Former Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II didn’t hesitate when he got the call that his wounded teammates were trapped on a hillside in Afghanistan. Not even as the bullets of enemy fire flew past, dirt kicking up around him. Not even when the bullets grazed his arm,...
A study on black WACs published in 1963 lists Stewart as the only black female warrant officer on active duty at that time. Stewart would go on to serve in Vietnam as a cryptographic technician with the 1st Signal Brigade from 1971-1972. She retired in the late 70s as...
War: Persian Gulf War, 1991 Branch: Marine Corps Unit: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion Service Location: Persian Gulf; Greece; Italy; Korea; Spain; Belize; Honduras; Panama, El Salvador; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); France; Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp...
Mr. Miller was born August 17, 1950 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Albert Einstein High School (1968). He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps (1968). He was assigned to combat duty in Quang Nam Provence, South Vietnam with Kilo Co. 3rd Battalion, 7th...
(July 2000) Maj. Gen. Francis C. Gideon Jr. is the chief of safety of the U.S. Air Force, and commander, Headquarters Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. He serves as the senior uniformed adviser to the chief of staff and the secretary of the Air...
