{"id":83,"date":"2023-12-21T20:32:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T20:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:42:59","slug":"featured-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/featured-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the two week institute, participants engaged in a number of professional development opportunities, workshops on oral history, curriculum development, discussions of readings and digitized collections, lectures from our expert guests, panels, and guided tours. Below are a few of the institute&#8217;s highlights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 1 Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our keynote speaker during the first week was Richard Brookshire, co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackveteransproject.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blackveteransproject.org\/\">Black Veterans Project<\/a>. The week culminated with Dr. Higgins interviewing Richard Brookshire live and in front of the participants. The attendees also engaged in a question and answer session at the end of the interview. The full interview is accessible below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richard Brookshire, interviewed by Jason Higgins, June 23, 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPDyvCqdh5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Higgins and Richard Brookshire in the Athenaeum production studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshops, Panels, and Discussions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the first week of the institute at Virginia Tech, we hosted a series of workshops on oral history methods, discussions of literature, poetry, and digital collections. Visiting scholars and veterans gave presentations, participated in panel conversations, and engaged the participants in discussions that were always insightful and often impassioned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JAH-talking-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JAH-talking-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JAH-talking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JAH-talking-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JAH-talking-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JAH-talking-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director, Jason Higgins moderating the featured panel with veterans. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-Qwynn-Richard-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-Qwynn-Richard-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-Qwynn-Richard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-Qwynn-Richard-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-Qwynn-Richard-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-Qwynn-Richard-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Featured guests and visiting scholars, Dr. Mariana Grohowski, Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar, and Richard Brookshire, founder of the Black Veterans Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mares-talk-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mares-talk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mares-talk-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mares-talk-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mares-talk-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mares-talk-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Mariana Grohowski presenting on her past class projects on Veterans Studies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-and-Anthony-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-and-Anthony-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-and-Anthony-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-and-Anthony-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-and-Anthony-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mare-and-Anthony-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participant Anthony Nesbit consulting with Dr. Mariana Grohowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-work-sessions-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-work-sessions-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-work-sessions-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-work-sessions-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-work-sessions-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-work-sessions-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participants engaged in workshops on developing lessons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/digital-humanities-group-work-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/digital-humanities-group-work-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/digital-humanities-group-work-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/digital-humanities-group-work-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/digital-humanities-group-work-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/digital-humanities-group-work-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participants discussing digitized oral history collections of veterans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D-and-members-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D-and-members-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D-and-members-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D-and-members-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D-and-members-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D-and-members-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Co-director, Dr. Dubinsky joins group activities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-H-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-H-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-H-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-H-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-H-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-H-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">K-12 Specialist, Dr. Hill leads workshop on curriculum development<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kinder-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kinder-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kinder-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kinder-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kinder-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kinder-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Kinder gives talk on cultural representations of disabled veterans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Trevor-and-the-Jims-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Trevor-and-the-Jims-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Trevor-and-the-Jims-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Trevor-and-the-Jims-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Trevor-and-the-Jims-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Trevor-and-the-Jims-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Co-directors and K-12 Specialist during discussions of print and digital collections of oral history workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-and-Karen-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-and-Karen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-and-Karen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-and-Karen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-and-Karen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-and-Karen-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Qwynn consulting with Karen Ray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Qwynn-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Qwynn shares her perspective as a military veteran and spouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Panel-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Panel-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Panel-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Panel-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Panel-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Panel-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/panel-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/panel-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/panel-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/panel-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/panel-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/panel-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Homer-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Homer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Homer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Homer-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Homer-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Homer-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Homer Thomas, a veteran and participate, asks questions to panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mark-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mark-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mark-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Runge, Veteran for Peace, speaks up during veterans panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the first week, Dr. Higgins surprised all the participants, team members, and visiting scholars with a unique challenge coin, symbolizing their commitment to teaching, to amplifying the voices of veterans and to bridging the divide between civilians and veterans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Duyen-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Duyen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Duyen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Duyen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Duyen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Duyen-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Higgins presented Duyen Tong with a certificate of completion and a Crossing Divides challenge coin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Mark-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Mark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Mark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Mark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Mark-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Higgins-and-Mark-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Runge gives Dr. Higgins a much-needed hug!