SP5 Norman Lee Carpenter

Jul 11, 2017 | Army

My father was SP5 Norman Lee Carpenter.  Born in Jackson Hole Wyoming September 14, 1940 and passed away in Coeur d’Alene Idaho October 21, 2016.  He was the light of my life, a man who taught me so much about what a real man should be.  He was the strongest man I...

SSgt Ninzel Horsley Rasmuson

Jul 10, 2017 | Air Force

SSgt Ninzel Horsley Rasmuson enlisted in the Air National Guard just a couple weeks after her 18th birthday. She served from 1989-2001. She recalls the impression left on her after visiting the Air Force Academy in Colorado as a child and the impact of attending...

MAJ Bill Bain Burgess

Jul 9, 2017 | Army

Bill Burgess joined the US Army infantry unit as a 2 Lt on January 29, 1953 after graduating from University of California- Davis. He served active duty in Italy and Austria with the SETAF (Southern European Task Force), and eventually certified to became a...

LCDR Sharolyn Walcutt

Jul 8, 2017 | Navy

Sharolyn served in the Vietnam War from 1963-1969. She served with the USS Repose (AH 16) as a part of the Navy Nurse Corps. Sharolyn was in St. Albans, New York; Oakland, California (Oaknoll Naval Hospital); and Vietnam. Stationed on the Repose, a hospital ship...

Sgt Joseph Dempsey

Jul 7, 2017 | Marines, Police

Joseph graduated from Enterprise High School in Redding, CA in 2012 and decided to serve his country by enlisting in the Marine Corps. He was an 0612 Tactical SwitchBoard Operator but as soon as he was assigned to a fleet he was a Radio Operator (0621). Joseph was a...