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MSG Steve Bleigh, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gulf War, Somalia
Steve Bleigh is the son and grandson of Army veterans. He joined the U.S. Army in 1986, fully expecting to be an infantryman throughout his service. …
2 months, 1 week ago
SSG Dominick Critelli, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Dominick Critelli was born in Italy and came to the United States as a child. He was 20 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and launche…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Russell Sattazhan, U.S. Army, World War II
Russell Sattazhan was 15 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and forced the U.S. into World War II. in 1944, he was drafted and was pl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
SFC Earnie Savage, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang, Landing Zone X-Ray
In the early 1960's, the U.S. Army developed a new way of moving troops into and out of strategic locations. It was called Air Cavalry and operated u…
3 months ago
Major Gen. Patrick Brady, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Medal of Honor
Patrick Brady was born in South Dakota and he originally had no intention of serving in the military. He was recruited by several schools to play col…
3 months, 1 week ago
Clarence Singleton, USMC, FDNY, Vietnam, 9/11
Clarence Singleton joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1967 while was still in high school. The valedictorian then went through boot camp at Parris Islan…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
SFC Stephen Kofron, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan Horse Soldiers
Steve Kofron's father and grandfather both served in the military. His grandfather was a U.S. Marine who fought at Iwo Jima. But Kofron had his own r…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bob Ingram, U.S. Navy Corpsman, Vietnam, Medal of Honor
Bob Ingram joined the Navy after graduating high school in 1963 to give himself some direction. He was initially assigned to work in electronics, but…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Corporal Nils Mockler, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
Nils Mockler joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17, only because they wouldn't let him join when he was 16. Upon enlisting in 1944, Mockler c…
4 months ago
Sami Steigmann, Holocaust Survivor
Sami Steigmann was born in Romanian controlled territory in December 1939. Before he turned two years old, he was a prisoner at the Mogilev-Podolski …
4 months, 1 week ago