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Veterans Alphabetical List

  • Robert Inghram

    Colonel (Ret.) Robert Inghram graduated as a 2nd Balloon fighter pilot in July 1941 for the U.S. Army Air Corps.  Inghram flew P39s while assigned to the 31st Fighter Group and later flew spitfires with the British during World War II. While flying over the English Channel during the Dieppe Raid,

  • Alison Hestermann

    Captain (Sep.) Alison Hestermann entered the Air Force after graduating from Colorado State University in May 2006. She earned her commission through the university’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program.“When I was in high school I knew I was called to serve,” she said about her decision to join.

  • Bernice Haydu

    Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Bernice Haydu, 94, was one of the first women to fly for the U.S. Military as a member of the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots.When her parents’ sewing business fell under due to the Great Depression, Haydu started taking aviation courses at night

  • Rhea Harris

    Airman 1st Class (Sep.) Rhea Harris, born and raised in Baltimore, Md. joined the Air Force at 18. From basic training her first duty assignment was the Pentagon because of her previous civilian training and experience as a secretary. While at the Pentagon, she applied for a position at Shape Air

  • Paul Grassey

    2nd Lieutenant (Ret.) Paul Grassey started his military career in November of 1942, when he enlisted into the U.S. Army Air Corps. Once Grassey completed Basic Military Training in Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., he was sent to Easton, Pa. to attend Lafayette College to begin his Air-Cadet training.

  • Patrice Grant

    Staff Sergeant (Sep.) Patrice Grant joined the Air Force in 1992. He served as a Combat Broadcaster at both Detachment 2, 1st Combat Camera, Wright Patterson, Air Force Base Ohio, and 2nd Combat Camera Flight at Travis, AFB, Calif. Those assignments tested Grant's broadcasting stills in high stress

  • Paula Gould

    Colonel (Ret.) Paula Gould commissioned the in Air Force in November of 1976 and became a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot. During the time in the Air Force, she served with the Arizona and Ohio Air National Guard. When she joined, becoming a pilot was one of the few jobs open to women.“A lot of career

  • Michael Gould

    Lieutenant General (Ret.) Michael Gould joined the Air Force in 1971 and served as the 18th superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He led seven different commands, was the military aide to the White House for President George W. Bush, and served three tours at the Pentagon before retiring in

  • James Faulkner

    Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) James Faulkner served in the Air Force from October 1962 until August 1991.  During his 29 years of active service, the Air Force allowed Faulkner to reach his childhood goal to fly an airplane.  One of his most memorable moments was flying the B-52 in airborne nuclear

  • Lee Ellis

    Colonel (Ret.) Lee Ellis was born and raised in Georgia with a fascination for planes and military aviation. He attended the University of Georgia and enrolled in the Air Force ROTC program, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history, was selected as a Distinguished Graduate of his ROTC

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