July 1, 2018

Every woman who has served in the military has a whole lifetime of firsts to share. This anthology spans half a century, beginning with the Cold War and ending with the War on Terror.  It contains love at first sight, witnessing death for the first time, realizing you may be losing a loved one, and finding community.

Ranging over decades and continents, these stories have one thing in common – every story comes from someone connected to the White River Junction VA Medical Center. This anthology exists because of a happy accident: the White River Junction VA is in the same town as The Center for Cartoon Studies, a world class cartooning graduate school. But it also exists because of the trust built between local veterans and the White River Junction Women Veterans Program.

Mitzi’s Story
Written by J. D. Lunt ′16, drawn by Ronnie Garcia, and based on an interview conducted by Jenny Blair and J. D. Lunt ′16

I Got Your Six
Written and drawn by Daryl Seitchik ′18 and Dan Nott ′18

Isolated Duty
Written by Sarah Yahm and Kurt Shaffert (Applied Cartooning Fellow at CCS) and drawn by Rachel Ford ′17

Kathi, A Life Well Travelled
Written and drawn by Kelly L. Swann ′16 and Catherine Garbarino ′17

Cover by Tillie Walden ′16 • Back cover art by Kelly L. Swann ′16

Production and book design by Kelly L. Swann ′16

Read this entire Cartoonist Veteran Project anthology online: gumroad.com/l/alifetimeoffirsts