In October of 1942, Annie Fox was the first woman to be awarded the Purple Heart Medal for her service during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
After time in the Navy, Paul Newman went on to have a successful movie career. He is best known for his performances in The Color of Money and The Sting.
Al Matthews' experience as a Marine prepared him for his most notable acting role as Space Marine Gunnery Sergeant Apone in the horror-action film, Aliens.
Janet Kovatch was finishing at Ohio State University when one of her professors mentioned to her that she should think about enlisting in the Air Force
It was World War II when Allen Sabol joined the 856th Squadron and went on his first mission – which involved flying planes over enemy territory.
In 1972, right after graduating from high school, Gary Moore enlisted in the Army. After he completed his training, he was stationed at Fort Benning.
Arch Lewis was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and sent to England. There he and the other paratroopers prepared for D-Day by taking practice jumps.
Navy Veteran Dale Doss was a Prisoner of War along side John McCain for 1,824 days and was released during Operation Homecoming.
In 1969, Joseph Clemons returned to combat in Vietnam. He was recognized for his use of helicopters to support combat, medical resupply and evacuation.
Angela Pope is a registered nurse at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She’s a Veteran who cares for other Veterans.
Frank Block, whose father served in the Marine Corps during World War II, has a daughter who enlisted in the Navy and another who served in Desert Storm.
Lyle Allen served in Kuwait and Operation Iraqi Freedom as being a combat engineer and served with the 479th, 1st, 2nd, and 82nd Battalion.