More than 1,100 sailors died on the USS Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Those…
Born in June 1950 to a family in which “everyone had [served] in the past,” Gordon Roberts was destined to join the military. He…
Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk was born in February 1921 in Northumberland, Penn. Growing up, he helped his father with his coal business, moving…
World War II Army Veteran Gladys Blount grew up in East Orange, N.J., working as a beautician. However, due to…
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presided over a ceremony for retired Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, promoting him…
Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. was born in Topawa, Ariz., in January 1912, shortly before Arizona was officially recognized as a state. Hubbard…
Shawn Miller was born and raised in rural Pennsylvania. Coming from a long line of Veterans in his family, he…
Navy Veteran Chris Isleib grew up surrounded by examples of service. His parents both served in the Navy during World…
When one of the most vicious battles of the Korean War broke out, Marine Corps Pvt. Hector A. Cafferata…
Hubert Joseph Wesselman was born in May 1892 in Minnesota. He was drafted into the Army in 1918 at 24…
Lt. Gen. Jack Calvin Stultz accepted command of the U.S. Army Reserve on May 25, 2006, his 32nd year of…
William “Bill” Muhm was born in June 1957 in Billings, Mont., to James and Anne Muhm. He was raised in Denver, Colo., and…
Stepheni LeGuin was born in Louisville, Ky., in June 1973. She was raised in South Dakota, Indiana and Nebraska, and had…