This past Friday I was honored to be invited to a lunch hosted by W&M College President Reveley with the W&M Veteran's Society and Capt. Kemps from the Army ROTC program. The Detachment is unique among those organizations due to its non-military status, but it was nonetheless great to be included in the work that these uniformed (and former uniformed) organizations share.
We hit on a number of topics such as the availability of the W&M education and experience to military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the challenges for students once they arrive. These folks, and the work they do to be successful students, are a real inspiration.
We also discussed the Coast Guard Auxiliary Detachment program. I explained to the President all of the good work that you Detachment Members have done to make this the first such program anywhere in the country, and was very encouraged by his response. We will build a more robust partnership between the Detachment and The College in the coming months and years. Your wonderful effots and involvement as "citizens of the campus community" are key to this goal, and I am eager and hopeful for what is to come. You are all, both junior and senior members, very highly regarded, and you should be proud of your hard work thus far.
ADW
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