A1C Michelle M. Stevenson, Loadmaster

A1C Michelle M. Stevenson, Loadmaster
A1C Michelle Stevenson, exhausted after unloading 30,000 lbs of corn milk at an airstrip in war torn, drought-stricken Somalia. A1C Stevenson is a loadmaster on a C-130 from Dyess, TX.

Airman 1st Class John K. McDowell

Airman 1st Class John K. McDowell
Home on leave 1980, age 18

SSG Rick McDowell

SSG Rick McDowell
My brother Rick (age 22 here) served in the U.S. Army for 14 years. We both served in Operation Just Cause, Panama on opposite sides of the country, 1989. I'm proud of him because he has achieved every goal he has set for himself, if you only knew!

My DAD: Signalmen 2nd Class John E. McDowell

My DAD:  Signalmen 2nd Class John E. McDowell
Home on leave from the Navy 1950, age 18. He also served in the Army and the Air Force. All together these 3 McDowell Men have served America for more than 40 years!

Lt Richard L. Reed

Lt Richard L. Reed
My Dad's Uncle Richard joined the Navy successfully when he was 14. When he turned 18 he applied to be an Officer. He served in the Navy for 34 years and 3 wars. My Grand Uncle Richard and I share a kinship of being the only two men in the family that retired from military service. He drove 12 hours to attend my retirement ceremony standing in for my father. I am unbelieveably grateful to him for being there for me on that special day.