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Rich Acritelli '00, '03 in front of one of the displays in progress at the Post 6249 Rocky Point Veterans of Foreign Wars World War II and Military History Museum.

Rich Acritelli ’00, ’03 has had a love of history from a young age and got his bachelor’s degree in history. After serving nine years in the Army Reserves and...

Rebecca and Dashan Briggs with their children Ava and Jayden. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Briggs.

Viyang Hao

25 May 2023

Nursing Student Turns Tragedy into Purpose

When the husband of School of Nursing student Rebecca Briggs was killed in Iraq in 2018 while serving in the Air National Guard, her first thought was of how she...

lzawie

29 Jan 2021

Army Veteran Applies Lessons Learned to Stony Brook Experience

Going it alone has never been a problem for Laura Kuramoto ’22. The veteran and single mother from San Jose, California, is currently a health science major at Stony Brook...

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Stony Brook Alumnus Honors Fellow Veterans With Rocky Point Museum

Nursing Student Turns Tragedy into Purpose

Army Veteran Applies Lessons Learned to Stony Brook Experience

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