Vietnam veteran Jerry Peterson has always been extremely patriotic, so much so that his truck is decked out with a number of stickers and decals. After local sign shop Feathers…
Once Kyle Thieme decided to join the military, he knew immediately what branch. “My grandpa was in the Army, so I want to go into the Army,” he said. Though…
Though not many can say their entire career was a good one, Fred Gesin certainly can. “For a 44-year career of working, nobody has had a better experience than I've…
In junior high school, Robert Bruce was in the California Cadet Corps. “We used to go to Fort MacArthur to the rifle range, and that's when I found out I…
While Keith L. Craig was in the Army, he never thought he would make a career out of it. “I was always doing only three more years, then getting out,”…
After a yearlong tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot for the Army, Dennis Bartash came back to the United States to find numerous war protests. “While I was in…
When Anthony Gayden was a private in the U.S. Army, he had an officer who he hated — at first. “He was so mean, and he made me work so…
Maurice Windom described his father as a disciplinarian. “It was a different time then,” Windom added. “We bumped heads a lot when I was coming up, but that’s the way…
Randal Winter has always been handy. At 18, he was stationed in Vietnam, where it was hot and humid in the summertime. After he was able to acquire a portable…
Joseph Reyes has been a software developer for more than 50 years now, and he’s good at it. “They used to call me ‘One-time Joe,’” he said. In those earlier…
When you’re in the military, finding someone who understands the time commitment isn’t always easy, which is why many end up marrying fellow military members. Chris and Constance Werthe can…
Kathy Ellis describes retiring from the U.S. Army Reserve as a bride would describe her post-wedding. “I put away my uniform like a bride puts away her wedding dress,” Ellis…
Deborah Nance, who answers to “Dee,” describes her mother as the “grandmother” type. “Her funeral was filled with nieces, nephews, grandkids, friends,” Nance said. “They talked about how she was…
A son waving to his mom, while touching, isn’t exactly news. But, when the son is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army and waves to his mother with the…
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