"As military veterans who have served in every U.S. conflict since 1941, and their supporters, we have worked for decades to defend the national security of the United States and to uphold the honor, integrity and effectiveness of its military," begins a letter from the group Veterans for Common Sense, which seeks an independent commission on detainee policy and the release of additional Abu Ghraib photos. "We have greatly valued the opportunity to serve, and we remain committed to this critically important cause."
Their letter follows, along with the first 500 signatures.
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The reputation of the U.S. Armed Forces and related agencies were badly – we hope not irrevocably – damaged when the Abu Ghraib photos came to light. The rising number of serious allegation of abuses and deaths in custody raise serious questions concerning U.S. detention policy.
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Given the range of individuals and locations involved in these reports, it is simply no longer possible to view these allegations as a few instances of an isolated problem. Yet none of the purported major or comprehensive investigations have assigned responsibility to any individuals responsible for policymaking nor held any commanding officer accountable for these abuses, other than the demotion, by one grade, of a Brigadier General.
The well-developed system of national and international laws governing detention and interrogation was designed – and has long been followed by the United States – for critical policy reasons in the United States’ self-interest. Experience and common sense have shown that information gathered through physical torture or dehumanizing humiliation is notoriously unreliable. It has a demoralizing, dehumanizing effect not only on those subject to violations, but also on our own troops – those who may be directly involved, and those unfairly tarred with the same brush. Violation of basic rules of international law by those acting under U.S. control also puts U.S. forces at greater risk. It jeopardizes the United States’ moral and practical authority to promote democracy and human rights abroad. And it seriously undermines the United States’ ability to “win the hearts and minds” of the global community – a goal essential to defeating terrorism over the long term. Finally, it is damaging to military morale to punish subordinates, but not hold those in leadership positions accountable for policymaking and implementation.
We urge you to commit – immediately and publicly – to support the creation of an independent commission to investigate and report on the detention and interrogation practices of U.S. military and intelligence agencies deployed in the global war on terror.
Sincerely,
The first 500 signatories follow. Click here to read the full list of signers.
Lieutenant General Robert Gard; Army (World War II); Rockville MD
Vice Admiral Ralph Weymouth; Navy (World War II); Wonalancet NH
Brigadier General Evelyn Foote; Army (Vietnam War); Accokeek MD
Brigadier General David Irvine; Army (GulfWarEra); UT
Brigadier General Augustine Verrengia; Air Force (Cold War Service); Lago Vista TX
Colonel Sigmund and Jeanette Boegl; Army (Vietnam War); Belfair WA
Colonel James Kent; Army (Vietnam War); Sausalito CA
Mary Rives (Veteran Family Member - Colonel Vietnam War) Amherst MA
Colonel Jerry Walker; Army (Cold War Service); Iowa City IA
Captain Maurice E. Foley; Navy (Cold War Service); Lexington KY
Captain Andrew Schoerke; Navy (Cold War Service); Shaftsbury VT
Captain Tom Tindall; Navy (Vietnam War); Marshall NC
Colonel Richard Klass; Air Force (Vietnam War); Arlington VA
Yuri Donskoy; Kiev
Lieutenant Colonel William Edwards; Army (Vietnam War); Austin TX
Lieutenant Colonel Anne Philiben; Army (Vietnam War); Bend OR
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Renfro; Army (Vietnam War); Lexington KY
Lieutenant Colonel Liz Rutledge (Panek); Army (Iraq War); Maple View NY
Lieutenant Colonel Fred Seamon; Army (Vietnam War); Santa Cruz CA
Lieutenant Colonel Gretchen Vanek; Army (Vietnam War); Pocatello ID
Lieutenant Colonel Vernon Whitney; Army (World War II); Houston TX
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Williams; Army Reserve (Vietnam War); Sarasota FL
Lieutenant Colonel Barry Workman; Army (Vietnam War); Columbus OH
Commander Ted Bahn; Navy (Vietnam War); Anna Maria FL
Commander Theodore Curtin; Navy (Korean War); Plymouth MA
Commander James Doe; Navy (GulfWarEra); Visalia CA
Commander Bruce Genereux; Navy (Vietnam War); Vero Beach FL
Commander John Kaso; Navy (Lebanon); Alameda Ca
