Author of the memoir Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, Williams, a former sergeant and Arabic linguist in a military intelligence unit of the 101st Airborne in Iraq, addresses the shifting role of women in society, the changing demands on today’s military, and the treatment/reintegration of veterans.
Mental Health
Brandon Friedman
Vice Chairman of VoteVets.org — a 100,000-member organization dedicated to getting veterans elected to public office, Editor of the blog VetVoice, and a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post and Daily Kos, Brandon is the author of the acclaimed memoir The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory and the Reality of War.
Jay Gnospelius
When a commuter train took two of Jay’s limbs, he made ‘Limbonade’. After he awoke from the accident, Jay realized that he was no longer human…he had become “The 7 Million Dollar Man.” With new bionic limbs, and his sense of humor and imagination still intact, the former Ad industry legend (MasterCard “Priceless”) proves that anything is possible.
