Digital Commons Network^™

Oral History Project/ Robert Lecroy, Sandra M. Quintero

Cold War

Interview with a U.S. Navy submarine Veteran who served for thirty years where he worked closely with nuclear filled submarines as a missile technician and other duties. Interview consisted of his experience during his service.

Reveille (Issue 27), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• 240th Marine Corps Ball
• Veteran Friendly Campus
• PDC Offers Veterans Finals Packs
• Females Eligible for Combat
• A VSC Thanksgiving
• Your Winter Break Plans

Gardner-Webb University Trustee Emeritus, Longtime Supporter Passes Away, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

As a member of the U.S. military, he served his country in Korea. As a longtime trustee and generous donor at Gardner-Webb, he served the University family and community. Wade R. Shepherd, who passed away Nov. 8 at 87 years old, is being remembered for his lifetime of work to improve the lives of others and glorify God. Shepherd, a native of Hickory, N.C., earned a business administration degree from the Clevenger College of Business in Hickory, and he worked nearly 50 years in textiles as owner and operator of Wade Shepherd Hosiery, Shepknit Hosiery, Sheplan Hosiery and Contour Foam …

Reveille (Issue 26), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• News From Your Certifying Official
• Order Your Graduation Stoles!
• Vet Hunter
• Marine Corps Ball Nov. 20
• Free Tutoring!
• PDC VSC
• SVO Volunteer Events
• Welcome New Students!

The Warrior Journey: A Hope Enhancement Intervention For Veterans With Combat-Related Ptsd, Wesley H. Fleming

Doctor of Ministry

Veterans with combat-related PTSD often report a loss of hope due to their traumatic experiences. Chaplains and mental health practitioners seek to improve functioning among veterans suffering from mental health disorders, but need common language and methods to work together toward clinically meaningful gains. Among all the theories of hope reviewed, Hope Theory most closely supports criteria established to provide a framework from which interventions can be developed to increase hope among veterans with combat-related PTSD. Further, Hope Theory principles align with biblical theology, providing opportunity for collaborative efforts between Christian chaplains and clinicians to develop and use interventions based …

The Sixties Scoop Among Aboriginal Veterans: A Critical Narrative Study, Munira Abdulwasi

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This study explored the experience of Aboriginal Veterans adopted and/or fostered during the Sixties Scoop using critical narrative inquiry. The objectives were to: 1) understand the lived experience of Aboriginal veterans adopted and/or fostered during the Sixties Scoop, 2) explore any health needs expressed by Aboriginal veterans adopted and/or fostered during the Sixties Scoop, and 3) provide recommendations for the implementation of health services and programs to assist this group of Aboriginal veterans with their health needs. Eight individual interviews were conducted with participants in Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. All interviews were audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using …

Reveille (Issue 25), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Welcome New Employees
• First S.T.A.R.S. Seminar
• VSC Ranked Best of Best
• PDC VSC Open House
• Vet Hunter
• Campus Veterans Receive Honors
• SVO Recruiting Students
• Freshman and Transfer SOAR
• Conference Held in Late August
• How Have You Been Spending Your Summer?

Reveille (Issue 24), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Kenneth Jacobs Last Days
• Free Summer Movies!
• Year in Review
• VSC Open All Summer
• Vet Hunter
• What VSC Event Impacted You the Most?
• Transferring Military Leadership Skills

Reveille (Issue 23), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• VSC Memorial Day
• Student Veteran Presents Research
• CSUSB Veterans Writers Group
• CSUSB Alumni Becomes USMC Officer
• Student Veterans Organization
• VSC's Dedicated Tutor
• PDC Armed Forces Day
• VSC Wins Award
• PDC Memorial Day
• Your Goals for Spring Quarter

United States War Memorials: The Transformation Of Design And Significance Influenced By The Vietnam Veteran’S Memorial, Victoria Quinlan

