Staff Sergeant Thomas Bucklin enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 21, 1952, before completing his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He would go on to train at the 39th Air Police School before spending two years with the 80th Second Air Police Squadron. Staff Sergeant Bucklin was stationed in Gainsborough, England for just over two years before being honorably discharged on Jan. 10, 1956. Following his discharge, he re-enlisted in the Air Force Reserves and was stationed with the 3928 Air Base School at O’Hare Air Force Base, serving for seven years. For his efforts, Staff Sergeant Bucklin earned the National Defense Medal and Good Conduct Medal.

Senior Chief Petty Officer David Kalina spent nearly 30 years serving in the U.S. Navy, enlisting in 1968 before being honorably discharged in 1995. During his tenure in the Navy, he held numerous assignments. Among his assignments, Senior Chief Petty Officer Kalina had Naval Communications Stations deployments in Honolulu, the Philippines, Vietnam, Winter Harbor, Maine, and Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. For his efforts, Senior Chief Petty Officer Kalina earned the Navy Achievement, multiple air medals with a combat device, multiple Navy Good Conduct medals, the Vietnam Service medal, multiple campaign medals for his four tours of Vietnam, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry medal, the arm forces reserve medal and the air crew wings medal in addition to being a Navy expert in both the marksman pistol and marksman rifle.

A graduate of Evanston Township High School in 1944, Private First Class Koshgarian enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 26, 1944, at Fort Sheridan before being sent to Fort Bragg to complete his basic training. He was later transferred to Fort Meade, Maryland, for shipment to the European Theater in World War II. Serving on a 12-man crew, Private First Class Koshgarian fought in the Battle of the Bulge and in campaigns of Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe, spending approximately 11 months in Germany before being honorably discharged on December 13, 1945. Following his discharge, Private First Class Koshgarian moved to Glenview in 1959 and lived in the same house until his passing in November 2004.

Lieutenant Commander Louis Marohn served with distinction in the U.S. Navy for 20 years after enlisting in the Navy in 1961. He earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his service on the USS Point Defiance during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After spending five years at sea, Lieutenant Commander Marohn was assigned to New York, where he managed supply contracts for renovating Navy destroyers. Following deployments to Vietnam and NATO staff headquarters in Naples, Italy, for which he earned Combat action ribbons and the joint services commendation medal, Lieutenant Commander Marohn returned stateside to train Seabees for combat supply. Lieutenant Commander Marohn ended his active duty at the Glenview Naval Air Base where he served for three years as the base supply and fiscal officer.

A resident of Glenview for 57 years and a teacher and coach at both Glenbrook high schools, Colonel McMillion graduated from Navy Flight School at the Glenview Naval Air Station in 1943 before taking commission with the U.S. Marines and spending time in Corpus Christi, Texas, and several bases in California. In 1944 and 1945, Colonel McMillion served as a pilot with the Marine Air Group #12 in the South Pacific, flying in 127 missions with four different squadrons. Following the conclusion of World War II, his group was moved to Peking, China, where the squadron performed daily flights along the Great Wall to do weather checks. After returning to the United States in 1946, Colonel McMillion held numerous positions at the Glenview Naval Air Station and throughout the country. In 1970, he received the Presidential/White House Award for Innovative Methods in Education. At the time of his retirement in 1970, Colonel McMillion was the recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal and was the fourth-highest ranking Colonel in the US Marine Corps. He earned over 25 medals during his time serving the country. Colonel McMillion passed away in 2010.

Sergeant Eugene Michols enlisted in the U.S. Army on December 5, 1942, and was a member of the 103rd Infantry Division that fought during World War II. He spent 10 months of battle in the European Theatre as a scout, earning the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with two Bronze stars for his efforts in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns as well as a Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement of service in connection with operations against an opposing armed force. Following his honorable discharge in 1945, Sergeant Michols moved to Glenview in 1954 and lived in town until his passing in 2003. During his time in Glenview, Sergeant Michols was an active member in the American Legion and VFW, devoting countless hours towards activities for disabled veterans.

Petty Officer Third Class Sam Morabito enlisted in the U.S. Navy following high school in 1975, receiving official orders to report to Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training. Following the completion of his training, he reported to the USS Albany on June 30, 1976. While rising up to the rank of Petty Officer Third Class, he also served on the USS Little Rock and the USS Harold. During his time serving, Petty Officer Third Class Morabito completed Fighters Fight school and general damage control school while also earning the Supply E award, Sailor of the Month, the Good Conduct Medal and several letters of appreciation for his excellent service prior to his honorable discharge from active duty on January 7, 1980.

Corporal Chester Radziszewski enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 19, 1943. Originally slated to be in flight training, Corporal Radziszewski was sent to Missouri to train glider pilots in maneuvers for combat. During his time training pilots, he set the record for the number of aircrafts taking off in the shortest amount of time. Corporal Radziszewski was deployed to Greenock, Scotland aboard the Queen Elizabeth II along with 10,000 other troops. Once in Scotland, his orders were to work on gliders and prepare them to fly. He later received orders to fly co-pilot across the English Channel to make a delivery to an airfield in northwestern France. Following deployments in England, France and the Army Occupation of Germany, Corporal Radziszewski was honorably discharged on May 20, 1946, and has been a member of the Glenview community for 52 years.

Master Sergeant Skovranko served in the U.S. Army for 22 years following his enlistment on February 12, 1987. Throughout his career, Master Sergeant Skovranko accumulated significant experience in various administrative and personnel roles, with 8 change-of-duty stations, countless training exercises, 8 deployments, including supporting the Persian Gulf War, the War in Iraq and the peace keeping mission in Bosnia. His military education and training include the Basic and Advanced NCO courses, the Warrior Leader course, the Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Officer course, the Equal Opportunity Management course, the Combat Lifesaver course, the Defense Hazardous Materials course, and the Retention NCO course. Master Sergeant Skovranko held positions in Garlstedt, Germany; Fort Hood, Texas; Baumholder, Germany; Fort Riley, Kansas; and two assignments at the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command in North Chicago. Throughout his service to our country, Master Sergeant accumulated 35 medals before ending his service to our country in February 2009.

A 1995 graduate of Glenbrook South High School, Corporal Christopher Zimny enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2001, serving as an Assault Squad Leader in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 11. During his second tour of Iraq, Corporal Zimny conducted over 120 combat patrols, being injured on three separate occasions. Corporal Zimny made the ultimate sacrifice to his country on Jan. 31, 2005, following an attack by an IED in Iraq’s Babil Province. For his fearless attitude, tactical competence and bold spirit of a warrior, Corporal Zimny received three purple hearts and the commendation medal with Valor. Additionally, Corporal Zimny received the Sea Service Deployment medal, the war on terrorism expeditionary medal, the marine good conduct medal, the presidential unit citation, the national defense service medal, a combat action ribbon and was named the USO Marine of the Year in North Carolina in 2005.