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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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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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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Dr. Jill Biden Visits Columbia Military Veterans
Dr. Jill Biden today met with student military veterans at Columbia University in New York to learn more about their programs that serve veterans and military families. Dr. Biden announced earlier this week that she would be visiting campus programs that support veterans and military families as part of Joining…
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