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I am a United States Army veteran; I enlisted straight out of high school and left two months after I graduated to basic training. I worked with patriot missiles for four years before I decided to get out of the military and pursue a degree. I have an Associate of Arts degree in Languages from …
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 …
Ken Becker is a lifelong fan of UW–Madison but didn’t have high hopes of enrolling as the youngest child of what he describes as “one of the poorest families in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin.” After high school, Ken joined a sheet metal apprenticeship program in Milwaukee where he worked full-time, earning 40 cents an hour, while …
Inducted into US Army 18 days after graduating UW in 1968. Served at Ft. Sheridan, IL and Long Binh, Vietnam. I was an Army musician. After service, law degree at University of Chicago. Practiced law for 10 years, then spent 18 years on the business side in marketing and product development. Returned to law practice …
I enlisted in the Army in the Spring of 1982 following HS graduation and spent two years on active duty, stationed state-side for most of that time at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. I enlisted for educational benefits, but continued my military service in the Illinois National Guard in the Fall 1984 and spent the next …
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 …
I was honored to be part of Army ROTC while an undergrad at UW–Madison. I served as Joint Commander for all ROTC units in 1975/76 and received the Cadet of the Year award. On the day I received my diploma I also earned a Regular Army Commission. So began three years as a Military Intelligence …
Colin Snook is currently a second-year medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH). Prior to attending UWSMPH, he served in the US Army as an Infantry Officer with the 82nd Airborne Division, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan. In his free time, he likes to fly fish and …
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Mike Panaro served in the Army for over 21 years. Early in his career, he was an Armor and Cavalry officer, deploying twice to Iraq. He then became a Eurasian Foreign Area Officer. In his last military assignment, he served as a team chief for New START treaty inspections, escorting Russian inspectors …
Natalie Isensee served as a Marine Corps Logistics Officer on active duty, deploying to Kuwait and serving in the U.S ground invasion of Iraq in 2003. Her responsibilities included organizing movements of combat support vehicles and equipment, coordinating airfield operations, and monitoring supply chains for food, Forward Operating Base supplies, and weapons and ammunition. Later, …