Month: February 2025

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SSgt Danielle Pothoof

SSgt Danielle Pothoof served in the US Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton in California, and … Read more

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SFC. Julio Mella

Sergeant First Class Julio Mella served in the Army for 21 years and 9 months including time in the New York National Guard. He was … Read more

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SFC Henry Escobedo

SFC Henry Escobedo served 12 years in the United States Army as an indirect-fireinfantryman before being medically discharged in 2014. Born in Guatemala, Henry and … Read more

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SGT Nathan Shumaker

SGT Nathan Shumaker joined the U.S. Army in 2006 right after graduating from high school.  He went to Fort Knox, Kentucky for basic training and went … Read more

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Cpl. Daniel Peterson

On July 24, 2010, Marine Sniper Corporal Daniel Peterson was returning from a classified mission in the Southern Helmand Providence of Afghanistan when the team … Read more

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Specialist Anthony Vargas

Anthony married Luisa Montero in July 2001 and they later had three children.  In 2008, Anthony joined the Army and did his basic training and … Read more

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CPL. Timothy Maguire

Cpl. Timothy Maguire enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in August of 2003 with his two best friends after graduating from Festus High School … Read more

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Cpl. Joseph Woodke

Joey served in Helmand Province, Afganistan, and in March 2011, while on foot patrol, he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) and lost both … Read more

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SGT Preston Kaplan

The Joshua Chamberlain Society of Houston is honored and pleased to recognize SGT Preston Kaplan as our third hero and humbled to have him join … Read more