Chandra Banks is Research Coordinator with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) where she conducts research and analysis on veterans issues, with a particular focus on women warriors....
Champions of Change: Military Veterans
Our nation’s veterans offer us all an example of what it means to truly serve. Making extraordinary sacrifices, they have dedicated themselves to protecting our country, our freedoms, and our way of life. As we work to win the future, our veterans will be among our greatest assets. The men and women highlighted this week show us why: though they may have hung up their uniforms, they continue to work to improve their communities and build a better future for all of us.
James is a 66 year-old Vietnam veteran is an entrepreneur/executive, who has built two high-tech manufacturing companies from start-up to merger with major corporations, is a former Department of...
Justin graduated from James Madison University in 1992, and then from the University Of Denver School Of Law in 1998, joining the U.S. Marine Corps after his second year of law school. While on...
James was born in Boston and raised in Winthrop. After graduating from Dom Savio High School in East Boston 2002, he enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17.
James served a total of...
After finishing his bachelor’s in biology at the University of Pittsburgh, Jeremy decided to pursue his lifelong dream of joining the military, and became an Army Ranger with the 3rd Battalion,...
Mr. Gatewood of Annandale, Virginia, joined the Marine Corps in June 1966, in Rochester, New York at the age of 17, and graduated from MCRD, Parris Island, South Carolina, during October 1966. He...