{"id":505,"date":"2024-06-20T21:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:11:16","slug":"news_archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/news_archive\/","title":{"rendered":"News Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU&#039;s General Huber talks with Civil Air Patrol cadets\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6UfB2ImQ7w?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU&#8217;s General Huber talks with Civil Air Patrol Cadets&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 21, 2017<br><br><\/strong>Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, senior advisor for the MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, spoke about leadership with Civil Air Patrol cadets attending the 2017 CAP National Engineering Technology Academy, sponsored by the MTSU College of Basic &amp; Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU&#039;s Huber discusses the meaning of Memorial Day\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQJXFp1goEM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU veterans&#8217; leader brings Memorial Day addresses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 29, 2017<br><br><\/strong>On&nbsp;Memorial Day, May 29,&nbsp;Lt. Gen. Keith Huber (U.S. Army, Ret.), senior advisor for MTSU Daniels Center,&nbsp;delivered the keynote address at the closing event for The Healing Field at The Grove at Williamson Place in Murfreesboro. In the video below, he&nbsp;discusses&nbsp;the meaning of Memorial Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mtsunews.com\/veterans-keynote-summer2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU McPhee, Huber jump with Army Golden Knights\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r6VxZQMIySQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU McPhee, Huber jump with Army Golden Knights<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 25, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MTSU&#8217;s&nbsp;President Sidney A. McPhee and retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, a university adviser on student veteran services,&nbsp;encountered a leap of faith, literally, Tuesday as they tandem jumped with members of the Army Golden Knights precision parachute team at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with MTSU sophomore Andrew Wigdor, McPhee and Huber were invited to participate because of MTSU\u2019s commitment to student veterans, the opening of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center and a recent expansion into career placement.<br><strong>Story by: Daily News Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnj.com\/story\/news\/local\/schools\/mtsu\/2017\/04\/25\/leap-faith-mtsu-leaders-jump-golden-knights\/100885200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU salutes Rhodes, other student vets during spring 2017 Stole Ceremony\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrtkSmbvqYk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU Salutes Graduating Student Veterans in 7th Stole Ceremony<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 19, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost 50 of the 122 student veterans who will be graduating in May were honored in the Daniels Center&#8217;s 7th stole ceremony.&nbsp;<br><strong>Story by: Randy Weiler<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/mtsu-salutes-student-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Vet_Education_Academy_2017.jpg\" alt=\"Daniels Center tour\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Vet_Education_Academy_2017.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Vet_Education_Academy_2017-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MTSU photo by: Andy Heidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governor pushes jobs at state Veteran Education Academy at MTSU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 8, 2017<br><br><\/strong>&#8220;Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam not only loves veterans who served their country, but he wants them in Tennessee\u2019s workforce.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Haslam said jobs were the primary reason he attended the second Statewide Veteran Education Academy, hosted Wednesday, March 8, at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.&#8221;&nbsp;<br><strong>Story by: Randy Weiler<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/2017-veteran-education-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU cuts ribbon for Veterans Transitioning Home addition at Daniels Center\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/it4a1nV0f70?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veterans Transitioning Home Ribbon Cutting&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 14, 2017<br><br><\/strong>Â鶹ÊÓƵ held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, Feb. 14, for an expansion of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, gaining added space on the third floor of the Keathley University Center, where the Daniels Center Veterans Transitioning Home will be located.&nbsp;<br><br>The nearly 600-square-foot addition \u2014 to go with the center&#8217;s main office area on the first floor of KUC \u2014 will assist student veterans and others as they continue and wrap up their education at MTSU and transition to the business world.<br><strong>Story by: John M. Goodwin<br><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mtpress.mtsu.edu\/contenthubsample\/2017\/02\/16\/daniels-centers-transitioning-home-will-link-student-vets-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f27e34666bf&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f27e34666bf\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Rakkasan_Newsletter.png\" alt=\"Rakkasan_Newsletter.png\" class=\"wp-image-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Rakkasan_Newsletter.png 791w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Rakkasan_Newsletter-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Rakkasan_Newsletter-768x994.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/military\/images\/Rakkasan_Newsletter.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"watch-uploader-info\">MTSU Salutes Veterans and Rakkasans at Football Game Nov. 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 22, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-17.jpeg\" alt=\"Jake West Honors Thesis Defense\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-17.jpeg 922w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-17-270x300.