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Sgt. James Sharp, U.S. Army, Korea
Jim Sharp grew up in Kansas and joined the Army in the spring of 1950. Just a few months later the United States would be at war in Korea and so woul…
3 years, 9 months ago
Capt. Jeremy Stalnecker, USMC, Iraq
Jeremy Stalnecker joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1996 and received his commission three years later. Soon the U.S. would be at war and Stalnecker n…
3 years, 10 months ago
CDR Nigal Miller, U.S. Navy, Vietnam
Nigal Miller grew up on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River and chose to serve his nation as a U.S. Naval aviator. He received his wings in 1961…
3 years, 10 months ago
Capt. John Wuethrich, USMC, Army National Guard, Vietnam
John Wuethrich became fascinated by flying at a young age by listening to his father's stories of flying B-24's in the European theater of World War …
3 years, 10 months ago
Matthew Shillingburg, U.S. Army, Berlin, Panama
Matthew Shillingburg's family has been serving the U.S. in uniform since the War of 1812. His grandfather was at Pearl Harbor during the attack, and …
3 years, 10 months ago
PO2 Robert 'Doc' Werner, U.S. Navy Corpsman, Vietnam
Robert "Doc" Werner joined the U.S. Navy at age 16 when his friend's mother forged his own mother's signature. His goal was to see the world by saili…
3 years, 11 months ago
Col. Louis Schott, USMC, WWII, Peleliu, Okinawa
Louis Schott was in Washington, D.C., to play in a college hockey game when he learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. He in…
3 years, 11 months ago
Hershel "Woody" Williams, USMC, WWII, Medal of Honor
Last week, America lost the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II when Hershel "Woody" Williams died at the age of 98. A few year…
3 years, 11 months ago
SSG Travis Mills, Afghanistan
After discovering that college was not a good fit, Travis Mills joined the Army and became a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He then went …
3 years, 11 months ago
PFC Vincent Speranza, WWII, Battle of the Bulge
Vincent Speranza was born to immigrant Italian parents in New York City. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Speranza's father stressed to his b…
4 years ago