Veteran holds no vengeance

Former prisoner of war George Rogers traveled back to Japan for friendship program “The Lord was with me all the time. He was protecting me.” That was the response of George Rogers, who spent 42 months as a prisoner of war (POW) under the confinement of the Japanese military in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. Rogers, for […]

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Overcoming the odds

By Emily Brown World War II veteran recalls horrors of war and God’s protection over him At 95 years old, George Rogers has defied the odds. Doctors said he was not supposed to live past 45 or 50 years old. But Rogers is still here, his smile and laughter contagious to all those around him. Despite the horrors he faced […]

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Media Hope uses videos to express military appreciation

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 Liberty’s Communication Studies Department, has launched a Facebook page called “Media Hope Thanks the Troops,” where people can upload videos of themselves expressing their appreciation of the armed forces’ daily […]

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1st Lt. Dan McCready: Lancer pilot

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 to become an Air Force pilot. McCready graduated with Liberty’s first Air Force ROTC commissioning class in May 2008. The California native ran through a series of training courses including […]

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Spc. Aaron Sterling: Leaving history behind

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 Atterbury, Ind., serving until the end of the war in December. Transitioning from a humid Lynchburg summer to the scorching deserts of Iraq shocked Sterling and the other soldiers of […]

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Spc. Bruno Mizerani: End of the war

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 Mizerani’s first overseas deployment since joining the National Guard two years ago. He began training for Operation New Dawn — America’s official withdrawal from Iraq — back in May, and […]

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SSgt. Nahum O’Brien: The cable guy

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 2003 in response to Sept. 11, 2001. The Wheelersburg, Ohio, native was a satellite/telemetry technician with the 31st Combat Communications Squadron, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, […]

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Writing home from Iraq

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 are able to communicate instantaneously with family and friends back in North America. Liberty University senior Kelsey Huff, Moerman’s girlfriend of two and a half years, kept in touch with […]

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Spc. Josh Moerman: Home for Christmas

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, have already left the country for bases in Kuwait. Ridgetown, Ontario native and Liberty senior Spc. Josh Moerman recently withdrew to Kuwait in preparation to return home. “They are pulling […]

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Military Gala honors veterans

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 club level of Williams Stadium Tower accommodated over 300 guests, according to Amanda Haas, president of Liberty University’s chapter of the CWA. Patrons and military members were dressed in elaborate […]

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Letter from Afghanistan

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 home but sometimes in life you have to do things you would prefer not to. Your support is essential to what we do, as there are few things more disheartening […]

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Cpl. Sean Edmunds: Giving back

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, U.K. native met his wife Donna — a New Yorker — while working with the London City Mission in 2000. Following their marriage in 2002, the couple moved to New […]

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