing partnership between the university and the military community.
1st Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General-Support, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Niave F. Knell, and 1st Inf. Div. Command Sergeant Major-Riley, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Serrano, engaged with community members in front of interactive and static displays. These displays allowed the Fort Riley community to bring their equipment for the KSU community to see.
“We have a great partnership with [KSU],” said Knell. “We really appreciate the opportunity to come and enjoy the game and that they invited us here, especially where we get to have displays, and get to just show people that are coming to watch a football game that this is a little piece of the Army in case they don't get to see that...We just bring a piece of Fort Riley to K-State which is really nice.”
This annual event celebrated K-State’s connection to Fort Riley military base honoring Soldiers serving at home and overseas.