Riverside City College VRC

Riverside City College VRC

Riverside City College was my first stop on the big two-week, eight college tour.  I was very fortunate that the day I had planned to arrive was the day of the monthly Veterans Club meeting.Camera Icon 2

Paula McCroskey, Dean, Garth Schultz, Counselor, and Marquis Palmer, President of the Veterans Club, (below right) made arrangements for me to sit in on the meeting and, with everyone in agreement, I was allowed to film.  Click on the camera icon for some excerpts of that meeting.VRC 4

Of note was the diversity of the members and the varied branches of service in which they served.  As it seemed everywhere, a healthy rivalry was displayed between Army and Marine Vets. It was clear, however, that outside of that environment, they walked as one and that a Veteran was a Veteran, regardless of era, regardless of branch, regardless of ability or disability.VRC 2

Interestingly enough, Riverside City College was the genesis of this training guide, in that I attended their Veterans conference in May 2010 and, from that experience, this module came to be. VRC 3