CHSU Celebrates Veterans Day 2022
November 10, 2022
At California Health Sciences University, we sincerely appreciate our military veterans for their service and sacrifice for our country. In honor of Veterans Day, we are recognizing some military veterans in our CHSU campus community by telling their stories. Please note that the CHSU campus will be closed Friday, November 11, 2022 in observance.
Read Their Stories…
From Marine Corps to Medical School
Robert Palacios, first year medical student, served in the U.S. Marine Corps…
Third Generation Veteran Pursues Medical Career
Daniel Mortenson, first year medical student, served in the U.S. Air Force…
Coast Guard Prepares Med Student for Health Career
Aaron Huntington, second year medical student, served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 15 years…
From Air Force Academy to Medical School
Thuytien “Twee” Pham, second year medical student, served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years…
From the Army Nursing Program to CHSU
Ricky Pendergrass, third year medical student, joined the U.S. Army two months before 9/11…
Answering the Call of Duty After 9/11
Tim Koonce, IT Infrastructure Service Desk Analyst, felt an overwhelming sense of duty to serve his country…