Shawntay Wade is in her third year with the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Cal State Dominguez Hills—known as the “Mighty Toros.” Wade never saw herself joining the military, but believed turning down the opportunity might be something she would regret in the future—despite her mother’s protest. “My mom really didn’t want me to […]
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Staff Editorial: People Behind the Veterans
By Bulletin Staff Monday is Veteran’s day, a day that began as a celebration of the end of World War I but over the years morphed into a national holiday that honors all those men and women, past and present, who have served in the U.S. Military. That includes the approximately 150 CSUDH students who […]
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Left on the Dock: Veteran’s Day links generations in this family
Courtesy of Darling Family By Jordan DarlingEditor-in-Chief The breeze that came off of the water carried a slight chill, that swept over the small group meandering in the parking lot of the McDonald’s next to the naval pier. Street lights let off a glow that illuminated the teary faces of the family preparing to say […]
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Declining Enlistment in U.S. and Israeli Militaries
By Jordan Darling, Editor-in-Chief The sun beat down on the tops of our heads as the breeze stirred the long grass that tangled itself around the metallic signs and rusted barbed wire lining the cliff of the Golan Heights, separating it from the Syrian border. Zohar Kapustin pointed to a far off spot on the […]