Tag: military

Vets turn military fatigues into ‘Combat Paper’ artworks

Vets turn military fatigues into 'Combat Paper' artworks with photos

September 29, 2011:

Veterans transformed their military clothing into pulp, then paper, at a three-day workshop at Wurster Hall Sept. 21-23, led by the nonprofit group Combat Paper. Artworks made by vets — and others touched by war — will be exhibited at Worth Ryder Gallery in October.

Berkeley graded ‘military friendly’ — again — by G.I. magazine

September 15, 2011:

For the second year, UC Berkeley has made the list of Military Friendly Schools, in a survey conducted by G.I. Jobs magazine. The campus ranked among the top 15 percent of schools surveyed. The Daily Californian reports.

Oral history weaves story of the Oakland Army Base and its profound region-wide impact

October 4, 2010:

The Regional Oral History Project at the Bancroft Library has interviewed nearly 50 people associated with the now-defunct Oakland Army Base — either in military or civilian capacities — over nearly six decades. The oral histories, and an associated book, limn the key role the base played in U.S. military conflicts as well as the economy and culture of the San Francisco Bay Area.