Articles Tagged ‘veteran’
Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Williams: Navy Reservist
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Liberty University student Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Williams spent one year in college before enlisting in the U.S. Navy — in part to help pay for the year’s $15,000 [...]
Media Hope uses videos to express military appreciation
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Media Hope, Liberty’s student-run blog site, is using social media and videos to show its appreciation for the troops stationed overseas. The blog site, which is run by students in [...]
1st Lt. Dan McCready: Lancer pilot
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
For many students, graduation marks the end of their formal education. For 1st Lt. Dan McCready, his graduation from Liberty University began three and a half years of intense training [...]
Spc. Aaron Sterling: Leaving history behind
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Spc. Aaron Sterling, an advertising/public relations major at Liberty University, recently returned from his first deployment with the Army National Guard. Sterling deployed to Iraq on July 28 from Camp [...]
Spc. Bruno Mizerani: End of the war
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Liberty University student Spc. Bruno Mizerani left Iraq in mid-December when his unit, Charlie Company, 1-116th Infantry Battalion, returned to the States with the last U.S. forces. The mission was [...]
SSgt. Nahum O’Brien: The cable guy
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Liberty student served as Air Force satellite/telemetry technician in Iraq Liberty University student SSgt. Nahum O’Brien wanted to join “the greatest Air Force in the world” when he enlisted in [...]
Sgt. Alex Helmich: Helicopter pilot
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Jacksonville, Ill. native Sgt. Alex Helmich — now a helicopter aviation student at Liberty University — enlisted in the Army in 2006 in response to the attacks on Sept. 11, [...]
Writing home from Iraq
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
As recently as the first Gulf War, soldiers had to rely on “snail mail” to send letters home to loved ones. In 21st century conflicts, soldiers like Spc. Josh Moerman [...]
Spc. Josh Moerman: Home for Christmas
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
President Barack Obama announced Oct. 21 that the U.S. would follow through with its 2008 agreement to withdraw from Iraq. Thousands of servicemen and women, including some Liberty University students, [...]
Military Gala honors veterans
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Military service members were honored at the military appreciation gala put on by the Concerned Women for America (CWA) at Liberty University this Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2011. The [...]
Letter from Afghanistan
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Dear Liberty, Greetings from Afghanistan. The views expressed in this note are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Government or any of its agencies. I miss [...]
Cpl. Sean Edmunds: Giving back
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Wounded Army veteran runs to raise support for OASIS Adaptive Sports and Vacations for Veterans Liberty University Online student Cpl. Sean Edmunds has spent his life serving others. The Wales, [...]
Sgt. Larry Provost: Commuter Affairs Director serving in Afghanistan
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Liberty University employs many military veterans. One of them, Director of Commuter Affairs Sgt. Larry Provost, is currently serving his third overseas deployment in Afghanistan. Provost wanted to join the [...]
Military Emphasis Week kicks off
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
They fight for freedom, sacrifice endlessly and somehow find time to fit in a quality education. Liberty University military students and veterans are being honored for an entire week this [...]
Cpl. Mark Finelli: Sept. 11 survivor
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Liberty University students may recognize the name Cpl. Mark Finelli. An investment banker-turned Marine combat veteran-turned Liberty law student, Finelli made a radical career change when a plane full of people flew into his office building on Sept. 11, 2001. Three years out of Hampden [...]
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Editorial: A Trip to the Track
This past weekend, my roommate and I participated in an internship opportunity at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Va. for the Goody’s 500 Spring Cup race. Our assignment was to help [...]
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Editorial: Sanford, Miami connection
Wade, James, Bosh and the rest of the Miami Heat voice their opinion on a high profile case The story of Trayvon Martin is on America’s mind. What we know [...]
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Sports Talk: Ministry happens outside the classroom
Here’s the picture— 13-year-old Carlos and his buddies are down 13 points at halftime of their Saturday-league basketball game, organized by Lynchburg Parks and Recreation. Coaches Chris and Kelsey Mabes [...]
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