Patriotism: The Price Paid by the African American Soldier

VETERAN’S NAME & DATES OF SERVICE	BRANCH SERVED	CONFLICTS SERVED IN	MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY
Jabbar Surles 1992–2008	United States Army Sgt Major (Ret)	Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom	United States Army Special Operations Command Sgt. Mgr. Office of Special Warfare Special Operations Medic
James Bethea USMC 1968–1972 US ARMY NG 1975–1994	USMC: E-4 Corporal US Army NG (Ret): E-7 Sgt First Class	Vietnam 1968–1972 Desert Storm 1975–1994	0351: anti-tank assault; infantry fire support Sgt
Diana Graham 2005–2006	United States Army National Guard: E-4	Operation Iraqi Freedom	505^th engineer battalion Battalion-level patient administrator
Anthony Jones 1986–2007	United States Navy: Petty Officer (Ret)	No direct combat deployment	Personnel Specialist aboard USS Independence/ USS Taylor Chief of Naval Operations: Pentagon
Jerome Archible 1969–1971	United States Army: E-4	Vietnam	1^st Cavalry 552 Second MOS 11 Bravo; Infantry
Rodney Anderson 1979–2012	United States Army: Major Gen (Ret)	Grenada Operation Desert Storm Operation Desert Shield Operation Enduring Freedom	319 artillery commander 82 airborne- command artillery battery Pentagon Staff officer Pentagon joint staff plans officer Pentagon deputy director of army resources