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Hometown Hero – AJ Florkowski

AJ graduated from Pennridge High School, excelling in soccer and playing on the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team and was also recognized as a Parade All-American after his senior year of high school.

Hometown Hero – Scott Wegener

United States Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Scott Wegener was born in Lexington, Missouri, and he enlisted in the Army in July 2009. He completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and the 44 Charlie, Financial Management Technician course which is known today as the 36 Bravo Finance and Comptroller.  

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Hometown Hero: Varun Gollapudi

United States Army Staff Sergeant and Syracuse University Student Veteran Organization President, Varun Gollapudi was born and raised in San Jose, California.

Meet Syracuse Army ROTC’s New Commander

Lt. Col. Jared Larpenteur brings 19 years of Army leadership—and a personal affinity for Central and Northern New York— to his new role as professor of military science.

NVRC Hall of Honor Walk: Analice Baker

U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (MC2) Analice Baker’s military lineage runs deep in her family. Raised in Red Bank, New Jersey by a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and a mother whose talents matched her intelligence, she grew up surrounded by family members who collectively spent decades in uniform. After four years in Army Junior ROTC at Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona, MC2 Baker earned a degree in Design Management from Arizona State University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 2021.

MC2 Baker completed U.S. Navy boot camp at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Illinois. As a Mass Communication Specialist trained at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) in Fort Meade, Maryland, MC2 Baker joined the media department aboard the USS Carl Vinson, known as “America’s Favorite Carrier,” located at North Island, San Diego, California. On the Vinson, she led the photo department while managing print operations and heading the magazine team. MC2 Baker sailed with Carrier Strike Group ONE during Exercise Pacific Stellar and deployed as a part of Operation Rough Rider, earning two Navy Achievement Medals, and a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. In 2025, she re-enlisted aboard the same carrier for a second contract, becoming a career, Sailor.