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Maj. Gen. Matt Smith, U.S. Army, Iraq, Afghanistan
Matt Smith grew up on Long Island and joined Army ROTC at the University of Delaware in 1989. Four years later, he was commissioned as an officer. Sm…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
MSG Ed Miklavcic, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima
Ed Miklavic was one of 12 children and he ended up joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940 because he tagged along with his brother and a friend to t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
William Keim, U.S. Merchant Marine, World War II
William Keim joined the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1943 at the age of 17. He was called to active duty when he turned 18 years old that same year. For t…
5 months ago
Sydney Levit, U.S. Army Airborne, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Sydney Levit was 17 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Like most kids his age, he was eager to serve. In 1943, Levit was drafted into…
5 months, 1 week ago
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 b…
5 months, 2 weeks 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. …
5 months, 3 weeks 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. N…
6 months 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…
6 months, 1 week 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 I…
6 months, 2 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 t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago