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From the Battlefield to the Classroom: Former Marine Artillery Officer Goes Back to School for MBA
Michael Cicchese's calling to defend America's freedom came when he was finishing his undergraduate studies in resource and managerial economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Instead of going to work, he accepted a commission with the U.S. Marine Corps. Read More >
Explosion in Iraq Can't Keep Joe Washam Down
Sgt. Joe Washam was guarding a suspected chemical weapons site when heard a shout behind him: “It’s going to blow, it’s going to blow!” With a roar, flames engulfed Washam’s Humvee. He stumbled out of the vehicle and onto a Baghdad street. Read More >
Aiming Higher: Astronaut Goes from Sketching Planes to Walking in Space
When Robert Curbeam was a kid, he spent hours designing airplanes and rockets: sketching out the fins, coloring in the flames and pondering the sweep of each hand-drawn wing. But actually flying into space? That dream came later for this veteran. Read More >
Attack in Baghdad Leaves Soldier With a Tough Decision
Bryan Wagner was in the danger zone that day, the lead gunner in a convoy rushing along the outskirts of Sadr City, Baghdad’s most notorious neighborhood. Read More >
Wounded by a Suicide Bomber, a Career Soldier Faces Civilian Life
On one fateful day in August 2006, Army sergeant first class Derek Duplisea was only a week from going home from Iraq. What happened next would change his life, end his military career and leave him wondering how he would make ends meet in the civilian world. Read More >