Stanley Nelson endured difficult conditions while held prisoner and was left to die. American forces found him and evacuated him for medical treatment.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Air Force Veteran Edward Kaspar was responsible for guarding a United States Missile Silo.
Henry Andrasovsky joined the Marines six months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. When the US entered the war he joined 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal.
Army Veteran Todd Ames now serves as a police officer for the Central Washington University Police Department in Washington State.
Richard Hackney's aircraft was shot down by German forces. He jumped from the aircraft and deployed his parachute but badly twisted his ankle upon landing.
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Ernest Gallego flew 50 missions from Italy and attained the rank of staff sergeant before returning to the United States in August 1945.
Jeffrey Roos was later stationed in Balad, Iraq with the 31st Combat Support Hospital, followed by Baghdad, Iraq where he worked with trauma patients.
David Markey served as a team leader for Alpha Company, 1-24 Infantry Battalion, 25th Infantry Division in Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Ed Weintraub was sent to Okinawa serving with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. He deployed aboard the USS Telfair.
King Gillespie earned his Master’s of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and his Master’s of Strategic Studies from Air War College.
The Army initially declined Young-Oak Kim's voluntary enlistment, but later drafted him in January 1941. He was assigned to 442nd Brigade Combat Team.