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Veterans Alphabetical List

  • Curt Shannon

    Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Curt Shannon enlisted into the Air Force in 1966 when it seemed inevitable he would be drafted into the Army. While he was in basic training, a presentation showing fighter jets strafing targets and dropping bombs inspired Shannon to become an aircraft armaments system

  • Gaillard Peck

    Colonel (Ret.) Gaillard Peck Jr. changed history when he co-founded the MiG operation at Tonopah, Nev., paving the way for more than 6,000 Airmen, Sailors and Marines to fight the MiG-17, MiG-21 and MiG-23 in combat operations overseas.  He started his aviation career at age 16, flying in the

  • Pat Nugent

    Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.) Pat Nugent joined the Air Force wanting to become a jet engine mechanic, but he quickly found out that Air Force needs come first and he was sent to school to become a parachute rigger.  With a passion for photography, Nugent was able to cross-train to a new career

  • Philip Morgan

    Buck Sergeant (Ret.) Philip Morgan is a Gadson, Ala., native who served his country in the United States Air Force as a security police Airman with the 55th Security Police Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.  During his enlistment he supported Air Force One missions for Presidents Ronald Reagan

  • Mike Loughran

    Colonel (Ret.) Mike Loughran is an Air Force veteran who served between 1968 and 1997.  Loughran began his career as a B-52 co-pilot, and then was swiftly sent to train on the C-7 Caribou at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.  Loughran became a Caribou instructor pilot and trained the Vietnam Air Force to

  • Ben Kuroki

    Technical Sergeant (Sep.) Ben Kuroki, stood out just by serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Most Japanese American personnel were kicked out of the Air Corps at the start of World War II, and those who enlisted later were often denied combat assignments. Kuroki persisted in the face of racism and

  • Cary Hatzinger

    Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Cary Hatzinger enlisted in the Air Force at age 23 and served at a variety of bases in  Florida, Nevada, Utah, South Korea, Germany and California until he retired in 2009 as the 62nd Airlift Wing command chief at then-McChord Air Force Base, Wash.  The best part of

  • Harry Grimm

    By Senior Master Sgt. Gary RihnIn July of 1943, straight after high school, a young Harry Grimm boarded a train to head off to Army basic training, and thought that he would be an infantryman. Through a fortunate stroke of luck, or fate, Harry inadvertently boarded the wrong train. When he stepped

  • Robert Gaylor

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (Ret.) Robert Gaylor was inspired to join the military after seeing service members return from World War II to his hometown of Mulberry, Ind.  His emphasis on, and study of, strong leadership helped him become the fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. 

  • Richard French

    Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Richard French was a fighter pilot who flew 683 combat missions during his 27-year career in the U.S. Air Force.  His aircraft sustained battle damage during 40 of these missions.  French was wounded twice during his career; his most serious injury was during Vietnam when

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