Commander Alvin Liftman; Navy (World War II); Sarasota FL
Commander Neil Nokes; Navy (Cold War Service); Eads TN
Commander Robert Wood; Navy (Vietnam War); Shaker Heights OH
Commander David Bailey; Coast Guard (Vietnam War); Sequim WA
Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth McGillicuddy; Marine Corps (GulfWarEra); Locust Grove VA
Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Walsh; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Alexandria VA
Pat Achor (Veteran Family Member - Lieutenant Colonel Vietnam War) Hot Springs Village AR
Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Cutrer; Air Force (Vietnam War); Fort Worth TX
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Di Croce; Air Force (Korean War); Hudson FL
Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Gumley; Air Force (World War II); Sarasota/Bradenton FL
Lieutenant Colonel Allan Hastings; Air Force (Vietnam War); Warner Robins GA
Lieutenant Colonel Warren Langley; Air Force Reserve (Vietnam War); San Francisco CA
Lieutenant Colonel Erik McMillan; Air Force (); Las Vegas NV
Major John Bellows; Army (World War II); Walnut Creek CA
Major Gerald Fisher; Army (Vietnam War); Bluffton IN
Major Edward Goldberg; Army (Vietnam War); Fircrest WA
Major John Henry; Army (Vietnam War); Phoenix AZ
Major Ron Killen, M.D.; Army (Vietnam War); Sandy OR
Major Douglas Kinney; Army (Other Wartime Service); Otego NY
Major Victor Madeja; Army (Vietnam War); Allentown PA
Major Paul Naylor; Army (Vietnam War); Durham NC
Major Courtney Neff; Army (Vietnam War); Marblehead MA
Burnet Oliveros (Veteran Family Member - Major World War II) Houston TX
Major Christopher Robinson; Army (Cold War Service); Klamath Falls OR
Major Thomas Sullivan; Army (Vietnam War); Springfield VA
Major Scott Toth; Army (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Potsdam NY
Lieutenant Commander John Blass; Other (Vietnam War); New York NY
Irene Duffy (Military Family - Lieutenant Commander GulfWarEra) Leonardtown MD
Lieutenant Commander Frank Erickson; Navy (Cold War Service); Pendleton OR
Lieutenant Commander Dennis Hayzlett; Navy (Cold War Service); Westminster CO
Lieutenant Commander John Kenton; Navy (Cold War Service); El Segundo CA
Lieutenant Commander Henry Kielarowski; Navy (Vietnam War); San Francisco CA
Lieutenant Commander Robert Lawrence; Other (Vietnam War); Baltimore MD
Lieutenant Commander Jim Mc Shane; Navy (Vietnam War); Waterville IA
Lieutenant Commander Howard McFann; Navy (World War II); Florence SC
Lieutenant Commander Robert Meintzer; Navy (Vietnam War); Tuscaloosa AL
Lieutenant Commander Joel Nitzkin; Other (Vietnam War); New Orleans LA
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Pretlow; Other (Vietnam War); Shaker Heights OH
Lieutenant Commander Howard M. Reese; Navy (Vietnam War); Pensacola FL
Lieutenant Commander Phil Schoggen; Naval Reserve (World War II); Nashville TN
Lieutenant Commander John Simanton; Naval Reserve (GulfWarEra); Spokane WA
Lieutenant Commander Herbert Tinney; Navy (Vietnam War); Buffalo NY
Lieutenant Commander Mark Weissman; Navy (Korean War); Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Major John Bell; Marine Corps (Korean War); Lady Lake FL
Nancy Bell (Veteran Family Member - Major Korean War) Lady Lake FL
Major Robert Schwoebel; Marine Corps (Korean War); Swarthmore PA
Dorothy Anderson (Veteran Family Member - Major Vietnam War) Williamsburg VA
Major Mauricio Espinosa; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Phoenix AZ
Major Mauricio Espinosa; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Phoenix AZ
Major Robert Hanafin; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Dayton OH
Major Mark Heberlein; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Viroqua WI
Major Rodney Metzler; Air Force (Vietnam War); San Marcos, TX
Major Margaret Pfaff; Air Force (Vietnam War); Gladstone MO
Major James Strader; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Tucson AZ
Major John Youmans; Air Force (Vietnam War); Lillington NC
Captain John Ardner; Army (Vietnam War); Gresham OR
Captain Bert Bender; Army (Cold War Service); Atascadero CA
Captain Donald Bryant; Army (GulfWarEra); APO AP NA
Captain William Burk; Army (Vietnam War); Lyle WA
Captain Bruce W. Cobb; Army (Cold War Service); Beaumont TX
Captain Lloyd Davis; Army (Cold War Service); Fort Washington MD
Captain Jack Dresser; Army (Vietnam War); Springfield OR
Captain David Eye; Army (Peacetime); New York NY
Captain Edwin Fox; Army (Vietnam War); Nokomis FL
Captain Maureen Griswold; Army ( None); San Jose CA
Captain Van & Lois Hamilton; Army (Vietnam War); Santa Barbara CA
