How Veterans’ Service Abroad Creates Responsibility at Home | Hoover Institution

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A Post-9/11 Veteran Town Hall Discussion with veterans Jason Galui, Colin Frances Jackson, and Felicia Pinckney and Veteran Fellowship Program Fellow John Moses led by Hoover Fellow Jacquelyn Schneider.

Veterans’ experience abroad imparts a deep empathy for the world around them, with significant implications for the local communities to which they return. How does the post 9/11 veteran experience of combat or service abroad, and the profound relationships built between servicemembers and foreign allies and partners, impact how veterans view their responsibility to others when they return home? More specifically, for this generation of veterans, how do relationships built in Iraq and Afghanistan influence veterans’ advocacy with local and federal policies? How does the experience of the post 9/11 all-volunteer force manifest in democratic ideals at home?

March 7, 2024 – Chelmsford Unitarian Church, Chelmsford, MA.

Featuring

Jason Galui | Director for Veterans and Military Families, George W. Bush Institute: USA Veteran

Colin Frances Jackson | Chairman, Strategic and Operational Research Department, US Naval War College; USAR

John Moses | Hoover Veteran Fellow; Co-Founder, Massachusetts Afghan Alliance; Retired SFC, USA

Felicia Pinckney | Program Manager, Network Development for Home Base program, Massachusetts General Hospital; USA veteran

Moderated by
Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider | Hoover Fellow, post-9/11 Veteran, USAFR