Stories of Valor Archive — National Purple Heart Honor Mission

Ernest Boisvert

Ernest Boisvert was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as a member of the 4th Infantry Division, including a tour in Vietnam.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, SP5, Specialist

Ed O'Neal

Ed O’Neal first joined the U.S. Army in November 1977, serving in the Army until November 1980. He was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force in July 1986, serving for the next two decades until May 2007, serving with the U.S. Central Command, including time in Saudi Arabia during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Op. Enduring FreedomBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, United States Air Force

James Bouchard

James Bouchard enlisted in the Navy in February 1967 and served for the next three years as a member of the 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Division, including a tour in Vietnam.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Navy, Hospital Corpsman Second Class

Carlton Cannon

Carlton Cannon enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps in April 1967 and was later commissioned as an officer, completing a career that spanned more than 24 years. Cannon, then a Lance Corporal, was first wounded during the Battle of Khe Sanh in April 1968, while serving with the 26th Marine Regiment. He was wounded a second time in September 1968 and a third time in December 1968.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Marine Corps, Captain

Armando "Chris" Martinez IV

Armando "Chris" Martinez IV was commissioned into the U.S. Army in October 2011 and served for the next decade, including time in Korea with the 9th Infantry; Fort Bliss, Texas, with the 1st Armored Brigade; Germany with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment; and Fort Wainwright with the 25th Infantry Division.

Operation Iraqi FreedomBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, Staff Sergeant

Blanca Taylor

Blanca Taylor enlisted in the Army National Guard in August 2002 and served for more than a decade as a member of the 1864th Motor Transport Company, including a deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi FreedomBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023U.S. Army Reserves, Sergeant, United States Army

Vanessa Schieber

Vanessa (Brown) Schieber enlisted in the Army in April 2007 and served for the next 11 years a member of the 101st Airborne Division and later the 1st Armor Division.

Ronald Gallegos

Ronald Gallegos enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 1984, going on to service career that spanned nearly 30 years as a member of the Marine Corps, New Mexico National Guard and Army Reserves, including deployments to Kuwait and Iraq.

Louis Zayas

Louis Zayas was drafted into the U.S. Army in October 1965 and for the next two years. While serving as a helicopter door gunner escorting other troops into a hot Landing Zone in Vietnam, Zayas’ unit came under heavy fire. During the firefight he was struck in the thigh from an explosion.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, Sergeant

George Stavropoulos

Originally from Los Angeles, California, George Stavropoulos enlisted in the U.S. Navy, entering the service in July 1965. He was deployed to Vietnam where he was awarded four Purple Heats as a result of wounds he suffered.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Navy, Hospital Corpsman Second Class

Douglas Quick

Douglas Quick enlisted into the U.S. Army in August 2000 and served for the next 12 years, including a tour in Iraq in 2006-2007. It was during that tour, that the vehicle SSG Quick was riding in took a direct hit from an enemy rocket. The blast killed the driver of the vehicle and severely injured SSG Quick.

Operation Iraqi FreedomBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, Staff Sergeant

James Ives

James Ives was drafted into the Army in November 1967 and served for the next two years as a member of the173rd Airborne Brigade, including a tour in Vietnam.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, Specialist, SP4

Ron Laney

Ron Laney enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1964, serving for over six years, including a tour in Vietnam. In August 1969, while serving near An Hoa, Vietnam, Laney was wounded during a combat operation.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Marine Corps, Staff Sergeant

Ted Craiglow

Ted Craiglow was drafted into the Marine Corps in September 1969, serving for nearly two years including a deployment to Vietnam.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Marine Corps, Corporal

Richard Andrew Farrer

Richard Andrew Farrer enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps, serving for nearly four years as a member of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines India Company, including a tour in Ramadi during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi FreedomBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023Corporal, United States Marine Corps

Dale Thomsen

Dale Thomsen enlisted into the U.S. Army in November 1966, serving for the next three years as a member of the 610th Transportation Company, including a tour in Vietnam.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, Specialist

Josephine Keller

Josephine Keller enlisted into the U.S. Air Force in September 1991 and served for more than 26 years, including participation in Operations Southern Watch, Joint Guard, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Noble Eagle, and New Dawn.

Other, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Op. Enduring FreedomBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Air Force, CMSgt

Edward Cruickshank

Edward Cruickshank was commissioned into the U.S. Army in June 1967 and went on to a 30 year career in the service. In 1967, while serving with the 101st Aviation Group in Vietnam, he was wounded-in-action.

VietnamBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023United States Army, Colonel

Robert Senter

Robert Senter was drafted in to the Army in February 1943, serving until May 1945 with the 83rd Division.

World War IIBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023World War II, Private First Class

Michael Bostwick

Michael Bostwick was with the 3/503rd , 173rd during his first deployment to Vietnam.

VietnamBob DriscollAugust 18, 2023United States Army