In a heartfelt display of gratitude, Milligan University launched a Veterans Day card-writing initiative, setting up tables in Sutton and Derthick halls on November 8. The response was so overwhelming that additional sessions were scheduled for Monday, November 11, in Derthick from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

The handwritten “Thank You for your Service” cards will be distributed to 50 veteran residents through a local housing management company, with remaining cards being delivered to nursing homes. 

Among Milligan’s student veterans is Nolan Easlic, a former Marine Corps service member now majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in coaching. “My experience in the Marines made me the person I am today,” says Easlic. 


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Gabrielle Jones is a sophomore from Elizabethton. She is a Multimedia Journalism major and a Filmmaking minor. She is the Social Media Manager for Stampede. She enjoys horror media, reading, and film.

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