Captain S. K. Heninger; Army (World War II); Chapel Hill NC
Captain Patricia Hoppa; Army (Peacetime); Tacoma WA
Captain David Jeffery; Army (Cold War Service); Atlantic Beach FL
Captain Stephen Justino; Army (GulfWarEra); Centennial CO
Captain Nicholas Kepf; Army (GulfWarEra); Indian Trail NC
Captain Juliane Langevin-Szkoda; Army (Peacetime); Sante Fe NM
Lisa Martin (Veteran Family Member - Captain Iraq War) Milwaukee WI
Captain Ray McGovern; Army (Vietnam War); Arlington VA
Captain Peter Millington; Army (Vietnam War); Oakland CA
Beth Noujaim (Veteran Family Member - Captain World War II) Boca Grande FL
Captain Robert S. Parlato; Army (Peacetime); Beloit WI
Captain Jonathan Powers; Army (Iraq War); Washington DC
Captain Sidney Reiff; Army (World War II); Los Angeles CA
Captain Melvyn Schupack; Army (Vietnam War); Walpole NH
Captain Jason Thelen; Army (Iraq War); Dallas TX
Danny Verner (Veteran Family Member - Captain World War II) Montreat NC
Captain Bruce Waxman; Army (Vietnam War); Fairfax VA
Captain Christopher Weage; Army (Peacetime); Portland OR
Lieutenant Harvey Bennett; Navy (Vietnam War); Nashville TN
Lieutenant Gerald Burnett; Navy (Vietnam War); Bellevue WA
Lieutenant J.R. Carpenter; Navy (Cold War Service); St. David's PA
Lieutenant John Fahsbender; Navy (Cold War Service); Shaker Heights OH
Lieutenant David Felix; Navy (World War II); University City MO
Lieutenant David Gundy; Navy (Vietnam War); Bedford NH
Lieutenant Dian Hardison; Navy (Panama); Cocoa FL
Lieutenant Linda Haschart; Navy (GulfWarEra); Wesley Chapel FL
Lieutenant Michael Herbert; Navy (Vietnam War); Florence OR
Lieutenant Peter Hollings; Navy (Vietnam War); Atlanta GA
Lieutenant John Houx; Navy (Peacetime); Vero Beach FL
Lieutenant John Kamerick; Navy (World War II); Sarasota/Bradenton FL
Lieutenant Lark Kephart; Navy (Peacetime); Huntsville AL
Lieutenant Roger Lake; Navy (Vietnam War); San Francisco CA
Lieutenant Baldwin and Florence Lloyd; Navy (Other Wartime Service); Tomah WI
Lieutenant Keith McCormick; Navy (Vietnam War); San Jose CA
Lieutenant William T. Parlette; Navy (Vietnam War); Hoefen bei Thun Bern
Lieutenant Claude Phipps; Navy (Vietnam War); Santa Fe NM
Lieutenant John Purkey; Navy (Peacetime); Tacoma WA
Lieutenant Evelyn Roper; Navy (Peacetime); Westville NJ
Lieutenant Vicki Terrell; Navy (Peacetime); Dunwoody GA
Lieutenant Gil Zemansky; Navy (Vietnam War); Lawrence KS
Captain Don Broadwell; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Maple Valley WA
Captain Karl Foster; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Brookline MA
Captain Scott Hannon; Marine Corps (GulfWarEra); Colonial Beach VA
Captain Carl Leopold; Marine Corps (World War II); Ithaca NY
Captain George McClancy; Marine Corps (Korean War); Kure Beach NC
Captain Eric Morton; Marine Corps (Peacetime); Carlsbad CA
Captain Bill Russell; Marine Corps (Cold War Service); Kaneohe HI
Captain David Addlestone; Air Force (Vietnam War); Washington DC
Captain Hugh Anderson; Air Force (World War II); Kalamazoo MI
Captain Gerard Billmeier ; Air Force (Vietnam War); Memphis TN
Captain Neal Bowyer; Air Force (Vietnam War); Hurst TX
Captain Wiliam Cash; Air Force (Vietnam War); Madison CT
Captain Don Davidson; Air Force (World War II); Charlotte NC
Jaimie Dunn (Veteran Family Member - Captain Vietnam War) Camp Verde AZ
Captain Howard Franklin; Air Force (Cold War Service); Montclair NJ
Captain Nona Gregg; Air Force (Vietnam War); Santa Fe NM
Captain Lydia Grotti; Air Force (Peacetime); Midland TX
Captain Timothy Heberling; Air Force (Cold War Service); Leesburg VA
Captain Spencer Ledlow; Air Force (Vietnam War); Austin TX
Captain Esther Massimini; Air Force (Cold War Service); Phoenix AZ
Captain John O'Neil; Air Force (Vietnam War); N Ft Myers FL
Captain James Phelps; Air Force (Vietnam War); Hendersonville NC
Captain Edwin Powell; Air Force (Vietnam War); Woodbridge VA
Captain Brian Scanlon; Air Force (Vietnam War); Mt. Pleasant SC
Captain Stuart B Skadden; Air Force (Vietnam War); Hurley NM
Captain Bill Sorem; Air Force (Peacetime); Minnetonka MN
Lorin Walker (Military Family - Captain Vietnam War) Preston WA
1st Lieutenant Lily Adams; Army (Vietnam War); Santa Rosa CA
1st Lieutenant Paul Appell; Army (Vietnam War); Altona IL
1st Lieutenant Thomas Baldridge; Army (Korean War); Iowa City IA
Cina Barker (Veteran Family Member - 1st Lieutenant Peacetime) Mountain View CA
1st Lieutenant Stephen Brittle; Army (Vietnam War); Phoenix AZ
1st Lieutenant Allen Dille; Army (Vietnam War); Bethel Park PA
1st Lieutenant Gary Eschman; Army (Cold War Service); Santa Fe NM
