When Mike Oldham began attending Missouri State after a stint in the U.S. Navy, including serving in Vietnam, his mentors were fellow war vets who served in World War II and Korea. Now, he is giving back to the veterans who will come after him. Creating ‘base camp’ on campus A veteran student services office opened in Carrington Hall about 10 years ago with one person … [Read more...] about After becoming a business leader, veteran gives back
Office Support Assistant, Veterans Services Deidre is the Office Support Assistant in the Oldham Family Veteran Student Center on campus. She graduated from Missouri State University with her Bachelors in Criminology and was a part of the Veterans Administration work study program in her time as a student. Deidre served in the Marine Corps prior to becoming a student. In … [Read more...] about Public Affairs staff spotlight: Deidre Ashley
Capt. Aaron Eidem’s life of service ended while helping people in need. Eidem died Feb. 18, 2016, while assisting stranded motorists on Interstate 44, about five miles west of Springfield. He was an adjunct faculty member and assistant professor of military science at Missouri State University since 2014. It’s that act of heroism that earned him the Soldier’s Medal, the … [Read more...] about U.S. military honors late military science faculty member
After 9/11, Deidre Ashley’s older sister brought home a packet about joining the Marine Corps. Only in the fifth grade at the time, Ashley watched the enclosed video and read the documents. Though her older sister never ended up joining, Ashley knew what she was going to do when she grew up. "I served seven months at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, a year at Camp Fuji, Japan, … [Read more...] about Alumna served as a #CitizenGuide
Missouri State invites servicewomen and men to a weekend of campus celebrations. October 30, 2017 by University CommunicationsThank you. That’s the message of Missouri State University’s Veterans Day events, which include music, breakfast and several football game day promotions Nov. 5 and 10-11. The university encourages veterans to RSVP for a free breakfast in their honor at … [Read more...] about Legendary military: Veterans Day events honor American heroes