SPC Daniel Jason Freeman

Jun 5, 2019 | Army

SPC Daniel J. Freeman, in the wake of September 11th, enlisted in the Army’s Delayed Entry Program a year before he graduated from high school. I met him just long enough to pin his jump wings when he graduated Airborne School. He joined the 173rd Airborne...

Deputy Sheriff Ian Michael Deutch

May 22, 2019 | Army, Police

Deputy Ian Deutch was shot and killed as he and another deputy responded to a shooting call at a casino in Pahrump, Nevada. A woman had called 911 and then fled to the casino during a domestic disturbance in which a man had fired a rifle at her. As Deputy Deutch and...

SSG Ronald J. Shurer II

Mar 6, 2019 | Army

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,...

COL Gregory D. Gradson (Ret)

Feb 13, 2019 | Army

Colonel (Retired) Gregory D. Gadson, a Chesapeake, Va., native, served our nation in the United States Army for more than 26 years. Col. Gadson’s service culminated as the Garrison Commander of Fort Belvoir, where he oversaw the daily operations of the post, a...

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,...