Bruce Silverglade talks to us about his service, transition, and about a cool program he started that allows Veterans to train at Gleason's Gym for free.
In the Korean War, Kurt Chew Een Lee led 500 troops through a blizzard in below-zero temperatures in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
John Francavilla was killed in action from hostile artillery while serving as a rifleman in Quang Tri, South Vietnam on April 9th, 1968.
Michael Healy served in Korea leading Army Airborne Rangers and in Vietnam leading Special Forces in combat. His five tours of duty in Vietnam earned him the nickname “Iron Mike.”
Bismark Myrick was appointed as the ambassador to Lesotho until 1998 and then the ambassador to Liberia until he retired from the Foreign Service.
John Wayne Cockfields began his service in Vietnam with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd. Marine Division. He operated in I-Corps at the Demilitarized Zone
Douglas Huggins retired in 2009 after more than 40 years of service in 31 countries. He was injured in Iraq, suffering a brain injury and many broken bones.
The memorial will honor the 2,706 Marines and sailors who died in Vietnam while serving with the 5th Marine Regiment in Vietnam.
Les Payne was part of a Pulitzer Prize winning Newsday reporting team that created a series tracking heroin from growth in Turkey to being sold in America.
Robert Ondrish's unit fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, one of the first major battles of the Korean War. He recalls seeing combat nearly every day.
Jeanette Marshall served from during the Vietnam War. She was assigned to as a member of an air evacuation crew that flew soldiers from Korea to Japan.
Rae Mary Leff was a nurse on the USS Repose. The ship visited Guam, Midway Island, Vietnam, Japan and St. Augustine, New York (the ship’s home base).