When World War II began, Japanese Americans like James Kazuo Okubo weren’t allowed to join the fight because of fears…
Marco Aurelio Ladino Avellaneda was born in Columbia. From a young age, he desired to help people and make the…
Originally from Mississippi, Richard Truly earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. During his time…
Jennifer Harris graduated from Swampscott High School in Swampscott, Mass., in 1996. She attended the Naval Academy, graduating in 2000…
In 1997, Bryan Landriscina enlisted in the Marine Corps and worked as a field radio operator. He served in active…
Dennis Bullard was born in Oxford, Miss., and attended the Oxford School system. He attended Northwest Mississippi Junior college in…
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Milton Lefkowitz dropped out of high school to work in the textile business. He was drafted…
Edward “Flip” Klein is from Little Rock, Ark. In high school, he played football and, after graduating, attended West Point,…
Ola Lee Mize was born in Albertville, Ala., in 1931. He grew up poor, working in the fields for low…
Rhonda L. Cornum was born in October 1954 in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in New York. She came from a…
Born in November 1965 in Jacksonville, Fla., Suzanne Dubberly Speight enlisted in the Navy on Feb. 3, 1986, three years after…
Vernon Baker was born in Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1919. At four, he lived with his grandparents after the death of his…
Silas “Si” Robertson was born in Vivian, La., the sixth of seven children. He attended North Caddo High School, where…