<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/paying-it-forward-how-one-graduate-is-helping-veterans.html" dsn="news"><title>Paying it Forward: How One Recent Graduate—and United States Veteran—is Using His Lived Experience to Help Others</title><item_date>11/08/2024 01:20:07 PM</item_date><author>Hannah Van Sickle, Staff Writer</author><image><img src="/news/images/kevin-lambert.jpg" alt="Photo of Kevin Lambert and a black lab, Sally, looking at the camera."/></image><image_caption>Lambert and Sally, in her "work uniform", on-the-job for NEADS</image_caption><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/kevin-lambert.jpg" alt="Photo of Kevin Lambert and a black lab, Sally, looking at the camera."/></thumbnail><summary>Kevin Lambert became the first veteran to receive a trained service dog from the non-profit NEADS World Class Service Dogs. Now, with two degrees from WJC, Lambert is paying the support forward though educating, training, and consulting with individuals and organizations.</summary><category>In the Community</category><featured/><tags><tag>In the Community</tag></tags></item>