<p>Nearly 100 active duty soldiers, veterans and lawyers gathered at Widener Law Commonwealth to discuss critical military law issues affecting soldiers and veterans.</p>
<p>Panel participants included high-ranking military leaders, renowned military law experts and administrators of organizations offering services to veterans.</p>
<p>The symposium, titled <em>The Military, the Law and the Constitution</em>, featured three panels: <em>Ethics in Military Law</em>; <em>Constitution and the War on Terror</em> and <em>Taking Care of Our Servicemembers and Veterans.</em></p>
<p>The<a href="ipl://13//WyIxNzgwIl0=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> keynote address of the symposium was given by the Honorable Patrick J. Murphy, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Army</a>. Murphy is a 1999 alumnus of Widener Law Commonwealth and the first veteran from the second Iraq war to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Pennsylvania&rsquo;s 8<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Congressional District from 2007-2011.&nbsp;<a id="videos"></a>&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Military Symposium Videos</h4>
<p>Click on the links below to watch the panel presentations.</p>
<p><strong>Panel 1: </strong><a href="http://www.viddler.com/v/700a5e53"><strong>Ethics in Military La</strong>w</a><br /> <strong>Panelists</strong>: Dr. Lance Betros, Provost, U.S. Army War College; James W. Houck, VADM, JAGC,USN (Ret.), Interim Dean, Penn State Law; Kerry E. Maloney, Lt. Col., Command Judge Advocate, U.S. Army War College<br /> <strong><br /> Panel 2: </strong><a href="http://www.viddler.com/v/75558fa9"><strong>Constitution and the War on Terror</strong></a><br /> <strong>Panelists:</strong> Victor M. Hansen, Professor of Law, New England Law; Harrold J. McCracken, Col., Faculty Instructor, U.S. Army War College; The Honorable Alissa Starzak, General Counsel, U.S. Army; Hina Shamsi, Director, National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union<br /> <br /> <strong>Panel 3: </strong><a href="http://www.viddler.com/v/df1010f"><strong>Taking Care of Our Servicemembers and Veterans</strong></a><br /> <strong>Panelists:</strong> David McLenachen, Deputy Under Secretary for Disability Assistance, Veterans Benefits Administration; Hollister Petraeus, Assistant Director<br /> for Servicemember Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Jeremiah J. Underhill, Esq., Disabled Veterans Law Referral Service</p>
<p><strong>Keynote Address: <a href="http://www.viddler.com/v/77effcb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patrick J. Murphy</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlawcommonwealth/albums/72157667543800080">View photos from the Military Law Symposium</a>.</p>