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the change United States war memorials underwent after the Vietnam War ended in 1975 and when the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial was created in 1982. The first memorials analyzed are the Marine Corps Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Gettysburg National Military Park, which were all built prior to the Vietnam memorial. The stark differences of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial are then examined. The Korean War Veteran’s Memorial, the National WWII Memorial, and the 9/11 Memorial in New York City conclude the study of memorials built after the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial. These separate sets of memorials represent most …

Freedom Ski, Toby A. Goldsteinholm, Ashley Scharff, Justin Satnick, Markus Rutner

Mechanical Engineering

The current availability of water skis for people who are paraplegic or quadriplegic is very limited. The aim of our project is to design a system that improves upon the current models of specialized water skis. Our intent is to create a waterski system that is structurally stable and handles responsively, in order to ensure that anyone is capable of effectively using our system to waterski.

The main client of our project is Quality of Life Plus, an organization that aims to aid veterans of the armed forces who have physical disabilities to still enjoy a good quality of life. …

Women, War, And Planes: Women Airforce Service Pilots' Experience Working Alongside The Army Air Force During World War Ii, Stephanie Michelle Cavin

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Women, War, and Planes discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots’ (WASP) experience during World War II as a non-militarized program working alongside the Army Air Forces in the continental United States. The mostly white, twenty to thirty aged pilots recruited from a national pool of women flew many different types of planes from basic, lighter aircraft to heavy, four engine models. The Army Air Forces and WASP leaders promised pilots full militarized status. However, the WASPs never received military status or rank while in the program, and in turn, did not receive the same protections afforded to men of who …

Today - April 17, 2015, Loma Linda University Health

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- U.S. deputy surgeon general visits Loma Linda University Health to promote veteran inclusion during annual conference
-- PossAbilities members win divisions in 2015 LA Marathon
-- SIMS trip reignites students' passion for health care
-- Fourth-year medical students celebrate Match Day 2015
-- Dietetics students from Japan and LLU prepare Japanese cuisine
-- Loma Linda Guild contributes two large gifts at 22nd annual Foundation Gala
-- Mel Eisele named LLUH vice president for revenue cycle
-- Professor to be a principal speaker at annual World Voice Day in Mexico City
-- Sign up to be part …

Goals Vs. Deadlines: Notes On The Va Disability Claims Backlog, Daniel L. Nagin

University of Massachusetts Law Review

Drawing primarily on policy considerations, social science research, and the relevant statutory and doctrinal frameworks within veterans benefits law, this article argues that Congress should subject the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a clear and enforceable deadline for making initial eligibility determinations on claims for service-connected compensation. Despite widespread media coverage of delays in VA’s adjudication system and countless oversight hearings and congressional proposals for reform, this simple idea – to impose a hard deadline upon VA has either been overlooked entirely or drowned out by a preoccupation with other types of legislative responses to the VA claims …

Reveille (Issue 22), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Donate Your Caps and Gowns
• Spring Veterans Graduation
• Veterans Writers Group to Exhibit
• PDC VSC Career and Advising Day
• Spring Fling Resource Fair
• Caring for Women Veterans
• What Are Your Spring Break Plans?

The Patriot Talon (February 10, 2015), University Of Texas At Tyler

The Patriot Talon/The Patriot

The official newspaper for the University of Texas at Tyler before it was changed back to the UT Tyler Patriot. Articles in this issue include: Let's talk about Love & Sex, ROTC program proposed, Large veteran student population calls for Army training program; GSSA petitions for gender neutral bathrooms; The American people should change their distorted outlook on sex in society; Single on Valentine's Day not so bad after all #foreveralone; 'Fifty Shares of Grey' is 50 shades of fake; Love vs. Sex; Love Stories, campus couples share first meetings, struggles, advice; They want their marriage to be recognized; They …

Simon Poll, Spring 2015 (State Wide), Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Statewide Polls

The mission of the non-partisan Paul Simon Public Policy Institute polling is to provide citizens, policy-makers, and academic researchers with objective information about trends and issues facing society.

