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SFC Dana Carroll

United States Army | Purple Heart: 19
Dana Carroll served from 1942 to until he retired in May 1963. He served during World War II and the Korean War. During the Korean War, Sergeant Dana Carroll served with Sixth Army’s 555th Pontoon Bridge Company.

Tim Archer

U.S. Marine Corps | Purple Hearts: 1969
Tim Archer is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Having joined at the ripe age of 17, with his mother’s consent, Tim felt the urge to serve his nation during a time of need.

LTC Boots Bagby

U.S. Army | 3 Purple Hearts
Boots was born at a very tender, young age. Following that he traveled around the world with his parents. His father was an Army officer and a Ranger in WWII. After his father retired the family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado

CPL Jacob Schick

U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
Jacob Schick, Chief Executive Officer for 22Kill.com, is a third generation Marine who epitomizes service and sacrifice. After a triple-stacked tank mine detonated below his vehicle in Al Anbar Province, Iraq in 2004,

Casey McEuin

U.S. Army | Purple Heart: 2011​
Casey is a veteran of the United States Army and currently the President and Executive Director of a very innovative nonprofit organization called Project RELO.

LCPL Gerard Salerno

U.S. Marine Corps | Purple Heart: 1969
Lance Corporal Gerard “Jerry” Salerno joined the United States Marine Corps in August 1968. As a Machine Gunner he arrived in Viet Nam on Valentines’ Day 1969.

Shane Edmaiston

U.S. Navy | Purple Heart: 2005
Shane is a veteran of the United States Navy. A Co-Founder and currently on the Board of DirectorsTreasurer for The Warrior’s Keep, a veteran non-profit.

American Legion Names Speech Contest Winners

Four high school students from the Frisco area were named winners and received $250 college scholarships at the American Legion Post 178 Oratorical Scholarship Contest. The competition was held in the Council Chambers at Frisco’s George A. Purefoy Municipal Center on Saturday, December 12. The four orators will now compete at the district contest in Royse City on January 2, 2021 against other contest winners from the 4th District.

American Legion Post 178 Veteran Achieves Milestone

A 50-year anniversary is a milestone for anyone. It is particularly significant when it involves membership to the American Legion, a military veterans organization. Rich Jochem, a Post 178 Army veteran, recently celebrated his 50-year anniversary as a member of The American Legion.