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Honoring Our Veterans

Nov. 3, 2021
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At left, Donna Breitenfeld, who served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, at a military ball in 2003 at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, near Tacoma, Washington. Breitenfeld, shown in a recent photo at right, is now a security aide with Planning and Operations in the College of Medicine – Phoenix.
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At left, Douglas May stands near an F-4 at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand in 1970 during the Vietnam War. May was an Air Force captain at the time and retired as a lieutenant colonel. May, shown at right in a current photo, is a lecturer in the College of Engineering.
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At left is a photo of Mark St. Onge during basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Paris Island in South Carolina. He served from 1982-1986, earning the rank of corporal. St. Onge pictured on the right in a current photo, is now director of utility services for Facilities Management.
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The top photo shows Robert Sommerfeld (second from left) standing with members of the 162nd Security Forces Squadron of the Arizona Air National Guard at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in 2002. The middle photo shows Sommerfeld, who was a master sergeant, at the law enforcement desk at Al Udeid the same year. At the bottom is a current photo of Sommerfeld, who is assistant chief of the University of Arizona Police Department.
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Top left: Robert Messenger at his retirement ceremony in 2004 at Naval Air Station Atlanta. During his military career, he logged more than 2,500 hours of flight time. Top right: A current photo of Messenger, who is a lecturer in the College of Engineering. Bottom: Messenger in 1981 at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. He was a carrier pilot and aerospace engineering duty officer in the U.S. Navy.
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In recognition of Veterans Day, we asked employees who served in the military to send us pictures of themselves in uniform. Find those images and some details about their service in this photo gallery.

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