There are 359 Hometown Heroes!
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Date Submitted: 05 - 25 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: His mother and stepfather live in Melbourne
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Airman First Class
Comments: McTaggart, follows in the footsteps of his mother, who retired as a lieutenant colonel after 22 years in the Air Force, and his sister Melody McTaggart, who is an Air Force captain stationed in Germany.
Unit: Air Traffic Control technical school
Home Base: Keesler Air Force Base, Miss
Serving How Long: Since March
Where Serving: Keesler Air Force Base
Current Assignment: Technical school
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Date Submitted: 05 - 25 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: 2010 graduate of Merritt Island High, where he was part of the JROTC. His family lives in Brevard
Branch: U.S Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Comments: Hoover is serving in Afghanistan. He is expected home next month
Unit: 3rd marine Logistics Group, 9th Engineer Support Battalion
Home Base: Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
Serving How Long: Since Sept. 2010
Where Serving: Afghanistan
Current Assignment: Afghanistan
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Date Submitted: 05 - 25 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: 2003 Cocoa High graduate; parents Gregory and Patricia Shea live in Brevard
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class
Comments: Shea became a nuclear electrician mate. He has since entered the Seaman to Admiral program and is now at in NROTC at The Citadel
Unit: NROTC at The Citadel
Home Base: Charleston, S.C.
Serving How Long: Since June 2003
Where Serving: The Citadel
Current Assignment:
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Date Submitted: 04 - 26 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: Dukes is a 1994 graduate of Astronaut High in Titusville. Family members live in Mims.
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Comments: Dukes served three deployments in Iraq. He served four years in the Navy beginning in 1994. He later joined the Army
Unit: MEDAC at Fort Drum
Home Base: Fort Drum, N.Y.
Serving How Long: Dukes has been in the Army since 2004
Where Serving: Fort Drum
Current Assignment: Fort Drum
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Date Submitted: 04 - 26 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: Daniel is a 2006 graduate of Astronaut High School in Titusville, where he was born and raised
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Comments: Daniel has served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Unit: 3/509 Infantry (Airborne)
Home Base: Fort Richardson, Alaska
Serving How Long: Daniel has been in the Army since 2006. He served two deployments to Iraq and is currently in Afghanistan
Where Serving: Afghanistan
Current Assignment: Afghanistan
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Date Submitted: 04 - 26 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: 2007 graduate of Titusville High. Family members live in Titusville
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Corporal
Comments: Maynard has bee in the Marines since 2009. He is an aviation mechanic
Unit: VMFA AWA 242
Home Base: Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
Serving How Long: Has been in the Marines since 2009
Where Serving: Iwakuni, Japan
Current Assignment: Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
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Date Submitted: 04 - 06 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: Barrett is a 2006 graduate of Rockledge High. Her family lives in Rockledge
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Airman
Comments: Barrett is in training to become a medic. She will join the 920th Rescue Wing when she completes her advanced training.
Unit: 920th Rescue Wing
Home Base: Patrick Air Force Base
Serving How Long: Has been in the service since January
Where Serving:
Current Assignment: Will be stationed at PAFB
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Date Submitted: 02 - 08 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: Attended Cocoa High; family members live in Cocoa
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Seaman apprentice
Comments: Wright also is following other family members into military service. He has family in the Navy and in the Marine Corps
Unit: AIT school at NAS Meridian
Home Base: NAS Meridian
Serving How Long: less than a year
Where Serving: NAS Meridian
Current Assignment: AIT school
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Date Submitted: 02 - 08 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: 2005 graduate of Satellite High; parents live in Brevard County
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Comments: The wings pinned on him upon graduation from pilot training was the same worn by his late grandfather. Col. Fred Pierce and then by his father, Lt. Col. Robert Pierce. Both men were pilots in the air force.
Unit: MC-12 Liberty aircraft training
Home Base: Joint Base Lewis-McChord (after deployment)
Serving How Long: Since June 2010
Where Serving: Laughling Air Force Base, Texas
Current Assignment: Laughling AFB
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Date Submitted: 02 - 08 - 2012
Brevard County Connection: Stoltz is a 2005 graduate of Melbourne High SChool
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Airman First Class
Comments: Stoltz is a photo journalist with Headquarters Air University Public Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base
Unit: Headquarters Air University Public Affairs
Home Base: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
Serving How Long: Has been in the service since 2009
Where Serving: Maxwell Air Force Base
Current Assignment: Public Affairs
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