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-17-768x853.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CDT West Defends Honors Thesis&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDT West successfully defends his Honors Thesis on the contributions of MTSU ROTC to past conflicts.&nbsp; Congratulations, Jake!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light is-style-is-not-full-width\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-lightgray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">No photo available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">35th Annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Services Picnic&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 5, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lifelong friends&nbsp;<strong>Bob Lamb<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Bud Morris<\/strong>&nbsp;were shocked and humbled when they learned they would be the 2016 co-recipients of the&nbsp;<strong>Joe Nunley Award<\/strong>&nbsp;presented at the conclusion of the&nbsp;<strong>35<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Services<\/strong>&nbsp;picnic Saturday, Nov. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Gulf War veterans were the featured honorees during the annual MTSU Veterans Memorial outside the Tom H. Jackson Building, Lamb and Morris \u2014 who both retired with the rank of captain from the U.S. Army (Lamb later retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army Reserves) \u2014 they were from the Vietnam War era.&#8221;<br><strong>Written by: Randy Weiler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnj.com\/story\/news\/local\/schools\/mtsu\/2016\/11\/05\/mtsu-gives-true-blue-salute-veterans-military-personnel\/93296284\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-15.jpeg\" alt=\"Operation Song\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-15.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-15-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operation Song was a sucess!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 28, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Daniels Center partnered up with Operation Song, The Nashville Music Hall of Fame, The Journey Home Project, and MTSU Songwritters to host a songwriting session for seven MTSU student-veterans. &#8220;The daylong \u201cOperation Song\u201d songwriting session at MTSU culminated in new friendships, seven unique songs and a mini-concert filled with cheers, tears and standing ovations.&#8221;<br><strong>Written by: Gina Fann&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/operation-song-fall2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about Operation Song<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Dover-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Dover-4.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Dover-4-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Dover-4-768x537.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU experts will study Mexican War remains in U.S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 28, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With dignity and precision befitting the honors due fallen American soldiers, skeletal remains unearthed from what was a Mexican-American War battlefield were welcomed home Wednesday, Sept. 28, after 170 years.<br><strong>Written by:&nbsp;Andrew Oppmann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was made possible after more than 5 years of diplomatic negotiation initiated by the encouragement of Dr. Hugh Berryman, Â鶹ÊÓƵ anthropology professor and&nbsp;director of MTSU\u2019s Forensic Institute for Research and Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Berryman was present to witness the transfer of the remains from the Army C-12 aircraft and to pay his respects at Dover Air Force Bace. He was joined by&nbsp;<strong>U.S. Rep. Diane Black<\/strong>, R-Gallatin, as well as&nbsp;<strong>MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee<\/strong>, interim&nbsp;<strong>Provost Mark Byrnes<\/strong>, interim College of Liberal Arts Dean&nbsp;<strong>Karen Petersen<\/strong>&nbsp;and retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen.&nbsp;<strong>Keith Huber<\/strong>, the university\u2019s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berryman will lead a team of MTSU professors and colleagues&nbsp;from other academic institutions in volunteering to assist the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System&nbsp;in the historical, bio-archaeological and forensic analysis of what is believed to be the remains of as&nbsp;many as 13 members of the Tennessee militia who died in the Battle of Monterrey in 1846.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/mexican-war-remains-returned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about MTSU&#8217;s involvement in studying Mexican War remains<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU hosts reflective 9\/11 observance ceremony\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7FU5wzEtYcg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU hosts 9\/11 Observance to &#8216;never forget&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 11, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never forget,\u201d Huber told the crowd. \u201cRemember where you were and how it impacted you, reflect on how precious life is and that life is not a spectator sport. And you must respond and you must focus on being worthy as an individual and as an organization of the democracy that is provided at such a cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written by: Jimmy W. Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/911-anniversary-observance-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about the 9\/11 observance ceremony<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light is-style-is-not-full-width\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-lightgray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">No photo available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Father&#8217;s War: A Story of War, Survival, and Grace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sponsored by a Distinguished Lecture Grant &amp; the Dept. of Theatre &amp; Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FREE&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&amp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>OPEN TO THE MTSU CAMPUS AND GENERAL PUBLIC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for this Two-Person Performance on&nbsp;Tuesday, September 13 at 9:40 \u2013 11:05 a.m. in&nbsp;Tucker Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Artists<\/strong>: Carol Ponder and Robert Keiffer have been theater and music professionals for over 40 years. Carol has been onstage since she was eight years old.