Elizabeth Flower (Veteran Family Member - 1st Lieutenant World War II) Philadelphia PA
1st Lieutenant Lawrence R. Freedman; Army (Korean War); Los Angeles CA
1st Lieutenant John Groppe; Army (Cold War Service); Rensselaer IN
1st Lieutenant David Harten; Army (Cold War Service); Avenel NJ
1st Lieutenant James Hauser; Army (Vietnam War); Vashon Island WA
1st Lieutenant Mike Hendrickson; Army (Vietnam War); Denver CO
1st Lieutenant W. David Jenkins III; Army (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Endicott NY
1st Lieutenant Roy Jimenez; Army (Vietnam War); Sonoma CA
1st Lieutenant Gregory Milbourne; Army (GulfWarEra); Swarthmore PA
1st Lieutenant Robert Moran; Army (Vietnam War); Redding CT
1st Lieutenant Roger and Dotty Nittler; Army (Peacetime); Denver CO
1st Lieutenant Robert Patterson; Army (Vietnam War); Houghton Lake MI
1st Lieutenant James Rassmann; Army (Vietnam War); Florence OR
1st Lieutenant Victor Roberge; Army (Vietnam War); White Salmon WA
1st Lieutenant Joseph Schwartzberg; Army (Korean War); White Bear Lake MN
1st Lieutenant Robert Stebbins; Army (Peacetime); Corvallis OR
Maura Stephens (Veteran Family Member - 1st Lieutenant World War II) Spencer NY
1st Lieutenant William Whitby; Army (World War II); Cottonwood AZ
1st Lieutenant John F. Wootton; Army (Korean War); Ithaca NY
Lieutenant Junior Grade DeWitt Baker; Navy (World War II); New York NY
Lieutenant Junior Grade Junius Davis; Navy (World War II); Chapel Hill NC
Lieutenant Junior Grade Terry Ebersole; Navy (Cold War Service); Anacortes WA
Lieutenant Junior Grade John Hatcher; Navy (Peacetime); Arnold MD
Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Hickey; Navy (Vietnam War); Aurora CO
Lieutenant Junior Grade Arthur Holtzman; Navy (World War II); Rochester NY
Lieutenant Junior Grade Stuart Hyde; Navy (World War II); Corte Madera CA
Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Kirchhoff; Navy (World War II); Seattle WA
Lieutenant Junior Grade Charlton Lewis; Navy (Korean War); New York NY
Lieutenant Junior Grade Robert McCarty; Navy (Peacetime); Rutherford NJ
Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph McCosker; Navy (World War II); San Diego CA
Lieutenant Junior Grade Ernie Rosenberg; Navy (Vietnam War); Oakland CA
Lieutenant Junior Grade Judith Terry; Navy (Peacetime); Portsmouth RI
Lieutenant Junior Grade Robert Collins; Coast Guard (Korean War); Boca Raton FL
Lieutenant Junior Grade Arthur Solomon; Coast Guard (World War II); LaConner WA
Lieutenant Junior Grade Andrew Webb; Coast Guard (Vietnam War); Wildwood Crest NJ
1st Lieutenant Tom Brown; Marine Corps (Other Wartime Service); Oakland CA
1st Lieutenant Al Delemo; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Lindenhurst NY
1st Lieutenant Chris Gleason; Marine Corps (Peacetime); Los Angeles CA
1st Lieutenant Donald Kitt; Marine Corps (Korean War); Mercer Island WA
R. Bagley (Veteran Family Member - 1st Lieutenant None) Lynchburg VA
1st Lieutenant Scott Carroll; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Albuquerque NM
1st Lieutenant Hugh F. Cline; Air Force (Peacetime); Princeton NJ
1st Lieutenant Robert Flanagan; Air Force (World War II); Albuquerque NM
1st Lieutenant Art Hanson; Air Force (Vietnam War); Lansing MI
1st Lieutenant Tammy Roberts; Air Force (Vietnam War); Bellingham WA
1st Lieutenant Marvin Shapiro; Air Force (World War II); Milwaukee WI
1st Lieutenant Joan Verret; Air Force (Peacetime); Lakeland FL
1st Lieutenant David Wagner; Air Force (World War II); Portland OR
1st Lieutenant James Wallace; Air Force (Peacetime); Cambridge MA
1st Lieutenant Roberta Whitney; Air Force (Peacetime); Andover MA
2nd Lieutenant Jim Loveland; Army (GulfWarEra); St. Petersburg FL
2nd Lieutenant John Lowry; Army (GulfWarEra); Columbia SC
2nd Lieutenant Dennis Morrisseau ; Army (Vietnam War); W Pawlet VT
Ensign Jay Albrecht; Navy (World War II); Tarrytown NY
Teresa Canode (Veteran Family Member - Ensign Korean War) Cambria CA
Ensign Richard George; Coast Guard (Peacetime); Euless TX
Donna Price (Veteran Family Member - 2nd Lieutenant Vietnam War) Stone Mountain GA
Lieutenant Phil Arnot; Air Force (World War II); Lagunitas CA
Lieutenant Walter Barrow; Air Force (Vietnam War); Monument CO
Lieutenant Walter Crockett; Air Force (NoMilitaryService); Lawrence KS
Lieutenant Roger Fitch; Air Force (Peacetime); Albuquerque NM
Lieutenant Theodore Odell; Air Force (World War II); Morehead City NC
Lieutenant Paul Schryba; Air Force (Vietnam War); Mountainside NJ
Lieutenant John Urban; Air Force (World War II); Cambridge MA
Lieutenant Jim Willingham; Air Force (Vietnam War); St. Petersburg FL
