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Actor Alan Alda
Actor Alan Alda served in the Army Reserve as a gunnery officer in Korea following the Korean War. Alda is most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the hit television series M*A*S*H. The character Hawkeye is a doctor who is drafted into the U.S. Army Medical Corps and called to serve at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. To show the horrors of war in a television sitcom, Alda had it written... Read full bio
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Major General Donna Barbisch, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Major General Donna Barbisch, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, began her military career as a nurse in Vietnam. Today, Barbisch is president of Global Deterrence Alternatives in Washington, DC, a strategic planning organization providing policy and program integrating solutions related to national security threats posed by terrorism, natural disasters, and emerging infectious diseases.
She is among the nation's most recognized experts in terrorism preparedness and response.
During her career with the U.S. military Barbish served in a multitude of active... Read full bio
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First Lieutenant Ruthie Bolton
First Lieutenant Ruthie Bolton, in 1996, became the first Army Reserve Soldier to make the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team.
Bolton played in the WNBA from 1997 through 2004 with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played collegiately at Auburn University. Bolton has also served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve as a transportation officer.
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Congressman Steve Buyer
Congressman Steve Buyer, who represents the Fourth District of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives, is a 1980 distinguished military graduate (DMG) of The Citadel. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Reserve as a Medical Service Corps Officer. The Congressman is in his eighth term in the House of Representatives, and continues to serve as a Colonel in the Army Reserve.
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Senator Bob Dole
Senator Bob Dole began demonstrating his leadership skills as an Army Reserve Soldier in 1942, when he joined the Army's Enlisted Reserve Corps to fight in World War II. By April of 1945, Dole was fighting the Nazis in the hills of Italy. During battle, while trying to help a fallen fellow Soldier, Dole was hit by Nazi machine gun fire and injured so badly, his right arm was unrecognizable. He was not expected to live, but after a brief... Read full bio
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Colonel Dale Erickson, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Colonel Dale Erickson, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, transitioned into the Army Reserve in 1988 after serving more than eight years on active duty, more than 6 of which included assignment to the 82nd Airborne Division. During successive tours in the Army Reserve, Erickson served with the 11th Special Forces Group (ABN), the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (ABN) and finally with the 352nd Civil Affairs Command.
Erickson was first mobilized in 1994 while assigned to the 450th CA... Read full bio
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Colonel Charles Hangsterfer, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Colonel Charles (Hank) Hangsterfer, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, served in the Army Reserve for 26 years (1945-1971), following five years of service in the active Army (1940-1945). When he was separated from the Army at the end of World War 2, he joined the Army Reserve believing that the United States might soon be back at war, and wanting to help the country if he was needed.
While on active duty with the 16th Infantry, Hangsterfer took part... Read full bio
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Colonel Christine Ingle, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Colonel Christine Ingle, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, served as a nurse in the Army Reserve for over 29 years (1968-2007). She joined the Reserve after her father showed her a column published by Ann Landers about the Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing.
Ingle was mobilized in support of Desert Storm to serve as a nurse at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. Though she was on a list to go to Saudi Arabia, the war... Read full bio
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Command Sergeant Michele S. Jones
Command Sergeant Major Michele S. Jones is the first woman to serve as the Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve. She is the highest ranking enlisted African-American female solider in any military branch, and the
highest-ranking enlisted African-American solider in the Army Reserve.
Jones entered the Army in September 1982, and was sworn in as the 9th CSM of the Army Reserve on October 28, 2002. A career soldier, CSM Jones has held many leadership positions within the... Read full bio
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Army Reserve Ambassador Jon Kent
Army Reserve Ambassador Jon Kent served in the Army Reserve for 30 years. He entered ROTC while at Yale University and subsequently joined the Army Reserve. Kent was deployed to first Gulf War and served in Dammam and King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia.
Kent was LTG Pagonis' G-3 at his forward military headquarters at KKMC. The unit was the 22nd SUPCOM, which provided the logistical support for the theatre. Upon his return, he served at the G-5... Read full bio
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Founder Nike Philip Knight
Philip "Phil" Knight, co-founder and former CEO of Nike, also served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Knight took an interest in track at a young age. One of his first jobs was with the Oregonian newspaper, where he worked the night shift tabulating sports scores. Every morning, Knight ran home from work - a full seven miles. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Oregon in 1959 where he also ran on the... Read full bio
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Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura
Corporal Hiroshi H. Miyamura is a Medal of Honor recipient awarded for his actions during the Korean War.
