Nashville Heroes

Sgt. Walkup graduated from high school in 2007. He then attended Motlow Community College for one semester. After the death of his brother, 1 Lt. … Read more

Josh Meetze joined the Marine Corp straight out of high school in 2009. His specialty was locating and disarming IEDs. While serving in Afghanistan in … Read more

Jeremy’s story, as with so many, is heart-wrenching. He enlisted in the Army at age 19 and after training, was assigned to Bravo Company at … Read more

Jeremy Miller enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1994, entering the service after high school graduation. He joined the infantry and was awarded the Expert … Read more

Lance Corporal Christopher Malone is a United States Marine and one of the Joshua Chamberlain Society’s newest heroes. Christopher served as a faithful Marine for … Read more

Meet our sixth Hero, Army SFC. Ofren Arrechaga. Sgt. Arrechaga married Seana Minikhiem on September 1, 2007 and shortly thereafter deployed to Iraq for the … Read more

Hello, my name is Eli Tice. I come from a military family that can be traced back to the civil war, WWII, Korea, Iraq and … Read more

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

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

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