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Michael Trotter, Jr., U.S. Army, Iraq, The War and Treaty
Michael Trotter, Jr. was born into a family with a rich tradition of military service, but that had nothing to do with his decision to join the Army in 2003. By his own admission, he had made a lot o…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Capt. James Baynham, U.S. Army, Air Corps, World War II, POW
James Baynham had never flown a plane before entering the service in 1942. In fact, he didn't even have an interest in aviation. What he did know is that he did not want to be in the infantry, so he …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
LT Mark Greene, U.S. Navy SEALS, Iraq, Afghanistan Part 2
In this second half of our interview with retired U.S. Navy SEAL Mark Greene, we will focus on Lt. Greene's deployments - first to Iraq and then to Afghanistan.And he discusses his work helping veter…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
LT Mark Greene, U.S. Navy SEALS, Iraq, Afghanistan Part 1
Mark Greene grew up in a military family but his dream was to play quarterback. And he was doing well until an injury suddenly ended his career in college. After half-heartedly (at best) trying to fi…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
SSG Jake Larson, U.S. Army, World War II, D-Day
Jake Larson joined the U.S. Army National Guard in 1938 in order to earn money and help his family during the Great Depression. He was just 15 years old. By late 1941, he was preparing to leave the s…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
LtCol Raul 'Art' Sifuentes, USMC, Vietnam
Raul "Art" Sifuentes was born in Michigan and knew he wanted to be a U.S. Marine when he watched John Wayne in "The Sands of Iwo Jima" when he was just 11 years old. At age 17, while still in high sc…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
PFC Don Mates, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
On Monday, Americans will pause for Memorial Day and honor the service and sacrifice of those gave what President Lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. And the reason we are often able …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
PO1 James Finn, U.S. Navy, World War II
James Finn ended up in the U.S. Navy because he didn't want to join the Army and promised his parents he would not join the Marines. Soon he was training to be a bomber pilot and eventually deployed …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Cpl. Don Graves, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Part 2
Last week, we followed Don Graves and his story of service as a U.S. Marine from basic training to the invasion of Iwo Jima to seeing the raising of the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi. Now we focus o…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Cpl. Don Graves, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Part 1
Don Graves was born in Michigan in 1925 and his family struggled mightily during the Great Depression. He was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He immediately ran down to the U.S.…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago