William “Bud” McLeroy was born in San Diego, Calif. He joined the Marine Corps in May 1980 and completed…
Frederick Pokorney Jr. was born in August 1971 in San Antonio, Texas. He spent most of his life in Nevada and…
Paul Anthony “Tony” Velazquez was born in Paris, Tenn., in July 1974. He grew up in San Diego and attended Mira Mesa…
On March 31, 2004, armed insurgents ambushed and killed four American civilian security contractors who were driving through the city…
Alexis McCray was attending middle school in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. “The…
Marine Sgt. Jeremy Murray possessed a passion for serving his country and joining the military from a young age. He…
Retired Navy Petty Officer First Class Generald Wilson continues to serve his country both as a VA employee and as…
Michael Monsoor came from a military family and enlisted in the Navy in March 2001. After basic training, quartermaster training…
Robert Brooks Brown was born in April 1959 in Pennsylvania. After graduating from Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse…
In 2004, after graduating from Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, Nev., and hoping to escape an abusive household, Frankie…
Maj. Gen. Mark O’Neil led an extensive career during his service in the United States Army. From the 75th Rangers…
Gregory Feest was born in Racine, Wisc., in 1956. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he enrolled in the ROTC…
Growing up in a small town in northern California, Clint Romesha was always encouraged to continue his family’s legacy of…
