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SFC Brendan Quisenberry, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan, Iraq
Brendan Quisenberry grew up with a deep appreciation for military service, as both his father and grandfather were veterans. As a sophomore in high s…
2 years, 8 months ago
Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 17
Harrison Schmitt's father was a geologist but it wasn't until college thatSchmitt decided to follow in his dad's footsteps. By the mid-1960's, Schmit…
2 years, 8 months ago
SSgt Ray Hildreth, USMC & U.S. Army, Vietnam, Hill 488
Ray Hildreth joined the U.S. Marine Corps in an effort to shape up after a brush with the law as a teenager. He joined during the Vietnam War, never …
2 years, 8 months ago
COL Ramon 'Tony' Nadal, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang
Ramon "Tony" Nadal continued a proud family legacy when he was accepted into West Point after high school. Nadal's father was one the first Puerto Ri…
2 years, 8 months ago
CPL David Marshall, U.S. Army, WWII, Roer Valley, Battle of the Bulge
David Marshall was 16 years old and lying in a New York hospital room after suffering a sports injury when he heard about the Japanese attack on Pear…
2 years, 9 months ago
SSG Paul Cunningham, USAF, Korea
Paul Cunningham graduated from high school in 1948 and had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. After some convincing from the local Air Force…
2 years, 9 months ago
Giovanni Renteria, September 11th Terrorist Attacks
Giovanni Renteria was in New York City undergoing training for Morgan Stanley in their offices inside the South Tower of the World Trade Center. On d…
2 years, 9 months ago
Joe Mantegna, Actor, Host of the National Memorial Day Concert
Joe Mantegna grew up around multiple family members who were combat veterans of World War II. He tried to become a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps dur…
2 years, 9 months ago
SSgt. Craig Morgan, U.S. Army, Panama, Airborne
You may know him best as country music star Craig Morgan. But for 17 years, including 10 years on active duty, Craig Morgan Greer served our nation i…
2 years, 9 months ago
Lt. Col. Charles 'Frank' Blount, USAF, Vietnam
Frank Blount was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force in 1960 upon graduation from Florida State University and completion of its ROTC program. Over …
2 years, 10 months ago