Leah Jackson is on the front lines of veterans’ mental health
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Second-act success
Leaving a successful military career for college wasn’t an easy decision for Danny Guy. After all, he experienced much success…
‘A survivor and an overcomer’
By all accounts, Penelope Thurber, 67, shouldn’t be walking across a stage to collect her college degree this month. The challenges she…
Laura Richardson promoted to four-star general
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed General Laura Richardson to lead the U.S. Southern Command, making the alumna of Metropolitan State…
Lieutenant General Richardson nominated to lead U.S. Southern Command
Army Lieutenant General Laura Richardson is the commanding general of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam…
Rising to the moment
One week after Ellie Wagley underwent a lumpectomy to remove Stage 3 breast cancer, she returned to her job as…
After rowing across an ocean, veteran-activist Evan Stratton isn’t resting on his oars
Auraria Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11, 2020 | 11 a.m. Opening remarks from leadership at the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan…
Veterans share strength to stem suicide crisis
The rate of suicide among active military populations hit its highest rate on record in 2019, and U.S. military officials…
McMaster reiterates call for confidence in American democracy
The picture of a fractured United States approaching the 2020 presidential election is not pretty, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Ret.)…
Out of service?
Should women be required to register for the Selective Service, the system that provides personnel when the U.S. enacts a…