&nbsp; A professional actress with a long resume of all kinds of theater, she is also an award-winning concert and recording artist that has appeared on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage; at the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Northern Ireland; and&nbsp; the Ryman Auditorium to name a few!&nbsp; Robert began his performing career in ballet. A knee injury led him to theater as a multifaceted actor. Then he turned to directing, with a specialty in developing one-person shows. His co-creations include&nbsp;<em>The Diary of Opal Whitely<\/em>, starring Nan Gurley, author and Dove Award Winner. They toured the show for nine years, including three weeks at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston.&nbsp;Roberts other works have been seen in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and in arts centers around the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><strong>The Show<\/strong>: On July 4, 1989, 44 years after the end of his war, Lieutenant Herschel Ponder sat down at his kitchen table to write his war memoir. He began with a dedication to his three daughters, \u201cI had a sudden urge to tell you about my war, World War II and the subsequent coping,&nbsp;my peace.\u201d&nbsp; Carol Ponder, Herschel\u2019s middle daughter, with her husband, Robert, have adapted her father\u2019s memoir into a two-person performance created in the great tradition of storytelling and song from Carol&#8217;s&nbsp;family home in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. This story describes his fears, his joys, and his struggle to remain human during and after an inhumane war; but his story is not just about WWII. It\u2019s about going to war and coming home again. His memoir, a historical document, is a story for all generations!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light is-style-is-not-full-width\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-lightgray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">No photo available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU is 1 of 6 campuses to receive funds through the 2016 Veterans Reconnect grant program&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 24, 2016<br><\/strong>&#8220;The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced the six campuses receiving nearly $1 million in funds through the 2016 Veteran Reconnect grant program. The grant is part of the State of Tennessee&#8217;s larger efforts to support and encourage adult learners, many of whom are veterans, studying at Tennessee institutions.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Through Veteran Reconnect, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will enhance the services offered to veteran students and their families through the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Family Military Center. Specific initiatives include funding for a full-time transition manager to work with veteran students as they transition into the university, as well as travel for the position and the Center\u2019s employer search agent. Additionally, the Center will hire a graduate assistant to focus on outreach to veterans on campus through communications and social media. Funds will also go to support students attending veteran-related conferences.&#8221; &#8211; State of Tennessee Higher Education Commission Press Release<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/news\/45049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about the Veterans Reconnect grant program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Unveiling-vet-center-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Unveiling-vet-center-logo.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Unveiling-vet-center-logo-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, left, First Lady Elizabeth McPhee, Hazel Daniels, Charlie Daniels and Keith M. Huber are shown with the new Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center logo unveiled Aug. 23 in the celebration recognizing them and The Journey Home Project for the gifts totaling $120,000 for the center. The patriotic fiddle, autographed by Charlie Daniels, is a gift from him and the foundation for the center. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU Celebrates Renamed Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 23, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the unveiling of a plaque and a new logo for MTSU\u2019s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center named for them, MTSU formally recognized the couple and The Journey Home Project he co-founded to assist veterans during a Tuesday, Aug. 23, celebration at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street.&nbsp;Charlie and Hazel both&nbsp;received honorary Blue Raider&nbsp;jerseys, of which were given to them by senior Blue Raider Athletics&nbsp;footballer and student veteran Steven Rhodes.<br><strong>Written by: Randy Weiler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/mtsu-honors-daniels-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about the Unveiling Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-16.jpeg\" alt=\"Huber speaking at Newcomers Briefing\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-16.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-16-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-16-768x463.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Keith M. Huber, left, MTSU senior advisor for veterans and leadership initiatives, welcomes all student veterans and their family members to campus and the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center during the newcomers orientation.