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.