Military Helped Attorney Realize College Was For Him After All

When James Brannen was a 17-year-old junior at Foothill High School in Bakersfield, CA, no one really expected him to attend college. That, however, was before he spent five life-changing years in the U.S. Marine Corps.  Those years would set him on a new course that would not only take him to college, but eventually, law school as well. “School wasn’t my thing,” Brannen said, “and I knew … More Military Helped Attorney Realize College Was For Him After All

I Met a Hero

He was a veteran. Dressed in Army fatigues from head to toe, from his beret to his boots, he walked slowly to his car. The cane helped, but he still walked with a limp. I was nervous as I approached him; I didn’t know him, but we could see he had a story to tell. … More I Met a Hero