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Col. Martha McSally, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Senator
Martha McSally blazed significant trails in the U.S. Air Force, becoming the first female fighter pilot in combat and the first woman to command a fi…
6 years ago
Louis Graziano, U.S. Army, World War II
Louis Graziano was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and promised his father that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini would be vanquished. His promis…
6 years, 1 month ago
Col. Vern Pike, U.S. Army, Berlin Wall, Vietnam
Vern Pike was commissioned as a U.S. Army officer upon graduation from Wake Forest University. Soon he had a front row seat to and a role to play in…
6 years, 1 month ago
Rondo Scharfe, U.S. Navy, WWII, Iwo Jima & Okinawa
When you hear the lengths Ron "Rondo" Scharfe went to in order to join the U.S. Navy long before he was 18, you'll quickly understand his commitment …
6 years, 1 month ago
John Hancock, U.S. Navy, World War II
John Hancock grew up in Georgia shooting quail, so becoming a gunner aboard the USS Yorktown in World War II came pretty naturally to him. In 1942, …
6 years, 1 month ago
Introducing Veterans Chronicles
Join us each week for Veterans Chronicles and hear first-hand from the men and women who answered their nation's call to serve - from World War II to…
6 years, 1 month ago
Col. Joe Rodgers, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
Born in Alabama, Joe Rodgers lied about his age to join the U.S. Marine Corps in the weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Training for m…
6 years, 2 months ago
Felix Rodriguez, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Capture of Che Guevara
Born in Cuba, Felix Rodriguez was a student in the U.S. when the Castro revolution unfolded in Cuba. Determined to do whatever he could to oust the C…
6 years, 2 months ago
CDR Dean "Diz" Laird, U.S. Navy, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Retired U.S. Navy CDR Dean "Diz" Laird served in three wars and is the only American aviator to record aerial kills on both the European and Pacific …
6 years, 2 months ago
Bill Norberg, U.S. Navy, World War II, Battle of Midway
Bill Norberg joined the U.S. Navy prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and his service on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise placed him at s…
6 years, 2 months ago