1. EDU 671 A brief introduction with photographs from my past CHAUNCIL J. HAWKINS

2.  United States Air Force  Retired, Disabled Veteran  Received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice  Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley GA  Received a Bachelor of Arts in History  Ashford University, On-Line

3. Divorced, with no children The only educational background that I possess is being a student Avid reader of multiple genres and one of my most cherished possession is my Kindle Fire which presently is acting like it has a couple of gremlins in residence The images of Cathay Williams and the Women in Military Service Postage stamp are representative of some of my personal and educational interests

4. This quote by Henry Ford reflects on my belief on training and education: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” Henry Ford

5. CATHAY WILLIAMS aka WILLIAM CATHAY

6. Cathay Williams was a former slave woman who enlisted in the United States Army under the alias William Cathay, circa 1866. Private Cathay served honorably in the 38 th Infantry for about 6 years in spite of numerous medical examinations and hospitalizations by Army physicians. Cathay Williams is considered to be the first and only female Buffalo Soldier in Unites States military history.

7. WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE POSTAGE STAMP

8. Women In Military Service is a stamp that was issued by the United States Postal Service on 18 October 1977 to coincide with the dedication of the Women In Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. It represents the five branches of the armed forces and at the time it was issued nearly 2 million women had and were serving in the armed forces since the Revolutionary War. By 2014, the number has grown to over 3.5 million.

9. Homestead Air Force Base, Homestead FL

10. Pentagon, Arlington VA Promotion Ceremony

11. Incirlik AB Adana Turkey

12. When I complete the Master of Arts in Teaching with Technology I hope to become an Online Instructor in Cultural History specializing on African and Native American Women and their journeys and struggles in our criminal justice system and/or the United States military