Lieutenant Robert Buttel; Army (World War II); Philadelphia PA
Lieutenant Steven Cartwright; Army (Peacetime); Kalamazoo MI
Lieutenant Sara and David W. Cook; Army (Peacetime); Nassau Bay TX
Lieutenant John DuBois; Army (Vietnam War); Renton WA
Lieutenant Ron Haas; Army (Vietnam War); DeWitt MI
Lieutenant Richard Hyland; Army (Vietnam War); Houston TX
Chief Warrant Officer James H Jorgensen; Army (Vietnam War); Ames IA
Lieutenant Donald McLellan; Army (Vietnam War); Sun LA
Lieutenant Jack Schaps; Army (World War II); La Jolla CA
Lieutenant Joseph Schwartzberg; Army (Korean War); White Bear Lake MN
Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Warren; Army (Vietnam War); Keizer OR
Lieutenant John Willingham; Army (World War II); Lawrence KS
Chief Warrant Officer Chuck Fisher; Navy (Cold War Service); Salem OR
Warrant Officer John Dawkins; Air Force (World War II); Yardley PA
Sergeant Major Tom Brophy; Army Reserve (GulfWarEra); Oswego IL
Command Sergeant Major Rick Duiker; Army (Korean War); Austin TX
Command Sergeant Major Lloyd A. Nelson; Army (GulfWarEra); Valley City ND
Master Chief Petty Officer Larry Bucher; Navy (Vietnam War); Spearfish SD
Master Chief Petty Officer Louis Clary; Navy (Vietnam War); Columbia SC
Nancy Guevara (Military Family - Master Chief Petty Officer Korean War) Vallejo CA
Master Chief Petty Officer Valerie Johnston; Navy (Other Wartime Service); San Diego CA
Master Chief Petty Officer E. Victor Mereski; Navy (Korean War); Savannah GA
Chief Master Sergeant Mike Lynch; Air Force (Vietnam War); Pensacola FL
First Sergeant David Berkshire; Air Force (Peacetime); Houston TX
Master Sergeant Joe Daniel; Army (Vietnam War); Raleigh NC
Master Sergeant Melvin Haun ; Army (Vietnam War); Carbondale IL
Master Sergeant Gilbert Pinto; Army (World War II); Spokane WA
Master Sergeant Wallace Stephens; Army (Vietnam War); Steger IL
First Sergeant Thomas Barkley; Army (Vietnam War); Dayton TN
First Sergeant Willard Gray; Army (Other Wartime Service); Sumner IL
First Sergeant Brian Gregory; Army (GulfWarEra); Bremerton WA
Susie Kinzie (Military Family - First Sergeant Iraq War) Gays Mills WI
Senior Chief Petty Officer John Flynn; Navy (GulfWarEra); Charlotte NC
Master Sergeant John Nissen; Marine Corps (Korean War); Pensacola FL
Senior Master Sergeant Al Herter; Air Force (Vietnam War); Newburgh NY
Senior Master Sergeant Fred MacArthur; Air Force (Vietnam War); Osteen FL
First Sergeant David Berkshire; Air Force (Peacetime); Houston TX
A Bailey (Military Family - Sergeant First Class Vietnam War) Altoona AL
Sergeant First Class SFC(R) Birgit Campana; Army (GulfWarEra); Dumfries VA
Charles Cascone (Veteran Family Member - Sergeant First Class World War II) Roselle NJ
Sergeant First Class Melinda Field; Army (Peacetime); APO NY
Sergeant First Class Jeanne Fitzgerald; Army (Vietnam War); Houston TX
Sergeant First Class Dennis Knight; Army (Vietnam War); Springfield OR
Sergeant First Class Robert Loomis; Army (World War II); Westport CT
Sergeant First Class David Naar; Army (Korean War); Exmore VA
Sergeant First Class Wendell Perks Jr.; Army (Cold War Service); Wichita KS
Sergeant First Class Eric Reinhardt; Army (Yugoslav War); Brooklyn NY
Sergeant First Class Deborah Scharf; Army (Cold War Service); Temple TX
Sergeant First Class James Sims; Army (Iraq War); West Newton PA
Sergeant First Class Kelvin Smith; Army (Vietnam War); Santa Fe NM
Sergeant First Class Sarah Uharriet; Army (Vietnam War); Starkville MS
Sergeant First Class Robert Zipp; Army (World War II); Alexandria VA
Chief Petty Officer Ron Blackwood; Navy (Vietnam War); Scotts Hill TN
Petty Officer Jerzy Brozyna; Navy (GulfWarEra); San Jose CA
Carolyn Caci (Military Family - Chief Petty Officer Vietnam War) North Chelmsford MA
Chief Petty Officer Joanna Clark; Navy (Vietnam War); San Juan Capistrano CA
Petty Officer John Dainotto; Navy (Vietnam War); Charlotte NC
Petty Officer James Domenico; Navy (Vietnam War); San Francisco CA
Petty Officer Ron Gerughty; Navy (Korean War); Cottondale FL
Petty Officer Floyd Hallberg; Navy (Korean War); Wausau WI
Chief Petty Officer Bob Handy; Navy (Vietnam War); Santa Barbara CA
Chief Petty Officer Barry Heath; Navy (Peacetime); Jacksonville FL
Chief Petty Officer R. Higgins; Navy (World War II); So. Dennis MA
Chief Petty Officer Kenneth Jackson; Navy (Vietnam War); Hubbard OR
Chief Petty Officer Durward Jones; Navy (Vietnam War); Reserve NM
Chief Petty Officer William Lansville; Navy (Vietnam War); Barstow CA
Chief Petty Officer Gerry Manning; Navy (Vietnam War); Albuquerque NM
Chief Petty Officer Bob Schuler; Navy (World War II); High Falls NY
Petty Officer Dr. Roland von Huene; Navy (); Camino CA
