Honor your hero
FLORIDA TODAY salutes the men and women deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan or serving in the military elsewhere, whether abroad or at home. If you or a relative are in the armed forces, we want to hear from you:
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There are 227 Hometown Heroes!
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Erik Hjort
Date Submitted: 07 - 03 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Born in Melbourne, and is a Palm Bay High School graduate.
Branch: Florida Army National Guard
Rank: Private 1st Class
Comments: Deployed to Afghanistan with his unit, 715th M.P. Company, July 2008. They returned home on July 2, 2009
Unit: 715th M.P. Company
Home Base: Melbourne, Florida
Serving How Long: 2.4 years
Where Serving: Melbourne, Florida
Current Assignment: Afghanistan 7/08 to 7/09
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William Shrader
Date Submitted: 07 - 01 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Melbourne
Branch: Army National Guard
Rank:
Comments: Just returned from deployment in Afghanistan. Entire unit, 715th Military Police Company out of Melbourne, were deployed. The unit arrived at the Stuart Road National Guard Armory in Melbourne on Thursday July 2nd late morning.
Unit: 715th MP Co
Home Base: Melbourne, Florida
Serving How Long: 4.5 years
Where Serving: Melbourne, Florida
Current Assignment:
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Zack Castor
Date Submitted: 06 - 25 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Melbourne High School graduate
Branch: U.S. Marines
Rank: Lance Corporal
Comments: Zack is an assault team leader with specialties in breaching, demolition and expert marksmanship. He is currently engaged to Kathryn Morgan of Palm Bay
Unit: 3rd Batalion 2nd Marines Lima Company
Home Base: Camp LeJeune, NC
Serving How Long: 1.5 years
Where Serving: USS Bataan
Current Assignment: Mediteranian Sea / Afganastan
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David Toole
Date Submitted: 06 - 24 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Diane and Jim Henry
Branch: U.S. Navy Reserve
Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class CE1 SSCW
Comments: 18 years as a SeaBee-Mobolized.
Recently returned from second tour in Iraq. Two weeks prior to his second deployment, David and his wife, Michelle, were delighted to adopt a beautiful baby girl who is the apple of her daddy's eye. We are grateful for his safe return.
Unit: NMCB23
Home Base: Little Creek, VA
Serving How Long: 18 years
Where Serving: Just returned home
Current Assignment: Two tours in Iraq
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Patrick Knapp
Date Submitted: 06 - 22 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: 2003 Satellite High Graduate
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Airman
Comments: Weatherman
station Davis-Montham Air Force Base Tucson, Arizona.
Satellite High 2003 graduate
Unit:
Home Base: Davis-Monthan AFB
Serving How Long: 1 year
Where Serving: Tucson, Arizona
Current Assignment: weatherman
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Jessica (Galliher) Woodruff
Date Submitted: 06 - 16 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Native-Rockledge class 1990
Branch: US Air Force
Rank: Master Sgt.
Comments: Jessica and husband, also in the Air Force, served four years at Yokota AFB Japan. Award for deployed family programs 2 Operation Hero events. 2 children-"Make a Difference Events"
Unit:
Home Base: Little Rock, Ark.
Serving How Long: 17 years
Where Serving: Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
Current Assignment: Family Readiness Center
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Ronnie McCarron, Sr.
Date Submitted: 06 - 08 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Rockledge resident
Branch: Florida Army National Guard
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Comments: He has served in the National Guard for 18 years. He is one his second deployment to Afghanistan. He is father to Ronnie Jr.,Jon and Tina Ely.
Unit: 715 MP Company
Home Base: Melbourne, Florida
Serving How Long: 18 years
Where Serving: Bagram, Afghanistan
Current Assignment: MP unit in Afghanistan
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Brittany Humphries
Date Submitted: 06 - 08 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Raised in Merritt Island,Fl and graduate from MI Highschool.
Branch: US Air Force
Rank: Airman 1st class
Comments: Brittany joined the Air Force on March 11, 2008. She graduated BMT from Lackland AFB,Texas as one of the top performers for the physical training. She completed 6 months of technical training at Sheppard AFB,Witchita Falls,Texas and Tyndall AFB, Panama City,Florida. She received an award for top overall airman in her FTAC class and was also coined by her First Sergeant for best dressed at her first duty station, Kadena Air Base, Japan. Just recently Brittany was also recognized for her outstanding commitment to helping the Air Force community, volunteering and base involvement. My daughter is a F15 Fighter crew chief in Okinawa,Japan.
Unit: 18 Equipment Maintenance Squadron
Home Base: Kadena Air Base
Serving How Long: 1 year, 3 months
Where Serving: Okinawa,Japan
Current Assignment: F15 Crew Chief
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Jesse Coddington
Date Submitted: 06 - 06 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Girlfriend is from Merritt Island, Florida
Branch: US Navy
Rank: E4/HM3 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Comments: He has been to many different training centers - Hospital corps school, field medical training battallion school, MWTC, JWTC, Mojave Viper, operational emerency medicine, navy trauma training center. He is a combat life saver/ TCCC instructor, BLS certified, NAEMT certified.
Unit: 3rd Marine Division combat assault battalion H&S CO
Home Base: CAMP SCHWAB
Serving How Long: July 14, 07 to now
Where Serving: Now serving on the Island of Okinawa Japan
Current Assignment: Currently assigned to deploy to Afghanistan for 9 months with an embedded training team.
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Sarah Hasibar
Date Submitted: 06 - 05 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: from Cocoa, Florida
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: PV2 Private
Comments: Graduated Basic from Ft. Jackson, SC March 09, Graduated AIT with Honors at Ft. Lee, VA May 09. A Florida Resident all her life, She has worked with the Big Cats at what is now CFAR. Married with one daughter.
Unit: AFSS 92G
Home Base: Fort Riley, Kansas
Serving How Long: 6 Months
Where Serving: Fort Riley, Kansas
Current Assignment: Fort Lee, Virgina
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Jeff Goode
Date Submitted: 06 - 02 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Former resident of Palm Bay
Branch: United States Air Force
Rank: Captain
Comments: Captain Goode is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and was promoted to his current rank on 6/1/2009. He previously earned the "Top-Gun" award at advanced fighter training at Luke AFB and is a graduate of the ENJPPT pilot program at Sheppard AFB.
Unit: 35th Fighter Squadron
Home Base: Kunsan
Serving How Long: 8 years
Where Serving: Republic of Korea
Current Assignment: F-16 Pilot
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Deborah Lape
Date Submitted: 06 - 01 - 2009
Brevard County Connection: Palm Bay resident/Husband stationed at PAFB
Branch: US Air Force Reserve
Rank: Airman basic
Comments: Currently in Texas for Basic Training
and medical Tech School.
Unit: 920th Rescue Wing
Home Base: Patrick Air Force Base
Serving How Long: Three weeks
Where Serving: Lackland AFB, Texas
Current Assignment: Patrick Air Force Base
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