Veterans Day 2024

In honor of Veterans Day, members of Yale’s military community describe what inspired them to serve, how their experiences have shaped their lives and their work, and what led them to Yale. Kisshan Sankar Frederick, Maryland Yale School of Management/Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs (M.B.A./M.P.P.), Class of 2025 U.S. Navy, Surface Warfare Officer, 2015-present

In honor of Veterans Day, members of Yale’s military community describe what inspired them to serve, how their experiences have shaped their lives and their work, and what led them to Yale. Herold Joseph La Vallée-de-Jacmel, Haiti Operations Manager, Yale Public Safety U.S. Army Reserve, Sergeant, 2019-present

In honor of Veterans Day, members of Yale’s military community describe what inspired them to serve, how their experiences have shaped their lives and their work, and what led them to Yale. Court Johnson Cary, North Carolina Yale College (Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies), Class of 2025 Naval ROTC Marine Option Midshipman

In honor of Veterans Day, members of Yale’s military community describe what inspired them to serve, how their experiences have shaped their lives and their work, and what led them to Yale. Thomas Ghio Santa Cruz, California Yale College (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology), Class of 2026 U.S. Air Force, Technical Sergeant, 2011-2021

In honor of Veterans Day, members of Yale’s military community describe what inspired them to serve, how their experiences have shaped their lives and their work, and what led them to Yale. Suzanne Akuley Bronx, New York Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Yale School of Medicine U.S. Army, Major (Retired), 1998-2018