SPC Dane R. Balcon

Jun 25, 2018 | Army

SPC Dane R. Balcon was born on 27 April 1988, at Luke AFB, Arizona. In 2007, he enlisted in the Army as a Fire Support Specialist, following graduation from Sand Creek High School. He attended Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training with 2nd Platoon, Bravo...

CPL Patrick D. Tillman

Jun 24, 2018 | Army

Died April 22, 2004, serving during Operation Enduring Freedom. 27, of Chandler, Ariz.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed April 22 when his patrol vehicle came under attack near Spera, Afghanistan. (#Repost...

CPL Edwin Steve Wilson

Jun 20, 2018 | Army

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

Jun 19, 2018 | Army

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

Jun 18, 2018 | Army

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

Jun 17, 2018 | Air Force, Army

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...