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Veterans Being Honored
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Noon to 1PM PST, Monday to Friday

Valerie   Ormond, Bowie, MD - Retired as a Navy Captain after a 25-year career as an intelligence officer and then founded her own business, Veteran Writing Services, LLC. She provides companies and organizations professional writing, editing, and consulting services. Valerie has authored three novels centered around a military family. Believing In Horses, Believing In Horses, Too, and Believing In Horses Out West have won twelve national and international awards including Gold Medals in the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) book awards and first place in the National Federation of Press Women’s national communication contest. Her fiction and non-fiction stories and poems have been published in ten books, and her articles have appeared internationally in magazines, newspapers, and blogs. She lives with her husband Jaime Navarro, also a retired Navy Captain, in Bowie, Md., with their three horses and two dogs. For more information, please see BelievingInHorses.com and VeteranWritingServices.com, and visit her blog at Valerie Ormond's Thoughts - Writing Tips from Valerie Ormond.

Dr. Tammy Foster-Knight, Wesley Chapel, FL - Brings 35 years of comprehensive blue-chip experience in military leadership, human capital development, business development, community service, and postgraduate academia. She spent 23+ years on active Air Force duty, entering in August 1987 as an Airman Basic/E-1. Having served in 10 different locations, including a 7-month deployment to Iraq, Dr. Foster-Knight retired in June 2011 as a Major/O-4, Manpower & Personnel officer. Read more ...

Leonard Casiple, Chula Vista, CA - A first-generation American who joined the Army with a GED and a Green Card. For most of his 21-year career, Leo served in the US Army Special Forces Regiment. Leo failed Special Forces Selection twice and on the third attempt earned the Green Beret – the only US Military headgear issued by Presidential Decree. Through hard work, Leo became the only Green Beret in the entire Special Forces Regiment with a multi-year, superior, simultaneous language proficiency rating in Arabic and in Tagalog. His experience includes linguistics, area and cultural studies, strategic planning, counterterrorism, operations and intelligence fusion, cross-regional logistics, and strategic community outreach. Leo's Bio V2 (For Al), 27 Oct 2023 hours.pdf

Daniel Payne, Fresno, CA - Is a retired Marine Corp officer. He enlisted in the Marines in 1973 and served as an enlisted man for 12 years and reached the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. He was appointed an officer in 1987. He is a highly decorated veteran of Desert Storm. He achieved the rank of CWO-4 Warrant Officer.

After he retired from the Marines in 1996, Payne has been heavily involved in the Fresno community. He taught at Fresno City College from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the Central Valley Christian School Board. He served on the Housing Community Development Board as commissioner from 1996 to 2014. He served as the Executive Director of the California Veterans Action Alliance from 2004 to present day. He has worked on the Fresno Veterans Parade as both an announcer and CEO. Read more ...

Albert La Jeunesse, Wiesbaden, Germany - Retired from the Marine Corps after 21 years active duty service and continued service as a federal government civilian. Current position is Senior Cyber Security Analyst for General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in support of USAREUR in Wiesbaden Germany.