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CPL Edwin Steve Wilson

Edwin Wilson served in the Korean War as part of Company A, 7th Cavalry Regiment. On March 17, 1951, he was injured. He writes of the experience: “Our unit was to secure a hill in the vicinity of the village of Chang-Ri. I was one of the lead troops and as we...

1LT Paul Baffico

Differing from some of the public universities at the time, the school that Baffico attended—the University of San Francisco—had a requirement that all students participate in ROTC for their first two years with the option to continue on voluntarily after that. ...

Peter Thomas

Famed voice-over actor and World War II veteran, Peter Thomas received five battle stars including the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre for his military service with the First Infantry Division in Europe.  After graduating from high school...

Grace Chicken

Grace Chicken wanted to see the world.  As a young woman, her ambition was to be a nurse in the war, so she joined the Red Cross and was stationed in Joplin, Missouri.  When she heard that the Air Force was looking for nurses, she enlisted to train as an Army Air...

V. Jack Brown

My Dad, V. Jack Brown, served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a combat medic, E-5 Specialist.  He was also an E-8 Master Sergeant in the Army National Guard. We honor you, Jack Brown. (Submission by: Melissa Sullivan, daughter)