William W. Wright of Arlington, VA, born in 1918 has quite the extensive service record, spanning numerous eras of military history. During WWII, serving in the Pacific Theater, Wright earned a Silver Star on the island of Guadalcanal for destroying no less than 9 Japanese tanks. In Korea, Wright earned a Bronze Star at the Chosin Reservoir, a battle characterized by freezing temperatures and barren landscape. During the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968, Wright was the USAFI (United States Armed Forces Institute) Officer at the University of Virginia. 

Boyd Nesaw, born in August 1929, served in the US Airforce during the Korean War. Nesaw served during the early Airforce, as it only separated from the Army in 1947. Nesaw achieved the rank of Airman First Class.