Meet Ceyda Bridger.
Age: 23
Year and major: Sophomore/Biology
Hometown: Jacksonville
Branch/Rank: U.S. Marine Corps/E-4
Service: 3½ years, previously stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Meet Kendeldrick Broaden.
Age: 22
Year and major: Freshman/Sociology
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Branch/Rank: U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman/E4
Service: 4 years of service, one enlistment, GPS Satellite Engineer/Evaluator
Tell us about your service experience. …
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Meet Mitchell B. Brockett.
Age: 54
Year and major: Senior/Business Administration
Hometown: Jacksonville
Branch/Rank: U.S. Navy/E-9
Service: 25 years, seven ships, seven Middle East tours, last USS Enterprise Admiral’s Staff. Served as Leading CPO, CMC, …
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Meet Nevardo Cayemitte.
Age: 27
Year and major: Senior/International Business
Home country: Haiti
Branch/Rank: U.S. Army, SPC
Service: 4 years, Iraq, twice
Tell us about your service experience. After high school I wanted to …
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Meet Theodore Chancellor.
Age: 26
Year and major: Senior/Aviation Management
Hometown: McCook, Neb.
Branch/Rank: U.S. Navy/AE3 (AW)
Service: Presidential Honor Guard, Washington, D.C.; HSL-48, Mayport, Fla.; VP-62, Jacksonville, Fla. (8 years); one sea tour in …
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Meet Danielle D’Amato.
Age: 30
Year and major: Senior/Biology
Hometown: Woodstock, N.Y.
Branch/Rank: U.S. Navy/CS2 culinary specialist second class E5
Service: 8 years active duty; stationed at Tinker AFB for five years and NAS Key …
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Meet John DeCillo.
Age: 42
Year graduated/major: 2010/MBA
Residence: Jacksonville
Branch/Rank: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt.
Current: Manager Safety – CSX, Procurement & Supply Chain Management
Service: 12 years, 7 months, 19 days. Served in Texas, Illinois, Japan and Maryland. Deployed …
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Meet J. Scott Drenning.
Age: 57
Year and major: Junior/Sport Business
Hometown: Harleysville, Penn.
Branch/Rank: U.S. Navy/retired as a CMDCM (AW/SW) (MCPO E/9)
Service: 28 years of service. Enlisted 1984. Two Mediterranean deployments and two …
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Meet Brian Dudley.
Year graduated/major: 1996, BS International Business; 2005, MBA
Residence: Jacksonville
Branch/Rank: U.S. Coast Guard Reserve/Lieutenant
Service: 11 years, tours in Search and Rescue, Marine Safety, Military Out Load and Coastal Riverine Warfare, including a tour in the …
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Meet Shane D. Grindle.
Age: 27
Year and major: Senior/Nursing
Hometown: Gadsden, Ala.
Branch/Rank: U.S. Navy/E-4
Service: Four years, stationed in NAS Whidbey Island with VAQ-138, an EA6-B Prowler squadron. Assigned to U.S.S. John C. …
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