Following high school graduation, and awhile later at age 19, Paul Grassey had some important decisions to make. Although attending college was part of the mix, the reality of the times really came down to either enlisting in our military or waiting to be drafted! He spent time talking about … read more
Born in Mexico, young Jose Aguilar went to live with his aunt in Dickinson, Texas from age 9 on, and attended Catholic, then public schools, there. Upon graduation from high school, Aguilar had some important decisions to make. For starters: What’s next? He had gone through the Air Force JROTC … read more
From 2018-2020, Captain (Select) Brian Erickson served as the Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah (GA). A native of Port Townsend, Washington, Brian Erickson is a 1998 engineering graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy. He would later go on to earn a Master of Science degree … read more
One memory held by then-Captain, now United States Army Lieutenant-Colonel Michael T. Squires, early in his first Middle East combat tour (2003). “Sadly, those stateside training deficiencies quickly came back to haunt us, once on the ground and in combat in Iraq. Now, I don’t remember exactly when it happened, but … read more
Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth M. Dwyer was destined for a military career. Born in Tampa, Florida, at MacDill Air Force Base, but “‘raised everywhere.” His Dad was career Air Force, with successive moves around America, largely in the Southeast, while young Ken went through the usual phases of growing-up . Between his … read more
