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Veterans Alphabetical List

  • Steve dePyssler

    Colonel (Ret.) Steve dePyssler is a 38-year Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran. Born in 1919, he was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1940 as World War II began. While on active duty, he served as every enlisted, warrant officer and officer grade up to O-6. He is the only known American to serve

  • Charles B. DeBellevue

    Colonel (Ret.) Charles B. DeBellevue had a passion for flight at an early age that drove him to join Air Force ROTC at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He joined at an unsettled time in American history -- the Vietnam War. Commissioned in 1968, the New Orleans native was assigned to the

  • Roy Cole

    Master Sergeant (Ret.) Roy Cole enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 18 out of Meridian, Mississippi, in October 1979. After graduating basic training he moved to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., where he began in the supply career field, driving a fuel truck. In 1983, Cole changed career fields to

  • Harry Canham

    Colonel (Ret.) Harry Canham began his military career as a glider pilot in 1942 as part of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Highly successful after only a few missions, he was assigned a new aircraft -- the Martin B-26 Marauder, stationed in North Africa. After World War II, Canham also

  • Jack Bond

    Colonel (Ret.) Jack Bond began his Air Force career in 1951, after graduating from Texas A&M where he earned his commission through their ROTC Program. As a reconnaissance pilot during the Vietnam War, Bond flew 132 combat missions. During one of these missions he was shot down and eventually

  • Ben Bloker

    Master Sergeant (Ret.) Ben Bloker joined the Air Force in August, 1990 as a military photographer. When asked why he joined he would exclaim, “because I like planes!” During his 24-year career as photographer, Bloker specialized in photojournalism and aerial photography. After logging more than 121

  • Dorthy Martin

    Airman (Sep.) Dorthy Martin joined the Air Force in 1950 straight out of high school. After basic training and attending photo school in Denver, Colo., she was assigned to the photo shop at Buckley Air Force Base. At her assignment, Martin met her husband and became pregnant with their child shortly

  • David Hetzel

    Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David Hetzel is a Bakerton, W.Va., native who commissioned at the University of West Virginia. He began his active-duty Air Force journey at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. as an air-police officer in 1959. During his 25-year career, he served numerous positions including

  • Patrick Young

    Technical Sergeant (Ret.) Patrick Young deployed more than 30 times as an F-16 crew chief to forward operating bases around the world. He retired from active duty in 2007. After Young left the military, he tried many different jobs, but quickly learned he suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Bob Vasquez

    Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Bob Vasquez joined the Air Force on February 1, 1972 and spent 24 years playing with the United States Air Force bands throughout the world. He also served as Commandant of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at March Air Force Base, Calif., Senior Enlisted Advisor to

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