Story co-produced with Ryan Mullis Story updated on 11.28.23 For most people in America, war is what we see in movies, video games, or on the news. We take for granted the bliss of never seeing the unprecedented horrors of combat. War comes with an invaluable loss of life and leaves deep wounds on the […]
The unseen scars of veterans
December 17, 2022 by
Originally published in the Western Carolinian Unseen Scars, an event to break the stigma of what veterans go through and to raise awareness of the mental health resources that veterans need, was hosted on Nov. 9 in the UC Theater. Student Veterans Association (SVA), the WCU Military Services and DegreePlus hosted this event where a panel of veterans […]
WCU Military Student Services and SVA work together to support veterans
November 15, 2015 by
What happens when military students are called to active duty while they are at school? How does someone withdraw from classes while they are heading to a foreign country? How do military students transition into college life after being involved in an entirely different world? America honors military members on Veterans Day, but Western Carolina University […]
Student Veterans Association prepares for first ever softball season
March 2, 2015 by
The Student Veteran’s Association at Western Carolina University is gearing up for softball season with their first intramural sports team this spring. The SVA Softball Team will be not only the club’s first softball team, but the first time in SVA history that the club has participated in intramural sports. SVA was re-started at WCU […]