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 2 Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Arlington National Cemetery and the Military Women&#8217;s Memorial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our first day in Washington D.C., we visited Arlington National Cemetery. Our visiting scholar, Dr. Kara Dixon Vuic joined us at the Military Women&#8217;s Memorial and gave a presentation on the history of women in the military. She provided insights into her experiences completing oral history interviews with nurses for her dissertation and first book, <em>Officer, Nurse, Woman: The Army Nurse Corps in the Vietnam War<\/em>. She also engaged the participants in a discussion of the Vietnam Women&#8217;s Memorial and the advocacy of women veterans like Linda Van Devanter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kara-Dixon-Vuic-MWM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kara-Dixon-Vuic-MWM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kara-Dixon-Vuic-MWM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kara-Dixon-Vuic-MWM-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kara-Dixon-Vuic-MWM-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kara-Dixon-Vuic-MWM-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Kara Dixon Vuic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Karas-talk-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Karas-talk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Karas-talk-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Karas-talk-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Karas-talk-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Karas-talk-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-Womens-Memorial-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-Womens-Memorial-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-Womens-Memorial-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-Womens-Memorial-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-Womens-Memorial-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-Womens-Memorial-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outside of the Women&#8217;s Military Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the afternoon, the group toured Arlington National Cemetery and engaged in a discussion with Dr. Jim Dubinksy on remembrance, family military legacies, and bonds among veterans from different generations. At the Tomb of the Civil War Unknowns, Dr. Jason Higgins gave a talk on the experiences of African American soldiers during the Civil War and erasure of their memory after Reconstruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D.-Tomb-of-the-Civil-War-Unknown-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D.-Tomb-of-the-Civil-War-Unknown-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D.-Tomb-of-the-Civil-War-Unknown-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D.-Tomb-of-the-Civil-War-Unknown-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D.-Tomb-of-the-Civil-War-Unknown-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jim-D.-Tomb-of-the-Civil-War-Unknown-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Co-director, Jim Dubinksy giving a talk at the Tomb of the Civil War Unknowns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Library of Congress and the Veterans History Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerry Ward, Liaison Specialist, for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, gave the institute a private tour of the Jefferson Building (mostly before the crowds of tourists arrived). She gave a fascinating overview of the history of the building and showcased some featured collections, including the musical instruments, rare books, exhibits, and more. VHP staff Owen Rogers also provided instruction on how to participate in the Veterans History Project. Below is a gallery of images from the Library of Congress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-outside-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-outside-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-outside-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-outside-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-outside-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-outside-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-LOC-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerry-Ward-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerry-Ward-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerry-Ward-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerry-Ward-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerry-Ward-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerry-Ward-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liason Specialist <br>Kerry Ward giving a tour of the private music room. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Owen-VHP-presentation-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Owen-VHP-presentation-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Owen-VHP-presentation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Owen-VHP-presentation-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Owen-VHP-presentation-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Owen-VHP-presentation-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Owen Rogers giving overview of Veterans History Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tour-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/team-outside-the-LOC-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/team-outside-the-LOC-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/team-outside-the-LOC-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/team-outside-the-LOC-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/team-outside-the-LOC-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/team-outside-the-LOC-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Veterans on the Team: Dr. Jim Hill, Dr. Jim Dubinsky, and Dr. Trevor Stewart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Julia-outside-LOC-2JPG-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Julia-outside-LOC-2JPG-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Julia-outside-LOC-2JPG-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Julia-outside-LOC-2JPG-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Julia-outside-LOC-2JPG-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Julia-outside-LOC-2JPG-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julia Lucas, the graduate assistant for the institute, outside of the Library of Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">John Ketwig at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best-selling author and Vietnam veteran, John Ketwig met with the institute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and gave a powerful talk, recounting his harrowing experiences in Vietnam and his decades-long journey of healing after the war. He moved the crowd, sharing the painful memories of grieving the death of his infant who was born with birth defects related to Agent Orange. He discussed the reasons why he joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace. Ketwig is the author of two books: <em>&#8230;And a Hard Rain Fell: A G.I.&#8217;s True Story of the War in Vietnam<\/em>, and <em>Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, The Times, and Why They Matter. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ketwig-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ketwig-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ketwig-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/military-civilian-divide.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ketwig-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, 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