{"id":23972,"date":"2018-11-07T11:13:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=23972"},"modified":"2024-08-06T21:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T01:16:45","slug":"veterans-day-2018-40-years-gratitude-giving-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/veterans-day-2018-40-years-gratitude-giving-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day 2018: 40 Years of Gratitude and Giving Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samsung employees set out on the DC leg of the Carry the Load relay walk.<\/p><\/div>\n

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At Samsung<\/strong>, Veterans Day is an important time to reflect on the contributions made by American servicemen and women of the past and present toward advancing the cause of freedom. As a company with Korean heritage, Samsung is particularly grateful for the incredible sacrifices made by U.S. military members during the Korean War. To demonstrate that gratitude, we invest in resources and initiatives that benefit veterans and military families both within the Samsung family and beyond.<\/p>\n

Throughout Samsung\u2019s 40-year history in the U.S., we have dedicated more than $8 million in scholarships and donations toward initiatives and programs that support American veterans, including the American Legion, Fisher House, the Korean War Memorial Foundation and others.<\/p>\n

Recognizing that many of the skills that veterans develop make them valuable, capable employees, Samsung turned the spotlight on three new interns this year: veterans Joe Drury (U.S. Air Force \u201908-\u201916), Louie Terrazas (U.S. Navy \u201912-\u201916) and James Thomas (U.S. Navy \u201910-\u201917). While the responsibilities of America\u2019s veterans can range from saving lives to managing operations worth hundreds of millions of dollars in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, all three new team members found that their experiences in uniform prepared them well for their roles at Samsung.<\/p>\n

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James Thomas served in the U.S. Navy from 2010 to 2017. His internship is with Samsung Consumer Insights.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Thomas, who worked with our Consumer Insights team, found intersections with his military work as an Intelligence Officer. \u201cWe do research across all product lines, and the analytical skillset is really similar to what I did in the military, where I made recommendations for operational military commanders based on intelligence research I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terrazas found that his role in naval project management, for which he was tasked with doing maintenance on electrical equipment, helps him today at Samsung. \u201cIn the Navy they want you to be a self-starter and it\u2019s perfect because in my role doing product marketing for audio at Samsung, I think it\u2019s the same,\u201d Terrazas said. \u201cThere\u2019s a very similar work ethic in the military and at Samsung in terms of being motivated to do your job and to advance the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Louie Terrazas served in the U.S. Navy from 2012 to 2016. His internship is with Samsung Product Marketing.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Drury was in Linguistic Intelligence Operations for the Special Forces and joined Samsung\u2019s Product Management group for monitors. \u201cUsing quantitative and qualitative analytics to figure out what people are thinking is analogous to what I was doing in military intelligence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Drury also credits Samsung\u2019s commitments to Korean War veterans and their family members as a major selling point in leading him to our company. \u201cI got the opportunity in Korea to see that there was a real respect that Koreans have for Americans,\u201d he elaborated. \u201cI got to see the memorial near the Korean Demilitarized Zone for all the Americans that lost their lives there. It was very cool for me to work for a company that values American veterans, especially for a company which originated outside of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joe Drury served in the U.S. Air Force from 2008 to 2016. His internship is with Samsung\u2019s Product Marketing, Memory Division.<\/p><\/div>\n

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While integrating service members has been a priority initiative in 2018, Samsung Electronics America also worked to forge new partnerships with veterans\u2019 groups and bring long-standing ones to new heights:<\/p>\n