Our Transformational Veterans
America Changed Their Lives. Now They’ll Be Changing America.
The 2 million veterans who are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan have had their lives changed by war. As they come home, they have the potential to change the lives of civilians, too. At a Zócalo/UCLA forum at UCLA’s De Neve Auditorium entitled “How Are Veterans Changing America?”, three panels discussed the impact veterans are having on America’s economy, medicine, and families. In a special address to the gathering, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard—a representative from Hawaii who served two tours of duty in the Middle East—talked about what she thinks …
