News From the Cause
Student veterans continue to help fellow soldiers off the battlefield through fundraisers, organizations (DAILY BRUIN, UCLA)
March 07, 2011
Though they have since returned from their campaigns in the Middle East, student veterans like Oliver Kay have remained committed to their fellow soldiers long after stepping off the battlefield.
Kay served as a first lieutenant in the British army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. On a campaign, he said his first concern was always for his companion soldiers, who became like family in their months overseas.
After returning home to England in 2009, Kay moved to the United States to get married, and eventually transferred to UCLA. Now a second-year Arabic student, he serves in the U.S. Army Reserves’ 350th Combat Engineer Company and has joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
He has also not forgotten his commitment to his military family.
Kay will run the Los Angeles Marathon for the second time on March 20 to raise money for the United States Veterans Initiative, which helps injured veterans return to civilian life.
Kay raised $6,500 last year and hopes to raise $4,000 before this year’s marathon.
“I’m just playing my small part in a larger effort,” Kay said. “We all have to do what we can to help out the people who have given to their country, and my part is running.”click here to view more
