Veterans United Helping Patriot Place 05/19/2026
My Summer job is working as a staff photographer for the Columbia Missourian, the working newspaper for the Missouri Journalism school. The course is part of the requirements for my master’s degree in journalism. Here is the article from my 1st assignment for the Missourian. This assignment was my first cover page photo for the Missourian.
Columbia Housing Authority’s Samantha Christian (CQ), left, and Katrina Colon (CQ) center, throw an old mattress over the rail from the apartment of Veteran Darrell Wheeler(CQ), right, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Patriot Place in Columbia. “We are really blessed to be here and love everything they are doing for us,” Wheeler said.
Columbia Housing Authority employee Hannah Smith (CQ) assembles a bed for a veteran’s apartment on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Patriot Place in Columbia. Veterans United volunteers, along with the housing authority, worked through the day building new furniture for residents of Patriot Place.
Eric Morris (CQ), Veterans United Foundation Board President builds a bed for the apartment of veteran Darrell Wheeler on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Patriot Place in Columbia. VU Foundation volunteers helped the Columbia Housing Authority with building and moving new furniture into veterans’ apartments.
Columbia Housing Authority employee Justin Anthony(CQ), left, and Randy Cole(CQ) Columbia Housing Authority CEO, right, move a couch into an apartment on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Patriot Place in Columbia. With the help of Veterans United, The Columbia Housing Authority exchanged old, worn out furniture with new furnishings
Ed Nelson (CQ) of the Columbia Housing Authority dumps an old couch into the trash bin on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Patriot Place in Columbia. Veterans United and the Columbia Housing Authority replaced old furniture for the residents Patriot Place.