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Carroll Oates - U.S. Army 1969-2007
Carroll Oates - U.S. Army 1969-2007

Carroll Oates joined the Army in 1969 and retired as a Lt. Colonel in 2007. He was deployed to both England and Germany as part of the US Army Medical Command Depot Support Team. As a Reserve Major he was deployed to Honduras as Company Commander of the Medical Team for MedRets. Oates was called back to active duty in 1991 and deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm where he served as Executive Officer of two Field Medical Units. He was awarded a Bronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal and 4 Army Commendation Medals. He is on the Board of the Indian River County Veterans's Council and 2nd Vice President of the Indian River County Military Officers Association.

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Marty Zickert - U.S. Air Force 1962-92
Marty Zickert - U.S. Air Force 1962-92

USA Warrior Stories has lost a friend and honored veteran working with us in Vero Beach Florida, Martin “ MARTY ” Zickert - Col. U.S.A.F. (Ret.). Marty help and collaborated with USAWS over the past 5 years assisting us to produce and promote our Florida veterans stories, events and programs. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family, friends and the many veteran’s he served, worked with and helped.

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Bill Field - U.S. Army 1971-74
Bill Field - U.S. Army 1971-74

Bill Field joined the U.S. Army in 1971 and trained as a Radar Repair Technician. Bill served at White Sands Missile Base in New Mexico with C Company in the missile test and evaluation devision working with Continuous Wave Radar designed for the Hawk Missile System. After leaving the military Bill started a successful appliance repair company with his father. Bill is currently retired and is an active member of American Legion Post 419 in Amagansett, NY.

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Joan A. Furey - U.S. Army 1968-70
Joan A. Furey - U.S. Army 1968-70

Joan Furey began her career in Army service in 1968 as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps. She later volunteered to be deployed to Vietnam, where she received a Bronze Star as a staff nurse.
In 1970, the U.S. Army discharged Joan from Vietnam, and after leaving Southeast Asia, she dedicated her life to Veteran Affairs.

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