INSIDER
Robert Ronscka spent 28 years in the Navy leading men and women while being in charge of 10 Los Angeles class nuclear submarines, but he’s on a new mission as a speaker and author.
Jodie Sweezey discovered military history in her teens, but waited until after she graduated college to join the military, a decision partly shaped by her father who served in Vietnam.
Rodriquez Benjamin, 40, spent 6 years in the U.S. Army, including two deployments in Iraq – the first for 15 months and the second for 14 months.
John Marsack isn’t in the military anymore, but this U.S. Navy veteran continues to serve his country in a heroic way.
“Once I gave my life to God, I started to show up to things,” Will Castillo said. “I kept showing up and kept showing up and eventually, I ended up going to the top of the track. Now I compete throughout the world representing the U.S.A.”
Marc Spittler and Henry Pruitt served their country at different times, and in different branches of services, but both have found that military camaraderie again through the Military Tennis Program.
Ashley and Daniel McCaffrey are both U.S. Air Force veterans who not only share the bond of marriage, but the understanding of the trauma that can sometimes come with defending our country.
Not sure what to do after high school, Matt Winstel and a friend joined the U.S. Navy on the buddy program and “the rest was 26 years of Naval lore.”
Veteran Winston E. Scott served over 26 years in the U.S. Navy, with seven of those years spent as a NASA astronaut.
When Yomari Cruz returned home after serving in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, she found herself struggling with adjusting back to civilian life.
After spending time in the Navy ROTC program at Boone High School, Veronika Tuskowski joined the Marines in July 2001 after her senior year.
In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Navy Women’s Reserve Act into law which created what was commonly known as the WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.
He may be 94 years old, but Korean War veteran Johnnie Kelly’s memory is sharper than most people half his age.
