People Type: 2023

Kenny, Colin

Captain Colin Kenny is a current serving Active Guard Reserve Officer with the Wisconsin Army National Guard (WARNG). CPT Kenny joined the WIARNG as a ROTC Cadet in 2013. He commissioned as a Medical Service Officer in 2017 through the UW–Madison, Badger Battalion Army ROTC program. His duty assignments in the WIARNG include Medical Platoon …

Lazarte, Lance

Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, I moved to the US in 2007 and joined the Air Force in 2014 where I served 5 years as an Engineering Assistant. I was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas and deployed in the Middle East once. In 2017, I received my bachelor’s degree in …

Litzo, Jerry

I attended UW via the Airman Education and Commissioning Program 1996-1999 and obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. From there I went to Officer Training School and then to my first assignment as an engineer – Cape Canaveral where I worked Titan IV rockets. After that, I had assignments in Intelligence and Engineering and retired …

McClain, Gregory

I am a current graduate student here at UW–Madison, completing my Master of Public Health here in May 2023. I completed my undergraduate in Biomedical Sciences in Jacksonville, FL. I am currently pursuing a Master of Physician Assistant studies and a PhD in Clinical and Translational studies through the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational …

Meinberg, James

I graduated from UW in 1955 with a Major in Economics. I went through the ROTC program and received my commission in the Air Force. I served 3 years on active duty. After my active duty, I went back into the Air Force Reserve and completed 21 years of service to my country. I was …

Miller, Joseph

Chicago native and two-time Yooper transplant, Joseph served as a Marine Corps CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Defense Specialist from 2006 to 2010. In those four years, he deployed to Iraq, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and once jumped off an aircraft carrier into the Gulf of Aqaba. After his enlistment, he attended …

Mohr, Dale

Dale Mohr joined the Army after High School and completed Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a Tank Crewman on an M60A3 Main Battle Tank. He has been a service member of both the Wisconsin National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve for over 20 years and attended the ROTC program at UW-Milwaukee. He …

Nelson, Todd

820th RED HORSE – Nellis Air Force Base / 1991-94;  414th Combat Training Squadron (RED FLAG) – Nellis Air Force Base / 1994-95;  353rd Combat Training Squadron (COPE THUNDER) – Eielson Air Force Base / 1995-97

Osterndorff, Alvin

Ten years in the Wisconsin Guard. Two deployments, Afghanistan both times. Drill Sergeant.

Patterson, Kari

In 2019, I completed my undergraduate degree in Biology from UW Oshkosh and then made a pivotal decision to serve my country by joining the Army National Guard, a chapter in my life that would be filled with both challenges and triumphs. After a year of military training in Oklahoma and Texas, I returned to …