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COL Michael Gilpin, U.S. Army, Vietnam
Michael Gilpin had an interest aviation at a young age but had never pursued flying. He joined the Army with an option to pursue Officer Candidate Sc…
3 days, 15 hours ago
Lt. Col. Derek Jones, U.S. Air Force
Derek Jones was following in his father's footsteps when he pursued military service after high school. His father had been a prominent and highly re…
1 week, 3 days ago
LT. Lyla Kohistany, U.S. Navy Intelligence, Afghanistan
Dr. Lyla Kohistany was born in Afghanistan. Her family fled to the U.S. in 1982 to escape Soviet occupation. When the USSR was forced to leave Afghan…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Cpl. Esteban Valenzuela, USMC, Vietnam
Esteban Valenzuela was a talented high school football player and could have continued playing in college. Instead, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps i…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
MAJ James Taylor, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Medal of Honor
James Taylor enlisted in the Army in 1956. Several years later, he successfully completed Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned as an A…
1 month ago
COL Richard Coachys, U.S. Army, Vietnam
Richard Coachys went to Indiana University on a football scholarship but also joined the Army ROTC on campus. After commissioning, he expected his ea…
1 month, 1 week ago
Lt Col Robert Jeffrey, USAF, Vietnam, POW Part 2
In our previous episode, we learned how U.S. Air Force pilot Robert Jefffrey was shot down over North Vietnam during his first mission of the war. He…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lt Col Robert Jeffrey, USAF, Vietnam, POW Part 1
Robert Jeffrey became fascinated with aviation at a young age after his father got a pilot's license. By the time he was preparing to graduate high s…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Col. Harvey 'Barney' Barnum, USMC, Vietnam, Medal of Honor
Harvey C, "Barney" Barnum, Jr. arrived in Vietnam in late 1965 with 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines in the 3rd Infantry Division. In the final days of Op…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
GySgt Luke Focer, USMC Special Operations, Iraq, Afghanistan
Luke Focer was not sure what he wanted to do after high school but after reading many books on the military and being impressed by a teacher who had …
2 months ago