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Veterans Alphabetical List

  • 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

  • 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

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