Chief Petty Officer John Wernsdorfer; Navy (Cold War Service); West Newfield ME
Gunnery Sergeant Gerald Blume; Marine Corps (Korean War); Clermont GA
Gunnery Sergeant Bill Calhoun; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Lady Lake FL
Gunnery Sergeant Gary McCarty; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Tulsa OK
Master Sergeant Judi Aronowitz; Air Force (Korean War); NYC NY
Master Sergeant Mark Brooks; Air Force (Vietnam War); Carlisle IA
Master Sergeant Charlie Day; Air Force (Vietnam War); Tampa FL
Master Sergeant Walter Graue; Air Force (Vietnam War); Lynn Haven FL
Master Sergeant Donald C Holt; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Bay St. Louis MS
Master Sergeant Scott Kirby; Air Force (Cold War Service); Chatsworth CA
Master Sergeant Donald Lutz; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Bellevue NE
Master Sergeant William Nichols; Air Force (Vietnam War); Amarillo TX
Master Sergeant Carlos Reyna; Air Force (Cold War Service); Flint MI
Master Sergeant Bob Rudolph; Air Force (Vietnam War); Steilacoom WA
Master Sergeant Richard Walczyk; Air Force (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Warren MI
Master Sergeant William and Isabel White; Air Force (Vietnam War); Fort Walton Beach FL
Master Sergeant Linda Wilkins-Daniels; Air Force (Cold War Service); Goldsboro NC
First Sergeant David Berkshire; Air Force (Peacetime); Houston TX
Staff Sergeant Don Albares ; Army (Cold War Service); San Diego CA
Staff Sergeant Chantal Anderson; Army (Peacetime); Waldorf MD
Staff Sergeant Patrick Bair; Army (Peacetime); Harrisburg PA
Catherine Carr (Veteran Family Member - Staff Sergeant Vietnam War) San Antonio TX
Staff Sergeant Ricardo Castillo; Army (Vietnam War); Wharton TX
Staff Sergeant Cristi Cave; Army (Cold War Service); Santa Fe NM
Staff Sergeant Neb Conner; Army (Peacetime); Tryon NC
Staff Sergeant Arthur Cottrell; Army (Vietnam War); Coeur D Alene ID
Staff Sergeant Robert Daniel; Army (Cold War Service); Chicago IL
Staff Sergeant David DeBatto; Army (Iraq War); Holiday FL
Staff Sergeant Brenda Diggs; Army (Iraq War); Copperas Cove TX
Staff Sergeant John Draney; Army (Vietnam War); Nampa ID
Staff Sergeant Jack Duggan; Army (Vietnam War); Jacksonville OR
Staff Sergeant Clay Francis; Army (GulfWarEra); University Place WA
Staff Sergeant Michael Metras; Army (Vietnam War); Somonauk IL
Staff Sergeant Robert Serra; Army (Vietnam War); Westlake OR
Staff Sergeant Gerald Slagle; Army (Vietnam War); Alton NH
Staff Sergeant Philip Vargas; Army (Korean War); Falls Churchj VA
Staff Sergeant Carol Wagner; Army (Peacetime); West Linn OR
Staff Sergeant Daniel Warvi; Army (GulfWarEra); Denver CO
Petty Officer First Class John Bailey; Navy (Vietnam War); Cape May NJ
Petty Officer First Class Susie Bolden; Navy (Vietnam War); Austell GA
Petty Officer First Class Walter Bruun; Navy (GulfWarEra); Glen Ellyn IL
Petty Officer First Class Craig Close; Navy (Vietnam War); Pawtucket RI
Petty Officer First Class Tom Collins; Navy (Vietnam War); sarasota FL
Petty Officer First Class Liam Curry; Navy (Cold War Service); San Mateo CA
Petty Officer First Class Hagen Delk; Navy (GulfWarEra); Willis TX
Petty Officer First Class Carl Dershem; Navy (Cold War Service); San Diego CA
Petty Officer First Class Daniel Duffy; Navy (GulfWarEra); Delavan WI
Petty Officer First Class Walter Edwards, Jr.; Navy (GulfWarEra); Evansville IN
Petty Officer First Class Charles Georgia; Navy (Vietnam War); Walla Walla WA
Petty Officer First Class Joseph Golden; Navy (Korean War); Cheyenne WY
Shannon Guerrero (Veteran Family Member - Petty Officer First Class Vietnam War) Susanville CA
Petty Officer First Class Roger Harkness; Navy (GulfWarEra); Oklahoma City OK
Petty Officer First Class Dominic Hix; Navy (GulfWarEra); Atlanta GA
Petty Officer First Class Frank Hobin; Navy (Vietnam War); Winnsboro TX
Petty Officer First Class Frank Hobin; Navy (Vietnam War); Winnsboro TX
Petty Officer First Class Robert Kilthau; Navy (GulfWarEra); Bremerton WA
Petty Officer First Class Harvey Martin; Navy (Korean War); Spring Hill FL
Petty Officer First Class Gina Nye; Navy (Vietnam War); Norwich CT
Petty Officer First Class John Paine; Navy (GulfWarEra); Tarrytown NY
Petty Officer First Class Marsha Pauley; Navy (GulfWarEra); Memphis TN
Petty Officer First Class J. Eric Persun; Navy (Grenada); Bridgeville PA
Petty Officer First Class W. Arthur Raab; Navy (World War II); Lodi CA
Petty Officer First Class Carlos Schomaker; Navy (Cold War Service); Fort Myers FL
Petty Officer First Class Thomas Schroeder; Navy (Cold War Service); Fond du Lac WI
