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Veteran of the Week: Ryan Smith

Name: Ryan Smith Branch: Army Age Joined: 20 Rank: Specialist Years Served: Currently 3, looking at a career. What made you want to serve our country? To protect the things we hold dear, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? Join the Air […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: John Mueller

Name: John Mueller Branch: US Navy Age Joined: 19 Rank: 3M Maintenance Material Management Hangar Deck USS AMERICA CV-66 Years Served: 2 years What branch of service were or are you in? US Navy At what age did you join? 19 What rank were you? 3M Maintenance Material Management Hangar Deck USS AMERICA CV-66 How […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Ryan Lovell

Name: Ryan Lovell Branch: Marine Corps Age Joined: 19 Rank: Sergeant Years Served: 7 years What made you want to serve our country? I joined so I could be a part of something bigger. What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? Make sure to research jobs to find one you’ll […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Justin Sheets

Name: Justin Sheets Branch: United States Marine Corps Age Joined: 27 Rank: I was a contract PFC (private first class) when I joined. Years Served: Currently Serving What made you want to serve our country? I always have had a drive to help other people. I felt that the military was a great way to […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Renee Burleson

Name: Renee Burleson Branch: Army Age Joined: 20 Rank: E5 Years Served: 3 active, 3 inactive What made you want to serve our country? To protect our freedom What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? Highly recommended, an experience of a lifetime What’s your favorite quote? Live for something rather than […]

 

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Veteran Of The Week: Lee Sullivan

Name: Lee Sullivan Branch: Navy Age Joined: 20 Rank: Petty Officer Second Class / E5 Years Served: 4 years What made you want to serve our country? I wanted to do something that I could be proud of and might help others. I was in search of experience, independence, and I wanted to fulfill the […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Alex Wilkins

Name: Alex Wilkins Branch: US Marine Corps Age Joined: 17 Rank: E-3 Lance Corporal Years Served: 4 years What made you want to serve our country? My desire to enlist and serve our country was a combination of several factors. One of the most influential of those was the desire to make my family proud. […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Lee Carmichael

Name: Lee Carmichael Branch: US Marine Corps Age Joined: 18 Rank: Corporal E-4 Years Served: 4 and a half years What made you want to serve our country? Both my Grandfathers served and fought in WWII. What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? Choose a MOS that will transfer to […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Rob Walker

Name: Rob Walker Branch: United States Air Force Age Joined: 22 Rank: E-5 Staff Sergeant Years Served: 10 years What made you want to serve our country? I wanted the satisfaction of serving our country. I needed money for college, and wanted to learn a trade that would help me in the civilian community. What […]

 

Veteran of the Week: Gary Moody

Name: Gary Moody Branch: Armed Forces & Transportation Corps Age Joined: I graduated high school in May 1966 and turned 18 in June. The day after my 18th birthday I left for basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Rank: Specialist 4th class Years Served: 3 years, 7 months What made you want to serve […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: David Hotelling

Name: David Hotelling Branch: U.S. Army Age Joined: 18 Rank: Sergeant First Class (E7) Years Served: 26 What made you want to serve our country? A family history of service. My grandfather served in the Army Air Corps in WWII and my father served in Vietnam with the United States Air Force. I have cousins […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Lyle Marston

Name: Lyle Marston Branch: U.S. Marines (Reserve), Infantry Rifleman (0311) Age Joined: 24 Rank: Sergeant Years Served: 5.5 What made you want to serve our country? My brother decided he was going and I wanted to be by my brother’s side. What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? I could […]

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