The Power of One

Please share.  Please act to support all of our Veterans and active duty military families.  They need every one of us.  http://youtu.be/WSx11Kmnmrg

Vietnam at 50, Veterans Hiring Boost, Choice Act, Call for Vietnam Photos of Fallen Soldiers

The Vietnam at 50 series continues at http://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/vietnam-at-50 with interviews, the ‘Six Word’ quotes, photos/video, and articles by those who were there.

Veterans get hiring boost with free online classes and networking, according to First Lady Michelle Obama at: http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans-get-hiring-boost-with-online-courses-networking-1.313452

If you are wondering how the Choice Act impacts your eligibility for educational funding, or whether a surviving spouse can receive educational benefits, check out more info and the Fry Scholarship at: http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill

38,300: The volunteer effort to find a photographic image of every soldier listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall has three states taking the lead: New Mexico, Wyoming, and North Dakota have submitted all of their states’ soldiers’ photos.  Remaining 20,000 photos: If you have a photo of a soldier listed on The Wall, you can submit online or by mail – see more at: http://www.vvmf.org/how-to-submit

Honoring our Veterans

As we near Veterans Day, here is a great video highlight of some of our YC students and staff who are Veterans at: http://youtu.be/HQUH3C6uk_E

On November 10, at 10 a.m. on the Verde Valley campus in the Butterfly Garden, Yavapai College will dedicate a tree to the memory of 2008 YC graduate, 1st Lt. Jonam Russell, who died serving in Afghanistan in July 2013.  All are welcome to attend.  Enter and park near 1st entrance at 601 Black Hills Dr., Clarkdale.

On November 10, the National Roll Call honoring those service members who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq will be held on Prescott and Verde Valley campuses, beginning at 7:30 a.m. and continuing until the final name is read.  At 11:00, there will be a moment of silence at all the National Roll Call events, nationwide.  Prescott ceremony is in 19-147, Verde Valley in M-137.

WWI Symposium: In recognition of Veterans Day, the public is invited to attend Yavapai College’s "The First World War Symposium: A Series of Interdisciplinary Lectures Presented by the Faculty of Yavapai College." The lecture series runs November 6-8 at both the Prescott and Clarkdale campuses, and attendance is free.

• Presentations and film screenings take place in Building 19, Room 147 of the Prescott campus (1100 E. Sheldon Street) and Building M, Room 137 of the Clarkdale campus (601 Black Hills Drive).
• The symposium commemorates 100 years since the start of World War I, in 1914. Four years later, a cease-fire was enacted on November 11. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first anniversary of November 11 a celebration of this armistice as a day to reflect upon the service of those who sacrificed for their country during the First World War.
• In addition to educational lectures and presentations from Yavapai College professors, The First World War Symposium will feature screenings of the films "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Johnny Got His Gun," as well as a Master Chorale performance directed by Dennis Houser.
• Lecture topics include "Causes, Course, and Consequences," "Gas Warfare in World War I" and "The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919." For a complete schedule, including descriptions of the lectures and biographies of the presenters, go to www.yc.edu/wwi