Severely Injured Military Veterans: Personal StoriesAshley McGonagle
Ashley McGonagle, from Toledo, Ohio, is one of the family members in the program. Her husband, Brian, was severely injured in Iraq. While accompanying her husband in his recovery at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, she worked with ACE project adviser Jeff Stevens to identify opportunities to continue the coursework she had started while enrolled at the University of Toledo. Currently taking classes at the University of Incarnate Word, she hopes to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree prior to Brian’s release from the hospital. Corey Smith
Corey Smith, a Marine, joined the ACE program after he lost part of his left leg and suffered extensive additional wounds during combat in Iraq. He met Heather Bernard, an academic adviser in the ACE project, while recovering at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Together they developed a plan for the young Marine to go back to college. Today, with support from the Veteran's Upward Bound office at Cuyahoga Community College and the Kent State University department of student affairs, Smith is studying criminal justice and counterterrorism at Kent State University.
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