A Thank You from Vassar Veterans Association
As outgoing president and vice president, we have seen the growth of the Vassar Veterans Association (VVA) and the increasing visibility of veterans and military-affiliated students over the last three…
Veterans’ Voices
From iron fist to combat boots to college notes: Navigating life’s battlegrounds
My childhood memories bring to mind dark episodes overshadowed by my father’s stern dominion. His rigid rule subdued our spirit, but within this oppressive environment, I discovered an unyielding resolve…
Collages of service
I did a lot of things in the military, or a lot of things that happened in the military ran through me. My time in service feels like a collage…
Journeying to Vassar College
My journey at Vassar College has been a profound transformation, one of which I am profoundly grateful for. As a first-generation college student and American, the very thought of attending…
Gender bias in military healthcare
As a six-year Navy Veteran, I rarely speak in depth about my service because I have mixed feelings about my time in the Navy. On one hand, I traveled the…
Vassar Vet. Presents: A poem by D.
Vassar is a school, unlike any other. I love it almost as much as last year, When I stopped talking to my mother. Its ups and downs are here and…
Haiku
Dollar signs salute, Bank account gets the recruit, Crazy came for free.
Invisible Service
“Tell your husband, thank you for his service.” I have heard this countless times, sometimes when I was still wearing my uniform. I guess his service was more important than…
Military experience 2023: Thinking without an answer
I am a senior here at Vassar now. When the spring semester of 2024 ends, four years of hard work will accumulate into a degree given by an institution that…
A thank you from VVA
The Vassar Veterans Association would like to take this opportunity to thank The Miscellany News and its dedicated staff to its continued commitment to Veterans’ Voices. This is the fourth…