|
Loser Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek was looking ahead to a possible career in law enforcement and he chose the Army.
|
Loser Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24 had hoped to become a police officer.
|
Loser Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins, 25 wanted to join the California Highway Patrol.
|
Winner Salvatore Augustine Giunta painted a picture with the stroke of a brush.
He was personally decorated by the President of the United States of America with a Medal of Honor and
recieved the equivalent of "a slap in the face" in front of all his surviving squad members.
|
|
Loser Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20 hoped that it would lead to a career as a state trooper.
|
Loser Army Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35 asked if she would put up with him if he became a policeman.
|
Loser Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38 was ready to start a second career as a police officer in Anaheim, Calif.
|
Loser Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22 expected the corps
would be his path to a college degree, and eventually a career in the law.
|
|
Loser Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30 had followed his brother,
now a Marine reservist and FBI agent, into the military.
|
Loser Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22 wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement.
|
Loser Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33 had a degree in criminal justice.
|
Loser Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21 had talked about a law enforcement career after the Marines.
But in his last letter from Kuwait, he talked about getting involved in foreign relations.
“He thought he might be able to help,” she said.
|
|
Loser Navy Master-at Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor, 25 posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor.
|
Loser Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis, 19 posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor.
A grenade was thrown into his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad.
|
Loser Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33 posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor.
|
Loser Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26 received a bachelor’s degree in social science.
“After the Army, he thought he would go into the FBI or the CIA."
|
