Veterans
The latest Veterans coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.
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Chattanooga veteran pursued lifelong love of sports through military and professional careers
A Chattanooga veteran whose roots go deep in local academia and athletics had his first career in the U.S. Army doing exactly what he wanted to do.
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McCallie grad Jim Kimball used lessons learned in Army to build successful career as Chattanooga dentist
When it was time for Jim Kimball to make a decision about college, there wasn't much to consider.
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James Purgason traded the front lines in Afghanistan for the bottom lines of corporate taxes
Sitting behind his desk at Market Street Partners, James Purgason looks like an everyday businessman.
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At a young age, Jon ‘Jerry’ Balkenbush worked with nuclear missiles amid the Cold War
Despite many being in their late teens and early 20s, Jon "Jerry" Balkenbush and his Air Force colleagues understood the immense gravity of their work - monitoring and maintaining ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads in Kansas during the Cold War.
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Collegedale WWII veteran Raymond Chambers remembers the faces of war
More than 75 years after he fought in World War II, Raymond Chambers still has nightmares.
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Patriotic to the core, Air Force veteran spends retirement honoring fellow vets at Chattanooga National Cemetery
In his 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, Bill Sachse trained in logistics, worked on a top-secret project and traveled to 11 countries.
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William DeVries followed brothers’ footsteps into battle as a U.S. Marine
As he lay on the ground in South Vietnam, one bullet in his side and another having broken bones in his right ankle, William DeVries thought of his oldest brother, Nolan.
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Abeer Mustafa credits her service in National Guard with putting her on path to success
The U.S. Army used "Be All You Can Be" as its slogan from 1980 to 2001, and Abeer Mustafa was listening – and buying.
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Three decades after fighting there, Austin Seay returned to Vietnam on business
A brief but successful Naval career defined Vietnam War veteran Austin Seay's life of adventure and giving back.
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Marine Corps veteran Larry Presnell deals with daily reminders of time in Vietnam
For Larry Presnell, his Marine Corps career was determined by his fashion sense.
