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Richard 'Dick' Ramsey, U.S. Navy, D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
Dick Ramsey's family had it tough lduring the Great Depression. He quit school when he was 15 years old and started working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Maj. Geoffrey Ball, USMC, Afghanistan, Abbey Gate Terrorist Attack
On August 26, 2021, an ISIS-K terrorist attack killed 13 American service members and wounded many others at Abbey Gate outside Kabul International A…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
SGM Mike Elmore, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan Horse Soldiers
Mike Elmore was born in Illinois into a family with a legacy of military service. He joined the U.S. Army in 1987 with no immediate intention of purs…
5 months ago
Bob Boeke, U.S. Army, World War II
Bob Boeke was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Nearly two years later, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as part of …
5 months, 1 week ago
SFC Michael 'Rod' Rodriguez, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan
Michael "Rod" Rodriguez was born into a family with a rich legacy of military service. His father and grandfather both served during wartime. Rod dec…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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. …
5 months, 3 weeks 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…
6 months 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…
6 months, 1 week 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…
6 months, 2 weeks 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…
6 months, 3 weeks ago