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Sgt. Ralph Gastelum, USMC, Korean War, Inchon, Chosin Reservoir
Ralph Gastelum grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and never experienced much of a winter before joining the U.S. Marine Corps. His first real winter would be spent in Korea in some of the most bitterly cold…
Published on 11 hours ago
LT Tim 'Bear' Handlon, U.S. Navy, SEAL Team Two
Handlon Tim "Bear" Handlon wanted to serve in the military after seeing the 9/11 terrorist attacks unfold on television. There was just one problem. He was only in eighth grade. After a football scho…
Published on 1 week ago
MCPO Edward Byers, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan, Iraq, Medal of Honor
Edward Byers became fascinated with the military - and Navy SEALs in particular - through books and movies in his younger years. He joined the U.S. Navy and, just a few months after the 9/11 terroris…
Published on 2 weeks ago
BM3 Vaughn Collicott, U.S. Navy, World War II, D-Day
Vaughn Collicott spent the first year of his life traveling in a covered wagon. Before he was 21 years old, he was helping to fire the guns of a Navy destroyer at German positions on the coast of Nor…
Published on 3 weeks ago
TSgt Joe 'Peppy' Sciarra, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of Luzon
Joe "Peppy" Sciarra was drafted into the U.S. Army the day after he graduated from high school. All four boys in his family served during World War II. After basic training, Sciarra was assigned to t…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Joseph Picard, U.S. Army Artillery, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Picard was a teenager when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Unlike some of his peers, Picard was neither excited to join the service nor dreading it. He just accepted that …
Published on 1 month ago
Don Graves, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
Don Graves tried to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps the day after President Franklin Roosevelt declared the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor a day of infamy. Since he was only 16 years old, Graves had…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
LCDR Ed Hiner, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, Afghanistan
Ed Hiner had no intention of joining the military until a friend's father forced him to help a military family in need. During that experience, Hiner met a Navy SEAL, learned about what the SEALs do,…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lieutenant (J.G.) Patrick Zilliacus, U.S. Navy, World War II
Patrick Zilliacus was born in Finland and came to the U.S. when his father became the Finnish military attache in Washington, primarily to procure weapons for Finland's war with Russia. Left on his o…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Lt Gen. Marc Sasseville, USAF, Air National Guard, 9/11, Iraq
Ltt Gen. Marc Sasseville was born into an Air Force family and that played a significant role in his decision to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy and become an Air Force officer. After 14 years on a…
Published on 2 months ago