Interviews

    • David L. Brandl
      In Afghanistan, American, Army, Iraq, Natick
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaeBmAlHx3M David Brandl began his Army career with the ROTC program at the University of North Carolina. After earning his commission in 2010, he underwent further training as an engineer before being deployed to ...
    • Charles W. Jack Jr.
      In Air Force, Cold War, Massachusetts, Stateside, USAF
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMjgWDUfIBM Charlie Jack joined the Air Force after graduating from Ludlow High School in 1960. “Airplanes were my thing,” he said. Trained as an aircraft mechanic, Jack would become part of the crew of a JKC-135A ...
    • Jeffrey Alderson
      In Air Force, American, Massachusetts, Peacetime, Saudi Arabia, USAF
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5gl5H1SKo Jeff Alderson joined the U.S. Air Force in 1998, after graduating from Worcester Polytechnical Institute on an Air Force scholarship. Majoring in electrical and computer engineering, Alderson would be ...
    • Richard “Ric” Erickson
      In American, Army, Cold War, Massachusetts, Post-Vietnam, Vietnam, West Germany
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iu_fWd4oYE Ric Erickson launched his long career in the Army with ROTC training at John Carroll University in Ohio. Over the next three decades, Erickson would serve as a field artillery officer, battery commander ...
    • Michael Barretti Jr.
      In American, Haiti, Iraq, Kuwait, Marines, Medical Corps, Navy, Post-Vietnam
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS_z4-odxvQ Michael Barretti Jr. joined the Navy in 1999 as a way to help pay for medical school. He received the Navy’s Health Professions Scholarship, and was soon an ensign attending medical school in California. ...
    • Robert J. Harrold
      In American, Army, Korea, Massachusetts, USA
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THdlo6d3P3Q Robert Harrold joined the Army in 1955. After basic, he was sent to the Morse Code radio school at Fort Dix, N.J.; upon completion of the course, he was sent to Uijeonbu, South Korea, as part of the 51st ...
    • Arthur Parker
      In American, Massachusetts, Naval Res., Navy, Post-Vietnam, Vietnam
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a58Ot5o9qeY Art Parker was born and raised in Natick. His family moved often, and he didn’t have many friends, which is why he decided to enlist in the Navy in 1971. His 25 years of service, both active and in the ...
    • Samuel P. Calomo Sr.
      In American, Army, Massachusetts, Vietnam
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fM-YtkBKTU Sam Calomo Sr. was drafted into the Army in 1967. He trained as a combat medic, and was sent to Vietnam in 1968. He was part of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, known as the “Red Catchers.” Calomo would ...
    • Peter Janse
      In Afghanistan, American, Cold War, Marines, Massachusetts, Natick, Navy, Post-Vietnam
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmlylofIlrA Peter Janse joined the Navy when he was 23. For the next three decades, he worked as a hospital corpsman, an aerospace med tech, an independent duty corpsman, and faculty adviser and instructor in various ...
    • Michael Barretti Sr.
      In Marines, Massachusetts, Vietnam
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnF36sieemc Michael Barretti Sr. joined the Marine Corps’ Platoon Leaders Corps during his sophomore year at St. John’s University. After graduation, he was sent to Officer Candidates School, where he completed basic ...