MSG Rosebud Archer

Nov 20, 2017 | Army, Navy

Growing up in New Jersey, Rosebud Archer had a nickname: the “Little Mayor of Plainfield.” She was well known for her community involvement in that city, where she went to the local nursery once a week to read to children and helped plan outdoor youth programs at City...

LT Bradley Warren Snyder

Nov 15, 2017 | Navy

Bradley Warren Snyder was born in Reno, Nevada to Michael and Valarie Snyder. He swam while attending Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2006 with a degree in naval architecture; while there, he was...

RDML Annie Andrews

Nov 12, 2017 | Navy

Rear Adm. Annie Andrews assumed command of Navy Recruiting Command Aug. 29, 2013. As a Navy Human Resources officer her assignments have been in the areas of manpower, personnel, training and education. Andrews began her career at Naval Station Whiting Field, Milton,...

PO2 James Nappier Jr.

Nov 10, 2017 | Marines, Navy

James Nappier’s persistence and devotion to serving his country resulted in the improbable scenario of a man in his 40s with a grown child enlisting in–and being accepted by–the Navy’s Seabees. By virtue of his six years in the Marines...

SN1 Edward Pylinski

Nov 2, 2017 | Navy

Edward Pylinski was born on June 2, 1927, in New Haven, Connecticut. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 after the onset of WWII and served as a Seaman First Class on the USS Amsterdam (CL-101) in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Part of his service saw the USS...

CAPT Edward H. Mortimer

Nov 1, 2017 | Navy

Annapolis graduate Edward Mortimer’s career spanned the central years of the Cold War, 1954-1977, during which he served on five submarines with increasingly sophisticated technology. He worked his way up from communications officer to captain of the USS John Adams, a...