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Across Columbia University's many schools and programs, veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces play an integral part in the student life, academic endeavors, and intellectual accomplishments of the University. This website serves as an online resource for learning about the veteran population at Columbia. Further, it offers a central and comprehensive repository of the services, policies, and procedures that affect students who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Vets Day 2009

Read about Columbia veterans and view photos from Columbia's participation in the NYC Veterans Day Parade.

Events

Veterans' Day Luncheon

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Returning from or Leaving for Active Duty

Prospective Undergraduate Students

Veterans at Columbia

Matthew Early

Vice President of Operations, Facilities
U.S. Navy, 1987-2006

Matthew Early is the Vice President of Facilities Operations. He is accountable for providing a full range of facilities services to the University, including comprehensive building and physical plant maintenance; repairs and renovations; faculty and student housing; custodial services; and energy management. Matthew leads a team of over 875 employees, who provide services to the over 13 million square feet campus, with an annual operating budget of $250M.

Brian P. Donnelly (Law '11)

U.S. Marine Corps, 2004-2008

I joined the military partly to live up to a long family history of service, partly because the Marine Corps offered to pay my undergraduate tuition. I enrolled in the Naval ROTC program at Cornell University in 2000 and accepted a commission in 2004.

Damion DiGrazia (GS, '10)

United States Air Force, 2001-2004

I am waiting in the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) in Brooklyn, NY, about to leave in a van to go to the airport where about fifty of us will depart to different airlines; resulting in our end destinations, the different branches of the U.S. military. Happenchance, this is the morning of September 11^th.