. . Rosetta Burke After 220 years, the New York Army National Guard promoted its first female general—Pittsburgh native Rosetta Y. Burke. But Rosetta didn’t start her military career in 1962 as a soldier. After training at the Harlem School of Nursing (in New York City), she entered the Army
. . Chris Brent Chris Brent’s journey in life began in Berlin where he was born. While his parents were having difficulties and ultimately divorced, Chris was placed in foster care several times and then reunited with his mother and later with his father. His father eventually immigrated to the
. . Andrew Brennan After graduating from West Point, Andrew Brennan of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania trained to fly UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and then he deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. When we kicked the door in Afghanistan, Andrew Brennan admits, the army didn’t have a lot figured out. In the field, missions
. . Ray Brendel Ray Brendel served with the US Army during the Vietnam War. missing video
. . John Bowen During WW II, Sergeant John Bowen served with the Army’s 5th Armored “Victory” Division. Deep into the German winter of 1944, four days from Christmas, John’s unit lost radio contact with its field commanders. Combat was fierce and heavy. Without control, the men were fighting chaos.
. . Ray Book Standing 5”10” tall and weighing just 119 pounds at age 18, Ray Book was considered too thin by the Marines, so he enlisted in the Army in March 1943 and chose artillery training. Ironically, it wouldn’t be long before he was shouldering a 50-caliber machine gun
