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Brian Dupree

Staff Sgt. Brian Dupree, US Air Force “Originally, I signed up for the educational benefits but during my 1st term, I deployed to the Middle East and everything changed. I quickly realized that my work in telecommunications had a direct connection to the warfighter and gave them a critical lifeline when calling for support. It…

2020 recipient Scott Dunckel

Scott Dunckel

Former Staff Sgt. Scott Dunckel, US Army Scott grew up in Michigan and was always an outdoors kind of guy. He worked in construction and decided when he graduated from high school that joining the military would give him opportunities to build new things in new places, to have a purpose, and broaden his horizons.…

Katalyna (Kippa) Weil

Katalyna (Kippa) Weil Injured as a teenager in a car accident, Katalyna (Kippa) Weil still lives a great life with her mother in Albuquerque, NM. They trained together, very excited to be part of the 2010 trip. Written in a book and a TV movie in the 1980’s, Kat’s story will live on. Kat loves…