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/military\/gallery_albums\/fall_2016_events.php\">Click here for more pictures from the newcomers briefing<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veterans Center hosts a successful newcomers briefing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 17, 2016<br><\/strong>New and returning MTSU student veterans and their families attended a \u201cnewcomers briefing\u201d provided by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center.&nbsp;The briefing was a veterans\u2019 orientation for them and their families, enabling them to find campus resources. The agenda included:<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barbecue dinner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Welcome, introduction of staff and center\u2019s mission, led by Keith M. Huber, senior advisor for veterans and leadership and retired U.S. Army lieutenant general.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veterans\u2019 introductions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current center programs and fall semester events, led by Dr. Hilary Miller, center director.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTSU and Veterans relationship, led by Dr. Derek Frisby, an MTSU alumnus and faculty member in the Global Studies and Human Geography program in the College of Liberal Arts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discovering campus resources (includes tours and information about&nbsp;GI Bill\u00ae, VetSuccess on Campus, tutoring and more).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College challenge from Dr. Miller,&nbsp;emphasizing graduation and employment expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/student-veterans-newcomers-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about the newcomers briefing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MTSU recognizes student veterans in Stole Ceremony\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSoEO4XVn-o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 student veterans recognized at MTSU Stole Ceremony<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 3, 1016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four days before graduation, 10 MTSU student veterans received recognition from the university in the fifth Stole Ceremony held in Cantrell Hall of the Tom H. Jackson Building.<strong><br><\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnj.com\/story\/news\/2016\/08\/05\/student-veterans-recognized-mtsu-stole-ceremony\/88310358\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about the Stole Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"Huber-with-CAP-cadets\" class=\"wp-image-511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-14.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-14-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU\u2019s senior advisor for veterans and leadership initiatives, speaks to Tennessee Wing Civil Air Patrol cadets June 6\u00a0during a session on leadership and service. Several training sessions are being conducted for cadets during the weeklong Tennessee Wing Encampment held on the MTSU campus. (MTSU photo by Andrew Oppmann)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU welcomes almost 100 Civil Air Patrol cadets for training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 6, 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Almost 100 cadets from the Tennessee Wing Civil Air Patrol are spending the week on the MTSU campus for the U.S. Air Force auxiliary\u2019s weeklong annual training encampment.\u00a0The cadets, ranging in age from 12 to 21, are living in campus residence halls, attending special presentations by the university on aerospace and leadership and learning military drill and customs during the encampment.\u00a0It is the first time the Tennessee Wing has held its annual training for cadets on a university campus.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/civil-air-patrol-cadets-sp2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full story about the cadet training<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Writer Corps | Veterans Coming Home | NPT\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQBxWLKgY-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NPT\u2019s first story for this round of Veterans Coming Home featuring United States Marine Corps veteran and recent MTSU graduate Sean Martin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 3, 2016<br><\/strong>&#8220;Using prose and poetry to bridge the civilian \/ military divide?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/United-States-Marine-Corps\/103815282990912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Marine Corps<\/a>&nbsp;veteran and recent MTSU&nbsp;graduate Sean Martin shares how fellow students at the&nbsp;MTSU Veterans and Military Family Center&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/writercorps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writer Corps<\/a>&nbsp;helped him find community and a renewed sense of purpose. This video from NPT kicks off a new round of stories for the national&nbsp;public media&nbsp;series&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vetscominghome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veterans Coming Home<\/a>. 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VA staffers have offices in the veterans center, which is located inside MTSU\u2019s Keathley University Center in the heart of the campus, and veterans can stop in anytime to\u00a0see\u00a0trained staff about\u00a0their mental health care, education and other VA health care services and benefits.&#8221; For the full story, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtsunews.com\/va-mtsu-earn-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MTSU News<\/a>. You can also visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnj.com\/story\/news\/local\/2016\/06\/01\/va-mtsu-partnership-earns-national-recognition\/85237140\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily News Journal<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"President McPhee and Charlie Daniels\" class=\"wp-image-512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-14.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/military\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/image-14-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Charlie Daniels and his wife, Hazel, along with the directors of The Journey Home Project, present a $70,000 check to MTSU President Sidney A. 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