Richard Stewart’s original career choice veered into a military stint. “I always wanted to be a firefighter so I went to ...

Pfc. Vallen Grayson lost more than 100 pounds over two years to meet the Marine Corps’ enlistment standards. (Sgt. Jose Cruz/U.S. Marine Corps) A recent Marine Corps basic training graduate who once ...

John Hannerbee served his country as a sergeant in the US Marine Corps in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the middle child (and only ...

Sean Whelan served his country as a corporal in the US Marine Corps from 1989 to 1993. He grew up in Marshfield and went to basic training as a 17-year-old ...