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I was a “chairborne paragraph trooper” in the U.S. Air Force. I became an Air Force information specialist in 1969 just before the Vietnam War draft. I just graduated with a journalism degree and wanted to be an environmental reporter. But, like other young men of draft age in those times, I had to make …
Wisconsin Army National Guard. Queer artist, cat lover, and rollerblade aficionado.
I grew up in Rice Lake, WI and always wanted to be a UW Badger and a soldier in the US Army. I accomplished both goals, serving two tours on Active Duty from 1984-87 and again from 1992-94. In between I graduated from the UW in 1991 with a BA in History and was a …
I am finishing my degree in Health Promotion Health Equity and am hoping to begin the accelerated nursing program in the spring. I spent four years active duty in the Marines, and then started school here at UW–Madison. After my second year here, I deployed to Japan for 8 months also with the Marines. I …
Gerald Herter grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BBA (1967) and an MBA (1969), followed by service in the United States Army as a field artillery officer in Germany and Vietnam. He worked for several years in Chicago as a Certified Public Accountant for Arthur Andersen …
My name is Ed Herzberg, and I am a current student at UW–Madison. I am a Marine Corps veteran, having served four years of active duty as a scout sniper and rifleman. Following my service, I attended school on and off for a few years before finally resuming my education in earnest. With the help …
I was born and raised in Wisconsin and am proud to be a part of the University of Wisconsin -Madison community. I have lived in Madison for the past 15 years and work in business continuity and corporate crisis management. I am a graduate student in the Professional MBA program at the Wisconsin School of …
My name is Jacob Hilgendorf and I am in my second semester at UW–Madison. Before coming here, I was a Mass Communication Specialist in the Navy for five years, serving most of that time aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. When I am not in classes I enjoy running, hunting, and golfing – pretty much anything …
Studying Civil Engineering and is currently in the Air National Guard with the 115th Fighter Wing out of Madison. I have just completed my first enlistment, and I plan on doing many more. Also, on the civilian side of the world, I will be working as a Project Engineer for Michels Corporation.
Drafted out of UW grad school in January 1969 and, after one year of training, ended up spending all of 1970 as an infantry sergeant in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. Exited Vietnam and the army in December and four weeks later was doing my student teaching in a Madison middle school. Regarding the …