MG Patrick Henry Brady

Feb 5, 2019 | Army

Patrick Henry Brady (born October 1, 1936) is a retired American Army officer. While serving as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, he received the United States military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. It is easy for me to relate to this story. After I...

Ivan Robert Prokop

Feb 2, 2019 | Army

Army Reservist August 1958 – January 1966 (8 years) Service Details: Fort Knox Kentucky August 1958 – January 1959 (6 months) Basic Training, 8 weeks Cooking School, 8 weeks On-the-job training, 8 weeks Hazleton, Pennsylvania, January 1959 – May 1959...

SGT William Maxwell Barner, III

Feb 1, 2019 | Army

When he arrived at basic training after being drafted into the Army, one of the first things William Maxwell Barner heard from his drill sergeants was, “you’re going to Vietnam and you’re going to die.” As he says, he “wasn’t interested in either one of those.”...

CAPT Lamar “Bud” Binion

Jan 30, 2019 | Army, Navy

Lamar “Bud” Binion was born in Stone Mountain, GA on Nov. 20, 1917. He graduated from Georgia School of Technology (now Georgia Institute of Technology) in Atlanta, GA on June 5, 1939 as a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering. In addition to his...

CPT Andrew Ross

Jan 29, 2019 | Army

Dozens of family, friends and strangers gathered to remember Virginia Army Captain Andrew Ross Saturday during a ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial. A photo of the Virginia native and West Point graduate, who was killed in an attack in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018,...

LTG Walton Walker

Jan 25, 2019 | Army

After a distinguished career as commander of XX Corps during World War II and command of Fifth Army following the war, LTG Walton H. Walker assumed command of Eighth Army in September 1948. At that time, Eighth Army’s duties focused on the occupation of Japan and not...