Newhouse MVJ 2018

William Tanner

Bio

My name is William (Billy) Tanner and I am a Print Journalist/Public Affairs Staff Sergeant. I have been in the United States Military for the past 11 years. During my time in the military, I’ve served as a United States Marine with the 2nd Marine Corps Division (2nd MARDIV) and a combat engineer with the 92nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade (U.S. Army). After serving a tour in Afghanistan, I reenlisted as a print journalist and was stationed at Vilseck, Germany where I covered several different operations including Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Throughout the last five years as a U.S. Army print journalist, I have won several U.S. Army Keith L. Ware awards for my photography and story writing while having my work published in places such as the Bavarian Times Magazine, U.S. Army Times, and CNN. I am currently enrolled in the Military Photojournalism Program at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, located at Syracuse University.

Stories by William:

My Syracuse Portfolio

By William Tanner

Moves like Yoda

By William Tanner

A Superhero in All of Us

By William Tanner

Holy Skater

By William Tanner

Living with PTSD

By William Tanner