My name is Joseph Lehning, I enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17 years old in 2008 from Santa Rosa, California. I have served on both ends on the United States and abroad for eight consecutive years before departing the military. I am currently an Arizona State University student majoring in information technology with the […]
I was never a good student. I spent my time worrying about sports and smoking my next cigarette. I didn’t prepare for my SATs and did very poorly on them. I wasn’t accepted into college. After I graduated high school in 1998, I worked at McDonald’s while aspiring to bigger and better things. I moved
Every time anyone announces new crime statistics, pundits everywhere seem to know, without any investigation whatsoever, what the stats mean, why they are what they are, and the clear solution to the perceived problem. Well, September is the month when the FBI releases its tally of the crime data for the previous year, and last
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February 8th, 2008 I decided to raise my right hand and swear an oath to protect and defend not only my family and our freedoms but those of all inhabitants in this great country; people I had never and will likely never have the opportunity to meet. I was young, inexperienced and quite frankly, not
Just what does it mean to be charged with aggravated assault in Arizona? Simple assault doesn’t sound so bad, but when it’s aggravated . . . well, it seems a lot worse. And it is. Simple assault in Arizona is a misdemeanor. It consists of causing physical injury to someone, either intentionally, knowingly or recklessly;
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I am an 100% service connected Navy Veteran who is in my second year of a three year part-time Masters in Social Work Program. Despite my monthly VA compensation, my wife is not able to work because of having to take care of our five- year- old daughter and to care for me. My daughter
My name is David Minnick, I am 100% disabled veteran with PTSD. It has taken me over 8 years to complete my bachelor’s degree due to my PTSD. I have 6 classes remaining but have exhausted my GI Benefits and am now in a hardship to try to finish my degree. I attend University of
I joined the US Air Force in 2000 with the hopes of working in the medical field. I entered at a time when many military applications were entering the digital age, so the Air Force trained me at a Communications-Computer Systems Operator instead. After five years in the IT field, I chose to retrain as
I have had a very rich and fulfilling life and I feel my experiences have greatly contributed to who I am today. I hope by participating in the master’s program I will have the opportunity to further build upon these experiences to better prepare for the next phase of my life. Although I have had
My name is Phillip Sampson and I am a medically retired Army Bomb Technician. I have served on active duty for slightly over 10 years and was retired due to injuries sustained overseas. I am currently attending an undergraduate program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. I have 7 classes remaining to accomplish a degree
