Veteran's Day

• Served from 1990-1998 (active 1991-1995)
• Based in Camp Pendleton, CA
• Deployed to Japan, China, and Somalia
• Helicopter Air Crew and door gunner on huey

• Served from 2007-2011
• Based in Elgin, IL.
• Deployed to Khowst, Afghanistan for a PRT mission
• My military occupation was an infantryman and my last rank was E-4 Specialist.

• Served from November 1980-August 1997
• Stationed in Fort Stewart, GA, Mannheim, Germany, Fort Bragg, NC, Vicenza, Italy, Fort Huachuca, AZ, and Stuttgart, Germany
•I enlisted one year to prior to graduating from high school. It was the greatest experience, and I would do it again if I could! The military is a different way of life, but it’s a great way of life!

• Served from 2006 - Present
• Based in Camp Bliss, El Paso, TX
• Deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan
• "I’m a US Army Firefighter, deployed in 2012. I’m still in the active reserves and have used my military experience to become a Firefighter/Paramedic with the Leyden Fire Department. This picture was taken at O'Hare airport when I came home on Veteran's Day of 2012. My daughter was born while I was overseas, and it was my first time meeting her."

•Served from 1966-1970
•Stationed at Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada
•Ranked Sergeant for the 474th Combat Group, Tactical Air Command. I assisted training Australian Pilots and air crews on new F-111 Sweep Wing Bomber, prepared Aircraft F-105 fighters, F-4 Phantom fighters, F-111 for deployment to Vietnam. Nellis AFB was the largest fighter training center in North America at that time.