 Veteran Spotlight: Air Force Capt. Ralph HerbstRalph Herbst served his country in the Air Force from 1961 to 1968, separating as a captain.  Veteran Spotlight: Air Force Col. Roger LandryDr. Roger Landry served his country from 1973 to 1995 in the Air Force with honor and distinction as a chief flight surgeon, and retiring as a colonel.  Veteran Spotlight: Chief Warrant Officer Scott HuntScott Hunt served his country in the Coast Guard for an amazing 30 years, from 1984 to 2014, retiring as a chief warrant officer.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Sgt. Frank ScaliseFrank Scalise served his country in the Army in the Korean War as a sergeant from 1950 to 1952.  Veteran Spotlight: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Bernard AugeDr. Bernard Auge served his country in the Navy from 1942 to 1946 as a petty officer, second class, but most importantly, in the capacity of Naval Intelligence.  Veteran Spotlight: Air Force Sgt. J. Richard St. PierreHe enlisted in the Air Force at 20 years old and completed his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.  Veteran Spotlight: Navy Senior Chief Lester ConnollyConnolly would enlist after his high school graduation at the tender age of 17 and do his basic training at the Squantum Naval Air Station.  Veteran Spotlight: Guardsman Pvt. Shy Ann JacksonBorn in Falmouth, she entered basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., in August 2014 after graduating from Mashpee High School.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Master Sgt. David LevesqueDavid Levesque served his country in the Army and Army National Guard for 28 years from 1979 to 2007, retiring as a master sergeant.  Veteran Spotlight: Coast Guard Lt. Joseph PontiHe grew up in Lawrence and graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as an ensign. His first assignment would take him aboard a weather ship, the USCG Casco.  Veteran Spotlight: Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory AhonenCory Ahonen, chief engagement officer for the state's Executive Office of Veterans Services, served his country in the Air Force from 2008 to 2014 as a staff sergeant.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Sgt. John MagnarelliJohn Magnarelli served his country in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam from May 4, 1969, to April 10, 1970, as a sergeant.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Sgt. Al DiMuzio"It wasn't 100 percent consistent but I was afforded the opportunity to get to know other people with different religion, beliefs, backgrounds and culture and to be able to embrace that."  Veteran Spotlight: Army Sgt. Louis VairoLouis Vairo served his country in the Army from 1966 to 1968, achieving the rank of sergeant, specialist E5.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Spc. Robert DutraA graduate of Lawrence High School, he initially joined the Army National Guard. His basic training would take him to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.  Veteran Spotlight: Naval Reserve Cmdr. Ronald NasifGrowing up in Boston, he majored in biology at Boston College, where he also lettered in football for the Eagles. He would go on to Tufts Medical School but took a year off graduate school and taught during the busing crisis of the 1970s.  Veteran Spotlight: Lt. Col. Brent FinemoreBrent Finemore served his country in the Army from 1982 to 2002, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Lt. John ShoemakerHe would go onto serve his country for four years as a combat platoon leader and company commander in the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the "Americal" Division in Chu Lai.  Veteran Spotlight: Command Sgt. Maj. Steve ValleySteve Valley served his country in the Army from 1985 to 2015, retiring as a command sergeant major.  Veteran Spotlight: Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Timothy WhelanFormer state Rep. Timothy Whelan served his country in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1989 to 1994 as a lance corporal.  Veteran Spotlight: Army Cpl. Robert SavinoGrowing up in upper Manhattan in New York City, he attended and graduated from what was then All Hallows Institute, a private boy's prep school. He did his basic training at Fort Riley, Kan.  Veteran Spotlight: Air National Guard Maj. David MendozaHe grew up in Hampden and graduated from what was then North Adams State College. His dad had four years active service during the Vietnam War era.  Veteran Spotlight: Spc. Dave DiMesticoHe is proud of the people in his family who have served — his father, Paul, was in the Army Air Forces in World War II, his brother Peter was a Marine during the Vietnam era and his son Mike has been serving in the Navy 13 years, as well as numerous other relatives.  Veteran Spotlight: Marine Staff Sgt. Dennis PregentHe grew up in North Adams and quit high school at 17 years of age in the middle of his senior year and enlisted in the Marines. He did his basic training at Parris Island and remembered the intensity of boot camp.  Veteran Spotlight: Lt. Col. Maria Adame-EmeryShe grew up in Santa Ana, Calif., did her basic training in ROTC and was commissioned at the New Mexico Military Institute. |
