Tag Archives: armed forces
Navy Lieutenant Ismael Tounkara is Today’s Honoree
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – A Navy lieutenant assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was recently recognized in an award ceremony, but this Guinea native’s life example is what garnered greater praise. Lt. Ismael … Continue reading
KeepTree Founder and CEO Jon Loew is Today’s Honoree
Jon Loew, founder and CEO of KeepTree, launched the service “TroopTree” a special video recording platform when he experienced a life-threatening illness and realized he might not be around to share his thoughts and feelings with his children. He searched … Continue reading
World War II Veteran Bob Gasche is Today’s Honoree
Bob Gasche is a 90-year-old World War II veteran who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a teenager in 1943 and fought in the famed battle of Iwo Jima at age 21, his first combat. He lost many friends … Continue reading
War Veteran Miyoko Hikiji is Today’s Honoree
Miyoko Hikiji joined the U.S. Army in Iowa as a way to pay for a college education. Near the end of her enlistment contract in the Iowa National Guard and before completing her degree in journalism, her unit was called … Continue reading
GovX Entrepreneurs Marc and Shannon Van Buskirk are Today’s Honorees
For those who protect and serve, for those that stand in the line of duty, the Van Buskirk husband and wife duo have found a way give back – with a little peace of mind and a lot of savings. … Continue reading
Today’s Honoree is Captain Lewis Larkin O’Hern III
Captain Lewis Larkin O’Hern III is a West Point 2008 graduate and deployed with the 101st Airborne out of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky in June of 2010. Larkin spent 7 months serving as an infantry platoon leader in Kandahar, Afghanistan before … Continue reading