Petty Officer First Class Lawrence Sobczyk; Navy (Vietnam War); Westminster SC
Petty Officer First Class James Taylor; Navy (Cold War Service); San Francisco CA
Petty Officer First Class Jon White; Navy (Cold War Service); Milwaukee WI
Petty Officer First Class Stephen Bennis; Coast Guard (Vietnam War); Marietta GA
Staff Sergeant John Grillo; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Bangor ME
Staff Sergeant Edwin Hart; Marine Corps (World War II); Huntsville AL
Staff Sergeant Jack Smith; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Lyme CT
Technical Sergeant Tony Campillo; Air Force (Vietnam War); Sacramento CA
Technical Sergeant Thomas Clough; Air Force (Vietnam War); Wauconda IL
Technical Sergeant Robert Ellis; Air Force (Korean War); Pantego TX
Technical Sergeant Barnett Goodstein; Air Force (World War II); Dallas TX
Technical Sergeant Juan Guerrero; Air Force (Peacetime); Tucson AZ
Technical Sergeant Carol Jackson; Air Force (Cold War Service); Cheney WA
Technical Sergeant Darrel Jensen; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Moose Lake MN
Technical Sergeant Edris Klucher; Air Force (Vietnam War); Peoria AZ
Technical Sergeant Thomas Kown; Air Force Reserve (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Apo Ae NA
Technical Sergeant Richard Nordland; Air Force (Cold War Service); Ruidoso Downs NM
Technical Sergeant John Ritterbach; Air Force (Vietnam War); Hayden ID
Technical Sergeant Stephen Rivers; Air Force (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Rancho Santa Margarita CA
Technical Sergeant Warren Souders; Air Force (Korean War); Palm Beach Gardens FL
Technical Sergeant Charles White; Air Force (Peacetime); Dallas TX
Technical Sergeant Betty Whitmer; Air Force (GulfWarEra); Vancouver WA
Laurie Wudtke (Veteran Family Member - Technical Sergeant World War II) Rapid City SD
Sergeant Benjamin Allbright; Army Reserve (Iraq War); St. Louis MO
Sabin Bailey (Veteran Family Member - Sergeant Vietnam War) Santa Fe NM
Sergeant Kenneth Barr; Army (Cold War Service); New York NY
Sergeant Jack Barrett; Army (Vietnam War); Bushkill PA
Sergeant Duane Bauer; Army (GulfWarEra); Maple Grove MN
Sergeant James Bilancia; Army (Peacetime); Brewer ME
Sergeant Barry Binks; Army (Vietnam War); Lake Arrowhead CA
Sergeant Harry Brown; Army (Korean War); Lindenhurst NY
Sergeant John Cape; Army (Korean War); San Rafael CA
Sergeant Henry Clarence; Army (World War II); Berkeley CA
Sergeant Ralph Conroy; Army (Vietnam War); West Chazy NY
Sergeant David L Cooke; Army (Vietnam War); Alton IL
Sergeant Kerry Cooper; Army (Vietnam War); Irondale AL
Technical Sergeant William Cox; Army (World War II); Morgan Hill CA
Sergeant Edmond de Bie; Army (Cold War Service); Ocala FL
Sergeant Harry Dickson; Army (Vietnam War); Albuquerque NM
Sergeant Richard Egenriether; Army (Vietnam War); St. Louis MO
Sergeant E Wallace Esler; Army (Peacetime); Redwood City CA
Sergeant Craig Etchison; Army (Vietnam War); Fort Ashby WV
Sergeant Tom Evans; Army (Vietnam War); Hayden Lake ID
Sergeant Larry Fall; Army (Vietnam War); Lafayette LA
Technical Sergeant John Felty; Army (World War II); West Chazy NY
Sergeant Richard Frohreich; Army (Vietnam War); Stayton OR
Sergeant John Frye; Army (None); Cleveland OH
Sergeant James Fuller; Army (Peacetime); Minneapolis MN
Technical Sergeant Roger Grow; Army (World War II); Iowa City IA
Technical Sergeant Roger D. Grow; Army (World War II); Iowa City IA
Sergeant Richard Hamlen; Army (Peacetime); Jaffrey NH
Technical Sergeant Steven Haugen ; Army (Vietnam War); St. Petersburg FL
Sergeant E. Keith Hege; Army (Korean War); Tucson AZ
Sergeant Larry Irons; Army (Vietnam War); Harrison MI
Sergeant Ralph Johansen; Army (World War II); Kula HI
Sergeant Robert Kaplan; Army (Korean War); Port Angeles WA
Sergeant Gerald Kennedy; Army (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Hollywood FL
Sergeant Theodore Kiser; Army (Vietnam War); Portland OR
Sergeant Paul Kotta; Army (Korean War); Soquel CA
Sergeant Paul Kotta; Army (Korean War); Soquel CA
Sergeant Skip La Police; Army (Korean War); Tamaqua PA
Sergeant Joseph Lite; Army (Vietnam War); Yellow Springs OH
Sergeant Fred Louis; Army (Vietnam War); New Britain CT
Sergeant Kim Maynard; Army (Vietnam War); Eugene OR
Sergeant Rebecca McAlary; Army (GulfWarEra); Clovis CA
Sergeant Glen Miller; Army (Grenada); North Little Rock AR
Sergeant Warren Miller; Army (Cold War Service); Spring Hill TN
Sergeant Harold O'Leary; Army (World War II); Wheeling WV
Sergeant Robert Page; Army (World War II); College Station TX
Sergeant Duane Richtsmeier; Army (Peacetime); Ackley IA