Miyamura was drafted into the Army in 1944, when World War II was nearing its end. He served briefly with the 442nd Infantry Regiment, a famous Japanese-American unit, and was discharged from the active army shortly after Japan surrendered. Following the war, he enlisted in the Army Reserve, and was recalled to active duty following the start of the Korean... Read full bio
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President Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan enlisted in the Army Reserve on April 29, 1937, after completing 14 home-study Army Extension Courses. He was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps on May 25, 1937, and assigned to the 323rd Cavalry.
Reagan was ordered to active duty for the first time on April 18, 1942. Due to his nearsightedness, he was classified for limited service only, which excluded him from serving overseas. His first assignment was at the San Francisco... Read full bio
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First Lieutenant Eddie Rickenbacker
First Lieutenant "Eddie" Rickenbacker joined the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps on May 25, 1917, and was commissioned a First Lieutenant. He was one of the most decorated American flyers in World War I, receiving the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross with six Oak Leaf Clusters, the French Legion of Honor, and two Croix de Guerre with Palm. He was appointed a Colonial in the Officers' Reserve Corps in June 1929. ... Read full bio
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Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,- the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, Brigadier. General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. earned the Medal of Honor after fighting in both World War I and World War II. He was the only general on D-Day to land with the first wave of troops - leading the U.S. 4th Infantry Division's landing at Utah Beach. Roosevelt was also a political and business leader, serving as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Governor... Read full bio
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Congressman John Shimkus
Congressman John Shimkus received a Bachelor of Science degree in general engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduation he trained as an Army Ranger and paratrooper. Shimkus served as an infantry officer in the former West Germany and in the United States. He served over five years active duty in the Army, then entered the Army Reserve. John currently holds the rank of lieutenant colonel.
After leaving active duty in the Army, Shimkus... Read full bio
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Lieutenant Colonel Isabelle Slifer, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Lieutenant Colonel Isabelle Slifer, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, served as an Active Guard Officer in the Army Reserve for 30 years (1975-2005). Since 2005, she has been working as the Assistant Director for Army Reserve Affairs at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA).
While on active duty, Slifer survived the Pentagon attack as a member of DCSPER (Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, U.S. Army). She held a number of personnel and operational positions in... Read full bio
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Colonel David Tebo, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Colonel David Tebo, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, served in the Army Reserve for 30 years (1972-2002). While on active duty, Tebo, an engineer, was mobilized with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Contingency Response Unit to support Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom following the attacks on 9/11.
He also took part in three overseas tours to Bulgaria and Lithuania.as part of the U.S. Army's Partnership for Peace. Tebo culminated his long and distinguished military career as... Read full bio
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Lieutenant Colonel Strom Thurmond
Lieutenant Colonel Strom Thurmond, a United States Senator from South Carolina since 1954, served in the Army Reserve from 1924 until 1960.
In his early career, Thurmond served in the South Carolina Senate until being elected to the Eleventh Circuit judgeship. Then when the United States entered World War II, he left the judgeship temporarily to serve in the U.S. Army. Thurmond was with the Civil Affairs section of the First Army headquarters and participated in the Normandy... Read full bio
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Army Reserve Ambassador Orfeo Trombetta Jr.
Army Reserve Ambassador Orfeo Trombetta Jr. voluntarily transferred into the Army Ready Reserve on September 15, 1975, after having served on Active Duty for over 8 1/2 years, 3 years of which were while deployed in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. He then served as a Reserve Component Officer until his retirement in June of 1997. During his time in the Army Reserve, Trombetta served in psychological operations, intelligence and senior staff-related positions, which was very helpful to his civilian career... Read full bio
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President Harry S. Truman
President Harry S. Truman served in the Organized Reserve Corps, rising to the rank of Colonel of the 379th Artillery (horse drawn). He served with the field artillery during World War I, and remained in the Army Reserve following the war as a colonel in the active reserves. Truman held that position while simultaneously serving as a United States Senator from Missouri, as Vice President of the United States, and finally as President of the United States, assuming office in... Read full bio
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Major Corine Wegener, U.S. Army Reserve Retired
Major Corine Wegener, U.S. Army Reserve Retired, is an Associate Curator in the department of Architecture, Design, Decorative Arts, Craft, and Sculpture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Wegener served in the Army Reserve for 21 years, the final 13 of which were as a Civil Affairs officer. Wegener's last assignment was in Baghdad, Iraq from May 2003-March 2004, as the Arts, Monuments, and Archives Officer for the 352nd Civil Affairs Command.
As the only Soldier in... Read full bio
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