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Most notably, President Obama nominated McHugh in 2009 to succeed Pete Geren as the Secretary of the Army. As Secretary, McHugh is responsible for the U.S. Army’s annual budget of over $200 billion, the health and welfare of more than 1.1 million active duty, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve soldiers, and nearly half a million civilian employees and contractors.

A U.S. Navy veteran, John E. Breyer found his passion for science, technology, and education early on in his career.

After his service, John Williams came back to Syracuse to finish his secondary schooling at a Vocational High School in the city. He then attended Syracuse University on the GI Bill where he earned degrees in Journalism and English,

the Army utilized Jack Milton’s prior knowledge of heavy machinery and assigned him to the procurement department, based out of Washington D.C., where he focused on acquiring goods in support of the Korean Wa

A short time later, Hillard Pouncy went on to become a member of the legendary “Tuskegee Airmen,” a group of nearly 1,000 African American pilots and bombardiers trained at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama from 1941 to 1946.

During World War II, Gerald Halpin served four years in a Naval Construction Battalion. After his service in the United States Navy, he spent 15 years with the Atlantic Research Company, focused on the development of manufacturing plants in several states.

Gerald Cramer was accepted to both Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, but ultimately chose Wharton for its one-year program. While in graduate school, however, he received orders to report to Navy Officer Candidate School and left business school to serve his country.

Robert Reed was born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky on October 10, 1929. Reed launched his Air Force career as an aviation cadet in 1952 at a time in our history when demand for pilots was greatly outpacing the supply.

Fredric Leigh believes that it is his experiences leading the 1st Infantry Division and the 101stAirborne Division in Vietnam that shaped his leadership style the most.

Ben Schwartzwalder distinguished himself in service to the nation, and to his men.  As a paratrooper with the 82nd, he was among the first wave of soldiers that jumped on D-Day in 1944.