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Sgt. First Class Earl Fillmore Jr. was 28 on Oct. 3, 1993, when he was fatally wounded in the battle of Mogadishu while fighting his way to rescue the crew of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Posted on 717 Retired Command Sgt. Maj. John Ramirez, dean of operations, College of Doctoral Studies, University of Phoenix, was recently announced as a member of the Arizona’s Veteran Hall of Fame Class of 2020. “University of Phoenix congratulates John Ramirez for this recognition that honors his distinguished military career and his selfless commitment to serving others,” said Brian Ishmael, vice president, Office of Milita...

His rescue would come in the form of an offer from the u.s. military, when a campus rotc instructor saw something special in him. >> this instructor drops by his house and offered him a three-year scholarship on condition that his grades come up, and he accepts. >> heeney joined flynn in rotc. >> the leaders that we had were all vietnam vets. they were teaching us how to become soldiers and more than that, become leaders. >> flynn and heeney graduated and immediately embarked on their lengthy mi...