Technical Sergeant Dan Scarlett; Army (World War II); Santa Rosa CA
Sergeant Harold Schiffman; Army (Korean War); Tallahassee FL
Sergeant Ken Schwilk; Army (Vietnam War); Lacey WA
Sergeant Quentin Searles; Army (World War II); Naches WA
Sergeant John Seebeth; Army (Vietnam War); Issaqauh WA
Sergeant James Spaulding; Army (World War II); Greenfield MA
Sergeant Jack Stansfield; Army (Vietnam War); Stanwood WA
Sergeant Gene Tagle; Army (World War II); Honesdale PA
Sergeant Peter Thibeau; Army (Vietnam War); Bangor ME
Sergeant Bill Vargo; Army (Vietnam War); Kissimmee FL
William Waldrip (Veteran Family Member - Sergeant Iraq War) Austin TX
Sergeant James Watson, Sr.; Army (Vietnam War); Topeka KS
Sergeant David & Luciana White; Army (Vietnam War); Jamaica Plain MA
Sergeant James Wilson; Army (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Raeford NC
Carl Young (Veteran Family Member - Sergeant World War II) Oneonta NY
Sergeant Julius Youngner; Army (World War II); Pittsburgh PA
Petty Officer Second Class Francis Akamine; Navy (Vietnam War); Hilo HI
Petty Officer Second Class James Baldridge; Navy (Vietnam War); Baltimore MD
Petty Officer Second Class L J Benoit; Navy (GulfWarEra); Los Angeles CA
Petty Officer Second Class Raymond T. Bissonnette; Navy (Vietnam War); Mahtomedi MN
Petty Officer Second Class Donald Blickens; Navy (Korean War); Sagamore Beach MA
Petty Officer Second Class James Bootz; Navy (Cold War Service); Minneapolis MN
Petty Officer Second Class Carl Brickman; Navy (GulfWarEra); Muncie IN
Petty Officer Second Class Jay Campbell; Navy (Korean War); Bainbridge NY
Petty Officer Second Class M.M. Chevalier; Navy (Lebanon); Cedar Rapids IA
Petty Officer Second Class Ben Chitty; Navy (Vietnam War); Yonkers NY
Petty Officer Second Class Willard Cottrell; Navy (Vietnam War); Burnsville NC
Petty Officer Second Class Kenneth Dalton; Navy (Vietnam War); Clifton NJ
Petty Officer Second Class Kenneth Dalton; Navy (Vietnam War); Clifton NJ
Petty Officer Second Class Richard Dawson; Navy (Vietnam War); Torrance CA
Petty Officer Second Class Mark de Socio; Navy (Afghanistan/Central Asia); Cincinnati OH
Petty Officer Second Class Dot Dedman; Navy (Vietnam War); St Simons Island GA
Petty Officer Second Class Todd Dennis; Navy (Peacetime); Eleva WI
Petty Officer Second Class Tom Dew; Navy (Vietnam War); Medford OR
Petty Officer Second Class William Dickinson; Navy (Vietnam War); Marshfield WI
Petty Officer Second Class Michael Driscoll; Navy (Vietnam War); Ashtabula OH
Petty Officer Second Class Hank Dwyer; Navy (Lebanon); Fresno CA
Petty Officer Second Class David Eppelsheimer, Sr.; Navy (Vietnam War); Wauwatosa WI
Petty Officer Second Class Douglas Estes; Navy (Vietnam War); San Francisco CA
Petty Officer Second Class James Evans; Navy (Vietnam War); Clearlake Oaks CA
Petty Officer Second Class Allen Exelby; Navy (Vietnam War); Newark DE
Petty Officer Second Class Edward Fahey ; Navy (Vietnam War); Savannah GA
3rd Class Fire Control Jacques Fauteux; Navy (Korean War); Hubbardston MA
Petty Officer Second Class Samuel French; Navy (World War II); Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Petty Officer Second Class Willard Goodman ; Navy (World War II); Bethesda MD
Petty Officer Second Class Gary Grice; Navy (GulfWarEra); Des Plaines IL
Petty Officer Second Class Douglas Gross; Navy (Vietnam War); Fresno CA
Petty Officer Second Class James Harshman; Navy (Peacetime); Albuquerque NM
Petty Officer Second Class Robert Hill; Navy (Korean War); Waupaca WI
Petty Officer Second Class Edwin Holmberg; Navy (World War II); Richmond MI
Petty Officer Second Class Donald Hoyt; Navy (GulfWarEra); Canandaugia NY
Petty Officer Second Class Daniel Jacobson; Navy (Vietnam War); Silver Spring MD
Petty Officer Second Class Bruce Jenkins; Navy (Korean War); Sunnyvale CA
Petty Officer Second Class David Jones; Navy (GulfWarEra); Kansas City MO
Petty Officer Second Class Jerry Kelley; Navy (Vietnam War); Portsmouth VA
Petty Officer Second Class Dean Koutavas; Navy (Vietnam War); Faribault MN
Petty Officer Second Class Tom Kumpf; Navy (Vietnam War); Boulder CO
Petty Officer Second Class Michael Larkin; Navy (Vietnam War); Schnecksville PA
Petty Officer Second Class Brad League; Navy (Other Wartime Service); Gresham OR
Petty Officer Second Class Michael Levin; Navy (Cold War Service); San Francisco CA
Petty Officer Second Class Thomas Mattingly; Navy (Vietnam War); Gresham OR
Petty Officer Second Class Leslie Mckennon; Navy (Vietnam War); Columbia MO
Petty Officer Second Class Walter Meyer; Navy ( None); Stanwood IA
Petty Officer Second Class Darrell Miller; Navy (Korean War); Pittsburgh PA
