Donald F. Rothdiener proudly served in the United States Air Force for over 20 years, including the Korean War. He earned the rank of Air Force-Senior Master Sergeant.
Don was born on this a...
Stanley James Postol grew up in Remsen. The son of Stanley
and Lillian Postol joined the U.S. Army in 1970. During his six years of service to his country, Jim trained
in South Carolina, was at in...
Thomas Krull lives in the Town of Ohio, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1982. After training in Texas, he was assigned to the 416th Security Police Squadron in Rome, New York.
In to...
Anthony Johnson is originally from the Utica-Rome area and
graduated from Rome Free Academy in 2007.Now, U-S Army Sergeant Johnson is deployed to Afghanistan.
It's his third tour in four years. He...
Louis J. Trunko was born in 1924, on a farm bordering the Erie Canal, in Higginsville, NY. He attended one room schoolhouse on a farm - then he went to high school in Verona. He enlisted in the Army...
Army National Guard Sergeant Benjamin Munyan of Liverpool, New York, works out of the Utica Armory with the Army National Guard.
He recently returned from his first deployment to Afghanistan. His 3...
Father Sean O'Brien is a well-known figure in Central New
York, and indeed, on the other side of the world.Father O'Brien has been back in Northern Oneida County since returning
home from active a...
U.S. Army Specialist James Hotaling of Marcy, is the son of
Chris and Mary Hotaling, and the brother of Marissa.After graduating from Whitesboro High School, Jim interrupted
his college education...
Anthony D'Arpino calls Herkimer Home. In order to defend his home and ours, Mr. D'Arpino served his country in World War II.
He tried to enlist in 1942, when he was a senior high school. He parents...
Captain Eric Michael Threadgill, of Utica, graduated from Proctor High where he was a member of the ROTC program throughout his high school years. Before that, he was in the civil air patrol since 4...
