Excellent interview with George Van Amson Fellow, Marcos Rocha, a new GS alumnus and veteran. http://news.columbia.edu/node/1110
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Columbia University Veterans Day Parade Float
For several years, Columbia’s School of General Studies has hosted a float for veteran students and they are proud to do it again this year. We invite all US veteran alumni, from any CU school, to participate in this special parade. Come join current student veterans, fellow alumni and other veterans…
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GS Vet Alumnus in Commercial
Army Veterans and Columbia GS Alumnus Marco Reininger in Foot Locker x Asics Commercial
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First Marine Commissioned at Columbia University in Four Decades
For the first time since 1970 and since the return of NROTC to campus in 2012, a U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt., Patrick Poorbaugh, will be commissioned as a Marine Corps officer May 21 at 4:30 p.m. in Low Memorial Library Rotunda at Columbia University in the City of New…
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The Meaning of Their Service–General James N. Mattis (ret.)
From the WSJ: A retired four-star Marine Corps general on the clarifying effect of combat experience, the poison of cynicism and how veterans can help revive American optimism. This article was adapted from remarks for the fourth annual salute to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans at the Marines’ Memorial Club in…
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Joe Bacani, Washington Memorial and Columbia University
Columbia’s special efforts to welcome Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans into the student body have gained national attention in recent years. In April 2010, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said of the University’s support for veterans, “I believe that investment on the part of America and Columbia…
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Veterans Day Parade
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, more than 50 Columbia students, alumni and their families will ride on the GS float in the New York City Veterans Day Parade. This is the sixth straight year that GS has been a major sponsor of the Parade, which travels up Fifth Avenue from…
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Columbia Student Veteran Featured on Veterans Memorial
CBS: Joe Bacani was shot through the pelvis by a sniper in Iraq in 2007. His story is on the monument’s wall next to Bob Dole’s. Martin said to Bacani, “It doesn’t matter if you’re famous. It’s what you’ve been through. So you probably earned it as much as Bob…
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After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple’s board
Columbia alumnus, Army veteran and the “coach of Silicon Valley” shares his thoughts with Fortune Magazine’s Adam Lashinsky: Bill Campbell recalls Steve Jobs’ invitation to join Apple’s board of directors as the kind of request that “takes your breath away.” It was 1997, shortly after Jobs had returned to Apple.…
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First NROTC Graduate at Columbia Since 1973!
The day after Abigale Wyatt received a bachelor’s degree with honors in mathematics from the School of General Studies, she was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy, the first Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) graduate at Columbia since 1973. She then headed from Morningside Heights to Pensacola, Fla.,…
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