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Veterans Alphabetical List

  • Peter Karpawitz-Godt

    Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.) Peter Karpawitz-Godt was raised the son of a police officer in the midst of World War II in Germany. After WWII, Karpawitz-Godt moved to America so he could enroll in college. In March of 1956, at the age 27, he became an Airman in the U.S. Air Force. After training to

  • Earl Hendrix

    Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Earl Hendrix began his Air Force career on his 18th birthday in 1957. He served as a bomb loader on multiple aircraft. While serving in Vietnam, a rocket pummeled his bunker, killing him and 17 others. When he was transported, he was tossed onto a concrete slab and his

  • John Hayes

    Captain (Sep.) John Hayes embodies the sentiment of serving after a career of service. Hayes began his six years of active-duty service at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, after graduating in 1967 from Southern Methodist University as an Air Force ROTC cadet. Hayes’ next assignment took him to Charleston

  • Venessa Hagan

    Colonel (Ret.) Venessa Hagan commissioned into the Air Force Nurse Corps, starting her career in the neonatal intensive care unit at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Her career took her all the way to becoming interim Air Force Chief Nurse at

  • Bill Getz

    Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Bill Getz was a senior in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. From that day forward, Getz knew his fate was forever changed. By age 19 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He piloted the B-24 during World War II while assigned

  • Tap Gaoteote

    Technical Sergeant (Sep.) Tap Gaoteote entered the U.S. Air Force through the Delayed Entry Program in September 1997, however he did not leave for basic training until January 1998 when an opening for his job was available. During his 16 years in the U.S. Air Force, he served as an aircraft

  • Arnald Gabriel

    Colonel (Ret.) Arnald Gabriel started his 36-year military career when he joined the Army June 28, 1943. After a brief time in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet, he transferred back into the Army to prepare for the upcoming raid on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. Gabriel was assigned to the

  • David Fitton, Jr.

    Colonel (Ret.) David Fitton, Jr., remembers the thrill of flying from 30 years of service like it was yesterday. A veteran of three wars, Fitton embodies the spirit and character of fighter pilot history. Fitton attended the U.S Military Academy at West Point during World War II. He earned his Army

  • George Finck

    Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) George Finck joined the Air Force in 1956, ultimately becoming a command pilot with more than 11,000 flying hours in the C-11B, C-54, C-131, C-7A, T-29 and C-135. Additionally, he has logged more than 1,150 hours in combat. During his career, Finck was awarded the Air Force

  • Susan Desjardins

    Major General (Ret.) Susan Desjardins served as a command pilot, accumulating more than 3,800 flying hours in the KC-10, C-17, C-5, KC-135R, KC-135A and T-37 aircraft. In 1980, she commissioned as part of the first female cadet class from the U.S. Air Force Academy. She was also the first female

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