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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…
7 months 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…
7 months, 1 week 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. …
7 months, 2 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…
7 months, 3 weeks 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…
7 months, 4 weeks 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…
8 months 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…
8 months, 1 week ago
Don Graves, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
Don Graves tried to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps the day after President Franklin Roosevelt declared the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor a day of …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
LCDR Ed Hiner, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, Afghanistan
Ed Hiner had no intention of joining the military until a friend's father forced him to help a military family in need. During that experience, Hiner…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Lieutenant (J.G.) Patrick Zilliacus, U.S. Navy, World War II
Patrick Zilliacus was born in Finland and came to the U.S. when his father became the Finnish military attache in Washington, primarily to procure we…
9 months ago