The 2014 Simon Poll interviewed 1,000 registered voters across Illinois.

The margin of error for the poll is plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level. The margin for error will be larger for demographic, geographic and response subgroups.

Areas covered:

General outlook, approval of elected officials, Illinois budget, hydraulic fracturing, community development, veterans issues, media consumption, attitudes towards social groups, abortion and gay marriage. Demographic information is …

Reveille (Issue 21), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Veterans' Writers Group
• CSUSB Food Pantry
• PDC Valentine's Day
• PDC Open House
• Chocolate Cake Day
• S.T.A.R.S. Seminar
• Caring for Women Veterans
• How Do You Prepare For Midterms?

Reveille (Issue 20), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Fall Veterans Graduation Ceremony
• STARS Seminar
• Monthly On-campus VA Service
• Veterans to Receive In-state Tuition
• Get Your Free Crafts
• PDC VSC Open House
• VSC's Beloved Volunteer
• Moral Injury Conference
• How Did You Spend the Holidays?

I Remember: Chicago Veterans Of War, Chris Green, Jim Fairhall

Big Shoulders Books

I Remember: Chicago Veterans of War weaves together the memories of fifty veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Throughout the book, each veteran speaks in a series of “I remember” statements labeled by a number, not a name. This anonymous structure foregrounds the similarities of all wars. The effect is of one veteran speaking of the shock and scale of every modern war. I Remember is available free in both digital and print format.

Blue Devil 2, Malik Hodari

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier in Vietnam continues to face interpersonal conflict as he fights to keep his team alive and complete his mission.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Blue Devil 1, Malik Hodari

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier in Vietnam keeps his team alive and moving while grappling with interpersonal conflict.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

The Field Trip, Randy Harritan

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier grapples with horrifying events in Vietnam, then comes home to grapple with the effects those events have had on him.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

One Fine Day, Ellen Argenzio

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A military chaplain portrays her journey from combat service to invisibility.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Valentine's Day 1969, Jess Lockhart

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A young army platoon leader loses two of his soldiers in a night-ordered body count of the enemy.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Barriers To The Influenza Vaccination In Veterans, Zina Floyd

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Influenza is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 56,000 deaths annually and leading to an average of more than 200,000 hospitalizations every year. Adults 65 years of age and older account for 50% to 60% of influenza-related hospital admissions and an estimated 90% of influenza-associated deaths occur in people age 65 and older. During the 2011 to 2012 influenza season, approximately 50 % of veterans between 45 and 70 years of age refused the influenza vaccine within the metro-area outpatient Veteran Administration (VA) facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The aim of this project was to …

Increasing School Commitment By Listening To Veteran Teachers' Needs And Concerns, Carrie Mcatee

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The role that support systems play in new teachers' levels of school commitment has been widely documented. However, veteran teachers' levels of commitment have not been as closely studied. According to the department of education in a Southeastern state, the veteran teacher attrition rate at a Title I school in an urban school district was in the double digits for several years. High veteran teacher attrition rates and low levels of commitment can cause problems such as loss of continuity of instruction for students. The purpose of this study was to identify veteran teachers' perceptions of their levels of school …

The Inspection, Dale Hanks

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

In 1968, an Arkansas National Guard recruit obsesses about passing an inspection. His response earns him legendary status in the guard.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Success Factors Of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Kenneth Joseph Chamberland

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small business failure rates equate to 30% within 2 years and 50% after 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that veteran-owned small businesses used to sustain a business beyond 5 years in central Florida. Using a purposeful sampling technique, 13 central Florida veteran small business owners consented to interviews about their operating processes. Analysis of the veteran-owner managerial practices revealed common nodes and themes regarding small business longevity factors. Based on constant comparison coding, 4 small business themes emerged: business operating practices, market research, business adversities, and external small business assistance avenues. …

Into Malbolge, William Berry

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A marine prepares for battle in Iraq and confronts the reality of war.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

A platoon brothers just doesn’t fit in the Marines. What …