James Daniels is ACC’s department chair of Emergency Management. He has been adjunct faculty for one year and full-time faculty for one year. He retired from the army as a Lieutenant-Colonel.<\/p>\n
What does Veterans Day mean to you?<\/strong> When were your years of service? Which branch of the military did you serve in and what was your rank and\/or position(s)?<\/strong> Where did you serve? Why did you choose to serve in the military?<\/strong> How did the skills you learned in the military translate into your life and career afterward?<\/strong> What do you want people to know about our military?<\/strong> Read more ACC veteran employee profiles ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" James Daniels is ACC’s department chair of Emergency Management. He has been adjunct faculty for one year and full-time faculty for one year. He retired from the army as a Lieutenant-Colonel. What does Veterans Day … Continue reading
It’s a reminder that we enjoy the benefits of living in this country to those who served and sacrificed on our behalf.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>1988 – 2009<\/p>\n
Army. Retired a Lieutenant-Colonel.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Louisiana, Georgia, Korea, Panama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Iraq, and Texas<\/p>\n
I felt that as a citizen I had a duty to serve. I didn’t want to be a “free-rider.”<\/p>\n
More than I can say. I’ve learned to value the important and to ignore the unimportant, to plan and to prioritize, to make hard decisions with limited information, and to keep pressing forward.<\/p>\n
It made me what I am and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.<\/p>\n
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