James Osterman
My name is James Osterman. I was raised in Houghton Lake, MI. After I graduated in 1966, I worked for the Saginaw Fire Department until il I joined the US Army in 1967. Serving in Vietnam as a Recon forward observer and Radio Operator, I became a Sergeant E-5. When my tour of duty in […]
John O’Brien
Hello, and thank you for taking a moment to read my message. My name is John O’Brien. I’m a proud father of two wonderful kids and a grandfather to three amazing grandkids. I’ve lived in New York my whole life, served in the U.S. Army, and spent 40 years working in telecommunications with NYNEX and […]
William King
I enlisted in the Navy in Nov. of 1985 under the AEF program to be a surface ET. While I was in Basic Electricity and Electronics School (BEES) in San Diego Ca, I volunteered to go Submarines. I then became a Navigation Electronics Technician, Nav. ET. While serving on my second Submarine, the USS L Mendel Rivers (SSN-686,) the Navy […]
Mitchell Mayer
I went to Brooklyn Polytech in 1967 and transferred to Norwich University in 1969. In my sophomore year at Norwich, I applied for and received a full 2-year Army scholarship. I graduated in 1972 from Norwich with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and, at the same time, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the […]
Derlin Collazo
I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico. After finishing High School at Jose Gautier Benitez High School, I decided to join the United States Air Force. I was sent to Ramey Air Force Base while I waited transport to Boot Camp at lackland Air Force Base in San […]
Edward Segar
My name is Edward Segar. I was drafted in March 1970 and served 19 months and 8 days of active duty in the Army. I extended my tour for 30 days, so I would get out of the Army when I left Vietnam. I went to Fort Lenard Wood for basic training then to Fort […]
Xavier Stewart
I am Xavier Stewart, a father of three amazing children. I served in the US Army for three years as a tanker (19k) and the Texas Army National Guard for seven years as an Administrative Specialist (42l). I was deployed twice to Kosovo and Macedonia, once while active duty and once while in the National Guard. Once […]
Corey Bell
My name is Corey Bell, and I served for four years active duty in the US Navy from 1981-1985. I worked in a foundry as a molder manufacturing parts and other items out of molten metal. I served on the USS Hector AR7, which was the first ship to earn the repair R. At the […]
Cesar Santamaria
Let me start by saying hello! My name is Cesar A. Santamaria. I am a US Marine Corp combat veteran, a father, a husband, and now a grandfather. I was born on November 24, 1963. I seemed fit and I used to work out at the gym to stay healthy. Then in October of 2020, […]
Roger Alan Anderson
Roger Alan Anderson DOB August 13, 1952. Born in Green Bay, WI I have been married to my wife Nancy for 38 years. We have one son and two granddaughters. They are straight A students, both currently in college and doing well. They live in Florida, so we don’t get to see them much. When […]