Navy Veteran

Brian Kinney served at NAS Pensacola, Florida and on ammunition ships, USS Vulcan, USS Holland and USS Mount Baker. He deployed in support of Desert Storm.

When Sibby LeBeau joined the Navy, he became a code talker, using Native American languages to transfer information among the Allied powers.

Ke Sneller served as a medic for the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALS training and his team evaluated and processed hundreds of Marines.

Willard Knockum served on the destroyer USS Fox 779 before he deployed to Vietnam in 1969 during the Vietnam War where he served in Saigon and Dong Tam.

Jeff Martinelli is fluent in Farsi and used his language skills as an intelligence analyst. He deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Bahrain during sea duty.

Following her Naval service, Helen Tannehill graduated from Texas Christian University with a master’s degree in business administration.

Harold Walker survived the initial attack and saved countless lives as he ran back and forth to retrieve and revive fellow crew members.

Shane Mields served in the Navy from 1991 to 1999 as a Damage Controlman. Shane visited ports in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Abu Dahbi, & Honk Kong.

Navy Veteran Charles Houston now resides in Bluebell, Pennsylvania and is celebrating his 100th birthday today, March 23, 2018.

After returning home following World War II, Joseph Acevedo became a United States citizen. He recalled this day as one of the happiest of his life.

John Carver said that his ship treated around 75,000 patients during the war. The crew was involved in almost every major invasion in the Pacific theater.

U.S.S. Cape Cod departed from San Diego on Jan. 11, 1991 to replace the U.S.S. Acadia AD-42 in the Persian Gulf and aid in the conflict to liberate Kuwait