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Brigadier General Rebecca S. Halstead Shares Mission to Continue Serving on Veterans Day
DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Parker College of Chiropractic will host a Veterans Day celebration in
honor of United States veterans and active military members. Guest
speaker Brigadier General Rebecca S. Halstead will share her journey as
the first woman to serve as Chief of Ordnance for the United States
Army. In addition she will speak about the importance of veterans'
mission to continue serving after duty. Local military officers and
community members are invited to attend the celebration at the Standard
Process Student Activity Center on the Parker College of Chiropractic
campus on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 1:15 to 2:30
pm.
Brigadier General Halstead was one of 104 women to enter the U.S.
Military Academy's second class that included women. She was
commissioned in the Ordnance Corps upon graduation from the academy and
later became the first female graduate to achieve the rank of general
officer.
She has served as a platoon leader, operations officer and an executive
officer with the 69th Ordnance Company, and 559th Artillery Group in
Vicenza, Italy. She later commanded Headquarters and Headquarters
Company and was a Commander in Iraq. She holds a master's degree in
military art and science from the Command and General Staff College and
a master's degree in national resource strategy from the National
Defense University at Fort McNair.
Parker College contributes to the mission to serve the nation's heroes
through its VA Clinical Chiropractic Internship, which provides up to 12
interns per year through the North Texas VA Hospital PM&R Spine
Department. The chiropractic interns provide much needed service to the
veteran population.
Parker College has 46 veterans as students, faculty, and staff who are
continuing to serve the nation through chiropractic. "We have numerous
students that enroll at Parker after serving in the military because
they are looking for a way to continue serving others," said Dr.
Fabrizio Mancini, president of Parker College of Chiropractic.
About Parker College of Chiropractic
Parker College of Chiropractic, located in Dallas, is one of the
country's leading educators of healthcare professionals with an
international student enrollment. Founded in 1982, this private,
non-profit educational institution prepares men and women to become
doctors of chiropractic. For additional information about Parker College
of Chiropractic, visit www.parkercc.edu.
Parker College of Chiropractic
Stacey Kjerstad, 972-438-6932,
extension 7805
Copywriter
skjerstad@parkercc.edu
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