Class of 2025

Harry Hill Bandholtz was born on December 18, 1864, in the small town of Constantine, Michigan, and grew up in a state that produced many of America’s Read More

For more than three decades, Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Darrin John Bohn devoted his life to the United States Army, embodying the Ranger Creed and Read More

Breaking Barriers: The Story of Sergeant Annie N. Graham-Gilliard, First African American Woman in the U.S. Marine Corps Annie Neal Read More

The distinguished career of Major (Ret.) Priscilla “Pat” Walker Locke, tracing her path from an enlisted soldier to a barrier-breaking officer and, Read More

Major General Clarence C. Schnipke, The Adjutant General of Michigan and Director of the Department of Military Affairs, was a veteran of more than 44 Read More

Zaneta R. Adams is an attorney, U.S. Army veteran, and public servant known for her leadership in veterans’ affairs in Michigan and nationally. Adams Read More

Mike “Flagman” Bowen served in the U.S. Army as a supply clerk during the Vietnam War era from 1968 to 1970, with a subsequent period in the U.S. Army Read More

Robert Bernard Middleton II grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where his fascination with the Marine Corps began when he was just five years old. One day, he Read More

William Francis “Frank” Murphy of Michigan lived a life defined by service, both in uniform and in public office. Born in Harbor Beach in 1890, he Read More

Commander Michael J. “Mike” Smith devoted his life to the United States Coast Guard and to the community he came to call home. A 1975 graduate of the Read More

Doug “Odie” Slocum is a retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, known for his leadership and innovative safety Read More

Colonel Frank J. Walker’s life has been defined by service to his country and his community. Born in 1950 in Battle Creek, Michigan, Walker grew up Read More