In a time when the US confronts threats and challenges across the globe yet a smaller percentage of the American public serves in the military, NYU DC brings together Members of Congress, Pentagon officials, and military officers to discuss the impact of military service on decisions about war and peace.
WHAT:
“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – Dwight Eisenhower
WHO:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Dan Lamothe, military reporter, Washington Post – moderator
Michael D. Lumpkin, Asst. Sec’y of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
Col. Patrick Mahaney, Jr., USA (NYU ’87)
Rep. Scott Peters (NYU Law ’84)
WHEN:
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, 6:00 pm
WHERE:
NYU Washington DC, 1307 L Street, NW, Washington DC
This event is part of a growing multidisciplinary effort at New York University to support discussion, research, and outreach on veterans and military policy.