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CPT Adrian Vielhauer
Army
1989-Now in Iraq
Unit: A Co, 94 BSB, 4 BCT, 10th Mountain Division
Commanding Officer, A Co, 94 BSB
Hometown:Ogdensburg, NY
Residence: Fort Polk, LA
4th GWOT Deployment
-Two to Afghanistan
-Two to Iraq
Has earned three Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, and an Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor under fire. He is the epitome of what it means to be an American solder.
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Alan C. Thomas
USN/Hospital Corps, Retired
6 Years of Service
Manager, Environmental Health Programs
Hometown:
Williamsburg, VA
Currently:
Prince Frederick, MD
Author: FLASHBACK: Vietnam: Cover-Up: PTSD
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Allen Clark
U.S. Army Special Forces
Cpt., U.S. Army (Retired)
Service: Cadet West
Point 1959-1963
Army 1963-1968
Hometown: Mission, TX
www.combatfaith.com
Suthor, Wounded Soldier.
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Chuck *Doc* Stewart
U.S. Army
1967-1970
MOS: 76M20
Currently: Medically Retired
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
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David R. Reid
E-3 USN Seabee
MCB-40 '65-'68
Chu-Lia RVN 66+68
Delta Co.
Steelworker
100% Disabled
Hometown:
Uxbridge, Mass.
Currently:
DeFuniak Springs, FL
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Whittney Swan
E-3 USN Seabee
MCB-40 '65-'68
Chu-Lia RVN 66+68
B Co. Utility Man
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Ed Braaten
U.S. Army
1969-1970
25th infantry
2nd/27th Wolfhounds
Combat Medic
"I can truly say I was proud to serve my country, even in a time when people were not for the war. In 2003, I returned to Vietnam. It was so good for me to see how happy the Vietnamese are now, and how much they appreciated the U.S. having been there."
Currently: Kalispell, MT - Rancher
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Franklin John painter
A.K.A. Nick Leuis
U.S. Army
5 1/2 Years Cold War Infantry Soldier
Med. Airman
10th Mountain Div.
82nd Airborne
Retired
Currently: Butte, MT
"I served my God and country for freedom."
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Major Greg Reeson
Army
1986-1996 (Active Army, enlisted)
1996-1998 (Louisiana Army National Guard)
1998-Present (Active Army, CO)
Current Occupation: Congressional Affairs Officer, Army Staff, Operations, Plans and Training (G3)
Hometown:
Chalmette, Louisiana
Currently: Annandale, VA
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LCPL John Ronald Hoppe
U.S. Marines
2005-Present
Hometown: Trenton, MI
Currently: Iraq
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SSgt. John T. Self
Pontotoc, Mississippi
314th Security Forces Squadron
May 14, 2007
Self's comrades remember him as a brother, friend, and leader. He was on his fourth Iraq deployment, for which he volunteered.
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John Welter Jr.
USMC
1966-1968
UNIT 3rd Marines
Operation - maifromhome.
www.50megs.com
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Currently: Supporting the Troops in Reading, PA
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Rich Cortigine
USMC
Philadelphia, PA
Picture taken at Cookie's Tavern at the 2006 Marine Birthday Bash
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Stanley J. Hroszowy
USMC
01-06-1966 to 03-20-1969
Unit In U.S. F - Co. 2/6 - 2nd Marine Division
In Vietnam L-3/5 - 1st.
Mar-Div. PO. TAD
Mag. 13 PO
Hometown: Blackstone, MA
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Thomas Arel Painter
U.S. Army
1942-1945
Rest In Peace.
You Will Never Be Forgotten.
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Tim McMahon (Right)
USMC
HMM-262 Sgt E-5 '64-'68
RVN '66-'67
Aircraft Hydraulics Mechanic & CH-46 Machine Gunner
Retired aircraft mechanic (A&P IA Ratings)
Hometown: Trenton, NJ
Currently: Ewing, NJ
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Tom Lowery
USAF
Unit 120 FW
Years Served: 15
Current Occupation: Guard
Hometown: Great Falls, MT