Panel Features Student Veterans Discussing Experiences

On February 23, 2016, the Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges hosted a panel discussion featuring Yale University’s military veterans. The student veterans weighed in on a range of topics, providing the law school community with an “on-the-ground” perspective into various global challenges from their time in uniform. The Q&A covered the role of special operations forces in Iraq and Syria, the evolution of the U.S. military’s drone program, the debate over women in combat arms units, and the future of U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in the 21st Century. The talk was moderated by Chris Haugh (YLS ’18), a former speech writer for the U.S. State Department, and the panel of student veterans included: Joseph Falvey (YLS ’17, USMC), Ashley Anderson (YLS ’16, USAF), Christopher Ross (SOM ’17, USA), Elizabeth Verardo (Jackson ’16, USA), Ryan Pearson (Yale College ’17, USN), and Michael Kolton (Jackson ’16, USA).