Category Archives: Veteran of the Quarter

Veteran Article Written by Female Veteran of the Quarter Cleopatra Jones… I was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. My parents moved to Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, when I was three years old. At the age of five, my ...

Article Written by Male Veteran of the Quarter Jorge Cruz, SFC, US ARMY Retired, Finance Corps… My name is Jorge Cruz, born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico; I graduated from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, with a degree in ...

Veteran Article Written by Female Veteran of the Quarter Deborah A. Sides… When you are part of a military family no one ever asks what will you do when you grow up; the assumption is you will follow in the ...

I enlisted in the Marines in 1987 and graduated from Parris Island S.C. serving a total of 10 years. My path included, Ground Radio Repairman school, 29 Palms, CA., 1st Low altitude air Defense Bn, Comm Plt., Marine Corps Air ...

I am a West Virginia native. I graduated from Greenbrier East High School, Fairlea WV in 1973 and attended West Virginia University and Center College shortly after. I left college and started working for the State of West Virginia, Charleston ...

I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in September 2000, one year prior to 9/11 and was honorably discharged in September of 2008. My deployments overseas include Iraq, Haiti, Djibouti, Albania, and Liberia. Upon transitioning from the Marines, he ...

She is a first-generation military service member, college student, and a proud daughter of Honduran and Guatemalan immigrants. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was encouraged to enlist out of high school by her mother who wanted her to ...

I’ve lived in New York almost my entire life. Graduated from Hempstead High School in 1967 and shortly after visited the Draft Board to secure my Draft Card. The Vietnam war was well in stride and the draft was equally ...

I joined the Navy to do my part for my country, and to see the world. I wanted to go to college, but I needed time. I didn’t know what I wanted to major in. I had also just returned ...

I was born in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I am one of four siblings and the only girl with three brothers. This is where my love for sports comes from. I love the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Seventy Sixers, Philadelphia ...