There are 402 Hometown Heroes!
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Carrington Walrath
Date Submitted: 05 - 26 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: born and raised in Eau Gallie, graduate Eau Gallie High School 2011
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Specialist (E-4)
Comments: Tour in Afghanistan-route clearance as lead Husky operator.
Unit: 630th RCC/7th Engineer Battalion
Home Base: Fort Drum, NY
Serving How Long: 2 years
Where Serving: Fort Drum
Current Assignment: Fort Drum
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kyle Loucado
Date Submitted: 04 - 10 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: Raised in Brevard
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: AW2SAR/ Petty Officer
Comments: Kyle became an Eagle Scout with Troop 51 in Palm Bay. He attended Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Southwest Junior High and Bayside High schools. He graduated from basic at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and went to Pensacola Naval Base for additional training in Search & Recuse. He was deployed August 2012 on the U.S. Stennis to the Persian Gulf and just returned, April 4th, 2013. He will be on leave from April 12th - April 20th and will be home to visit with family and friends.
Unit: HSC-8
Home Base: San Diego
Serving How Long: since June 2007
Where Serving: San Diego
Current Assignment: Persian Gulf
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Rick Boswell
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: Boswell is a 2003 graduate of Melbourne Central Catholic High. His family lives in Brevard.
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Comments: Boswell, 27, graduated from Jacksonville University with a degree in history before being accepted into the Navy officer candidate school. He then was selected for advanced jet training.
Unit: VAQ - 139
Home Base: Whidbey Island, Wash.
Serving How Long: Since 2007
Where Serving: Whidby Island
Current Assignment: VAQ - 139
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Jonathan Rogers
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: Rogers is a 1990 graduate of Satellite High. His parents, George and Barbara Rogers, live in Satellite Beach
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Major
Comments: Rogers is a medical doctor serving at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Lackland. His wife, Lisa, is also a medical doctor. They have four children.
Unit: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
Home Base: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Serving How Long: seven years
Where Serving: Lackland AFB
Current Assignment: Balad Air Base, Iraq
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Dudley Hinote
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: Hinote is a 1980 graduate of Astronaut High
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Chief master sergeant
Comments: Hinote, a 1980 graduate of Astronaut High, has spent his entire Air Force career as a musician
Unit: Air Force Band - Airmen of Note
Home Base: Joint Base Anacosta - Bolling
Serving How Long: 24 years
Where Serving: Joint Base Anacosta - Bolling, Washington, D.C.
Current Assignment: Airmen of Note
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Katie Schuler
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: 2007 graduate of Titusville High. Her parents, Scott and Lisa Schuler and brother, Timothy Schuler, 15, live in Brevard
Branch: Sheppard Air Force Base
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Comments: Schuler, a 2011 graduate of the Air Force Academy, was selected for the Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard AFB
Unit: 80th Flying Trainin wing
Home Base: Sheppard Air Force Base
Serving How Long: Since 2011
Where Serving: Sheppard AFB
Current Assignment: flight training
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Jondavid DuVall
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: His wife and two children live in Melbourne, where he plans to retire.
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Lieutenant colonel
Comments: Duvall has served almost 20 years in the Air Force. He plans to retire in Melbourne, where his wife and two children already live.
Unit: 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Home Base: Central Command, McDill Air Force Base, Tampa
Serving How Long: 20 years
Where Serving: McDill AFB
Current Assignment: Central Command
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Jeffrey McDivitt
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: McDivitt is a 2004 graduate of Satellite High. His parents live in Melbourne
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Comments: McDivitt is a graduate of Florida Institute of Technology, where he was a student instructor. He is training to fly the KC-10 refueling plane, a military version of the DC-10
Unit: 78th Air Refueling Squadron
Home Base: McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
Serving How Long:
Where Serving: McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
Current Assignment: Aerial refueling
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Kari LaRubio
Date Submitted: 03 - 08 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: LaRubio is a 2007 graduate of Sattelite High. Her parents James and Jeri LaRubio and brother Michael, live in Satellite Beach
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: 2nd lieutenant
Comments: La Rubio participated in ROTC at University of Central Florida. She was commissioned in the Army in Dec. 2011
Unit: DHHB 1st. Infantry Division
Home Base: Fort Riley, Kansas
Serving How Long: Since Dec. 2011
Where Serving: Fort Riley
Current Assignment: Afghanistan
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Phillip Justice
Date Submitted: 02 - 04 - 2013
Brevard County Connection: Florida
Branch: United States Navy
Rank: 1st class midshipman
Comments: Phillip graduated Eau Gallie High School in 2009 and was awarded a full NROTC scholarship to Georgia Tech. He is scheduled to graduate this upcoming May with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering. Upon graduation he will be commissioned into United State Navy. From there he will travel to NAS Pensacola where he has recently been accepted into the Student Naval Aviator program.
Unit: NROTC Georgia Tech
Home Base: Georgia Tech
Serving How Long: 4th year
Where Serving: NROTC Georgia Tech
Current Assignment: NAS Pensacola
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