Susan Kerr

Susan L. Kerr is a freelance editor and writer residing aboard a sailboat on the Northern Neck of southeastern Virginia. Before pursuing a freelance career, she was the managing editor of Pennsylvania Business Central, a regional business publication based in State College, Pa., as well as the managing editor of a sister publication, State College Magazine. Born in New Bethlehem, Pa., she attended Penn State and Saint Francis University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership with an emphasis on international business.

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Maj. Gen. William Joseph Donovan, the namesake of the prestigious OSS Society award, shown here as a brigadier general.  OSS photo.

The OSS Society: Keepers of Gen. Donovan’s Flame

“We were not afraid to make mistakes because we were not afraid to try things that had not been tried before.”

“You can’t succeed without taking chances.”

– Maj. Gen. …

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VA Nursing Academy participants Marian Hardwick and Carey Ledee help out veterans Alfred Rozelle (second from left) and Charles Alston during lunchtime at the Haley VA spinal cord injury unit. Photo by Eric Younghans, USF Health Communications.

The VA Nursing Academy Addressing the Nursing Gap Through Innovation

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A major component of the present health care crisis in the United States is a chronic shortage of nursing staff. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for …

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An SAS patrol of the Special Forces Task Group occupies a low-lying position in their vehicles, including at least two LRPVs, to remain undetected while on a reconnaissance in Western Iraq, circa 2005. Patrols observing enemy movements could quickly call on the support of these vehicles if required. Australian Department of Defence photo.

Jaguar Rover Australia 6 X 6 Long Range Patrol Vehicle

Covert mobility has been a key to successful missions by special operations forces since before the term was first used. It was the British Special Air Service (SAS) that first …

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