{"id":3150,"date":"2019-11-07T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/6-military-veterans-who-graduated-from-usc-dornsife\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:33:51","slug":"military-veteran-alumni-of-usc-dornsife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/military-veteran-alumni-of-usc-dornsife\/","title":{"rendered":"6 military veterans who graduated from USC Dornsife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3106-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3106-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3106-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"6 military veterans who graduated from USC Dornsife\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  On July 27, 2019 the USS Paul Ignatius, named for USC Dornsife alum Paul Ignatius, was commissioned into service by the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Gunner&#8217;s Mate 2nd Class Erin Bullock\/Released)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>6 military veterans who graduated from USC Dornsife<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  These alumni set an example of service and leadership through their experience in the U.S. armed forces and their careers. <strong>[3 \u00bc min read]<\/strong>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Sara Lattman<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">November 7, 2019<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 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Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is proud to have many accomplished alumni veterans. From setting important military firsts to using their service experiences to develop technologies aimed at healing wounds, the Trojan Family of veterans has achieved many milestones in service and research.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Long_Alumni_Veteran_Resized-3106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\nStar Solider<\/h2>\n<p>USC Dornsife alumnus Viet Luong became the first Vietnamese-born general officer in the United States military in 2014. Luong and his family were rescued from communist Vietnam in 1975 by the U.S. military and he knew he wanted to serve and give back to the nation that saved his life. Luong graduated from USC Dornsife in 1987 on a full ROTC scholarship. With a degree in biological sciences, Luong credits his experience at USC with giving him critical thinking skills and teaching him how to seek out success and step out of his comfort zone. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1925\/star-soldier\/\">Read a profile on Luong &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/virtually-better-veterans-3106.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\nVirtually Cured<\/h2>\n<p>After six deployments to Afghanistan as a military clinical psychologist with the U.S. Air Force, alumnus Marat Zanov joined alumna Dawn McDaniel at Virtually Better Inc., a Georgia-based technology start-up. Virtually Better uses virtual reality technology to help treat anxiety disorders such as phobias and PTSD. Zanov and McDaniel, who each earned a Ph.D. in psychology from USC Dornsife, are using a USC-developed software called \u201cBrave Mind\u201d to help clinicians tailor a patient\u2019s treatment to specific scenariosand help them overcome their trauma. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1814\/virtually-cured\/\">Read more about their story &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Paul_Ignatius_2nd_Resized_small-3106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\nA Name with Firepower<\/h2>\n<p>In July 2019, alumnus and former Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius became the namesake for a U.S Navy \u00a0Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Ignatius earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in history from USC Dornsife in 1942 and soon after joined the Navy. Ignatius was offered the position of assistant secretary of the Army in 1961 and served in the administrations of presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson for eight years. Ignatius also held the positions of under secretary of the Army and assistant secretary of defense before becoming secretary of the Navy in 1967. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1884\/hall-of-famer-ignatius\/\">inducted<\/a> into the Half Century Trojans Hall of Fame in 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1451\/a-name-with-firepower\/\">Read a profile of Ignatius &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/michael-donley-alumni-veteran_resized_horiz-3106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\nAn (Air) Force of Nature<\/h2>\n<p>Michael Donley\u2019s life came full circle when he became secretary of the U.S. Air Force. Born on an Air Force base in 1952, Donley grew up surrounded by all things military. He was drafted at age 19 and sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to work as an intelligence specialist, then accepted into the School of International Relations at USC Dornsife, where he earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in international relations. After graduation, Donley moved to Washington, D.C., confident the city\u2019s strong network of Trojan alumni could help him start his career. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/929\/an-air-force-of-nature\/\">Read a profile of Donley &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/ed-flory-alumni-veteran2-3106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\nThe Glory of Ed Flory \u201949<\/h2>\n<p>As a freshman at USC Dornsife, alumnus Ed Flory was drafted to serve in World War II, carrying a USC identification card with him. Flory kept his card throughout his service \u2014 it was in his pocket as he fought with the Army\u2019s 4th Armored Division during the historic Battle of the Bulge. When Flory returned to USC four years later, his interests shifted to world politics. He left his pre-med major behind and earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in international relations from USC Dornsife in 1949. Flory is also a Half Century Trojan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/927\/the-glory-of-ed-flory-49\/\">Read a profile on Flory &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/todd-zink-alumni-veteran_second-3106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)<\/h2>\n<p>USC Dornsife alumnus Lt. Col. Russell Todd Zink led the Lone Star Battalion in 2011 to help Afghanistan create a government to replace Taliban rule. Zink graduated from USC Dornsife in 1991 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science and economics and then joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After 7 \u00bd years of active duty, Zink became a reservist and has served in Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/893\/semper-fidelis-always-faithful\/\">Read a profile on Zink &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    \n                  <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/air-force-veteran-takes-advice-from-ucla-alum-and-becomes-a-trojan\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Air Force veteran takes advice from UCLA alum \u2014 and becomes a Trojan<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/article>\n              <article>\n              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