SSgt. Cory Remsburg

It is with great honor and humility that we can announce our Second JCS Hero, Staff Sergeant Cory Remsburg , Army Ranger, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. SSgt Remsburg was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but moved to St. Louis, Missouri as a teenager...

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Cpl. Justin McLoud

Born and raised in Jefferson County, Missouri, Marine Cpl. Justin McLoud graduated from Hillsboro High School in 2006 as a star athlete, diehard Cardinal fan, and true American patriot. While he could have received a college scholarship to play baseball from any of a number of schools; upon graduation he chose, instead, to enlist in the Marine Corps..

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LCpl. Erik R. Heldt

It is with great pride that the Joshua Chamberlain Society announces the adoption of its 4 th JCS Hero, Lance Corporal Erik Heldt, USMC. The grandson of a World War II veteran, LCpl. Heldt graduated from Hermann High School as a star basketball and football player. In 2003, at age 24, he entered the United States Marine Corps...

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Cpl. Todd Nicely

Arnold, Missouri native Todd A. Nicely was 26 years old when his life changed forever on March 26, 2010 while participating in combat operations against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. This young man was a Corporal in the Marine Corps...

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SSgt. Joshua Eckhoff

SSgt. Joshua Eckhoff, US Army National Guard, is a true American hero living amongst us and serves as a great reminder as to why we all have gotten involved in JCS – he has served our country with valor, sustained injuries on our behalf that he will...

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