Veterans

Most tragic events resolve themselves in minutes. When they don't, they are known as (regardless of legal definition) wars. Veterans are those soldiers who have served during wartime, and many have named Davis home.

See:

• Memorial Union
  

• Veterans Memorial Building Marker
  

• Davis Cemetery Veterans Marker
  

• Veterans Advising Services at UC Davis

Lived in Davis for 13 years when he joined the Army in 2007. He joined as an Infantryman and was sent to the front line within 5 months of joining the Army. He was deployed to Iraq in Spring 2008. He was deployed to the southern end of Baghdad near Sadr City.

For Actions in Iraq PFC. Steven Strider Bishop U.S. Army was awarded Combat Infantryman’s Badge (For Engaging in Direct Fire against the enemy and attempting to close in and destroy) and the Army Commendation Medal (For his Service in Combat operations).

"From Iraq with Love. Respect Me Hippie for I am the reason you can be free." Strider

• StevenBishop — Personal Wiki entry.

"All men and women that served honorably in the armed forces are veterans and I count myself as one." —JimStewart

• JimStewart

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2009-08-30 21:42:47   I make this comment with the ultimate respect for PFC Bishop. All men and women that served honorably in the armed forces are veterans and I count myself as one. —JimStewart

2009-10-02 18:55:16   he made a page for himself? —patrick82

• No, he didn't. Somebody else did (actually, I think it was a confused effort at a Featured Page or something at one point), and I moved it here under a general heading of "Veterans" in the hopes that more people would add themselves and the people they know to the list. —Evan 'JabberWokky' Edwards