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
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
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
I separated from the military in 2013. A few years before that I was diagnosed with PTSD. I’ve had pills shoved in my face but I didn’t quite understand how to deal with this diagnoses. I did not know how to deal with my emotions or cope with the stress. I truly cannot say which
At the age of seventeen, my parents decided to move to America, so that I may attend university in the United States. Moving from Ireland during my senior year of high school was quite a culture shift. During this time I rapidly developed an overwhelming desire to join the military. Electing to defer college for
