"I’m grateful for everything this country has offered me and felt compelled to give back," said Herold Joseph, an operations manager with Yale Public Safety who enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2019. "This decision allowed me to serve the nation that has offered me so much." In honor of Veterans Day, Joseph and other members of Yale’s military community describe what inspired them to serve, how their experiences have shaped their lives and their work, and what led them to Yale. View video re

“I think the transition from the military can be kind of jarring at times," said Kisshan Sankar, a joint degree graduate student at Yale School of Management and Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs who has been serving in the U.S. Navy since 2015. “Whether that’s looking for jobs and finding these diverse events for veterans or just trying to understand or navigate the VA or reserve duty, all of these little things have been a big support to me during my time at Yale," Sankar said. In honor of