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Veterans Alphabetical List

  • James Randall

    Colonel (Ret.) James Randall is a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, serving 36 years in the U.S. Air Force in both active duty and in the Reserves.  His career as a fighter pilot includes logging more than 7,300 flying hours in numerous aircraft, including the F-105 Thunderchief.  Randall

  • Albert Porter

    Sergeant (Sep.) Albert Porter is a World War II Army Air Corps veteran who served on B-17 Flying Fortress bombers between 1942 and 1945.  He initially trained as a radio operator, but because of his short stature, he was redesignated as a ball turret gunner.  Porter was stationed in England as a

  • Dexter Mitchell

    Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Dexter Mitchell was introduced to the Air Force on a 50 dollar bet to pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test. After winning the bet, he told a recruiter he would take any job that would guarantee him an overseas assignment. Mitchell held many positions in

  • 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

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