Beyond the Battle Zones
Robert Wilkie (’85) grew up in a military family, embracing the lessons he seeks to embody as he leads the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Military Suicide Prevention Month
Tim Ralston ('02) is on the front lines helping airmen cope with stress, deployments.
Read MoreHot spot of the Cold War
Vern Pike ('58) recalls life, death and freedom at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie.
Read MoreBrand of brothers
Greg Buck (MBA '08) of JDog's Junk Removal follows his passions for business and the military by hiring, and serving, veterans.
Read MoreMedal of Honor
Once a cheerleader for the Deacs and now a champion for support of Navy families, Joette Horton Seniff ('90) receives rare civilian honor for her public service.
Read MoreFrom the Ground Up
From Iraq to Arlington National Cemetery, Archaeologist Sonny Trimble ('74) is known for getting things done. He has spent his career studying the science of humans, ever in search of history and what remains.
Read MoreThe father of Wake Forest ROTC
You probably remember Robert Helm (’39) as a philosophy professor; it’s what you don’t know about him that you might find surprising.
Read MoreThe Thing He Carried
Fifty-year-old Memories of People and Two Places — Wake Forest and Vietnam — Come Flooding Back
Read MoreAn off-the-court reunion in Vietnam
In 1966, teammates Al Koehler ('63) and Butch Hassell ('64) crossed paths in South Vietnam.
Read MoreTommy Norman (’66): Honoring our veterans
Veteran Tommy Norman (’66) helps ‘America’s heroes’ transition to civilian life.
Read MoreWomen in combat?
When Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Pat Foote (’52, LL.D ’89) heard the news, she sat back and said, “Well how about that. I’ve only been fighting for this for 52 years.”
Read MoreJudge Frank Whitney (’82) delivers justice in a war zone
The sounds of war were never far away from the makeshift courtrooms of Federal Judge Frank Whitney (’82) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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