On January 29th, my group and I screened “When I Came Home” the documentary by Dan Lohuas to the rest of our class with the hopes of having an insightful discussion and helping our classmates realize what an important and overlooked topic this is. We screened it for about 20 minutes before we stopped it…
Interview with Patricia McCormickd, Author of Purple Heart
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On Tuesday January 2, my group and I had the pleasure of interviewing Patricia McCormick via Skype, the award winning author of Purple Heart, and other books such as, Cut, Never Fall Down, I am Malala, Sold My Brother’s Keeper and many others. We were able to get in touch with Mrs. McCormick through Jennifer Hubert-Swan,…
5 Question Survey in Washington Square Park
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On January 16, my group and I walked to Washington Square park with a 5 question yes or no survey in hand. The survey contained 5 facts on veterans and the goal of the survey was to find out what people in society actually knew about veterans and how they are treated when they are…
Interview with Dan Lohaus, Director of the Documentary, “When I Came Home”
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On Wednesday 11/19/14, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Lohaus, the director of documentary “When I Came Home” a film made in 2006 about veterans who return home and become homeless and live in poverty, as well as the struggles they go through in piecing their lives back together. The film ended up gaining lots…
New York VA Hospital Visit with Claudia Benjamin
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On October 28, my group and I visited the New York VA Hospital thanks to the help of the wonderful Claudia Benjamin, the Executive Chief of staff at the institute. Walking up towards the building, I got a sad feeling. Before you even got to the front steps, you could see old and young veterans…
