Veterans Stories

Veterans Stories

5 STAR Veterans Center success story from Passport to Independence program.

Charles Lamar

I served in the US Marines for four years and was deployed to Iraq twice.  I was in security for one of the Ammo Dumps and escorted and provided security for ammo transports. 

5 STAR Veterans Center success story from Passport to Independence program.

Steve Staples

I wanted to do something original in my family…a different service from my military family which left the Navy and Coast Guard as options. 

5 STAR Veterans Center success story from Passport to Independence program.

Paul Zenkowich
(and Shadow)

Paul, a Hospital Facilities Specialist, was in the Navy for 10-years when a disability led to his discharge in 2013.

5 STAR Veterans Center success story from Passport to Independence program.

Etienne John

I served in the US Army for seven years (2005-2012) including Operation Iraqi Freedom.

5 STAR Veterans Center success story from Passport to Independence program. United States Army Emble featuring a bald eagle, shield, olive branch, arrows, and a banner with the motto 'E Pluribus Unum' on a green background with black and gold border.

William Cleveringa

Born in Michigan, raised on the east coast.  I joined the Army in Milton, FL in 1999. 

5 STAR Veterans Center success story from Passport to Independence program. United States Marine Corps emblem featuring an eagle, globe, and anchor on a red background with a gold rope border.

Christopher Horman

I was in the Marine Corps for eight years and deployed eight times.

5 STAR Veterans Center-Seal of the U.S. Department of the Army featuring American flags, a cannon, rifles, cannons, and a red snake with the phrase "This We'll Defend," with the year 1775 at the bottom.

Leonard McRae

I served as a Material Storage and Handling Specialist, serving tours stateside as well as two overseas tours of South Korea and Stuttgart, Germany.

5 STAR Veterans Center Seal of the United States Navy with an eagle, ship, anchors, and flags.

Mark M. Joseph

I am a US Navy veteran who served on the USS Hue City CG66 from 2006 to 2011.