SFC Nick Wright has multiple combat deployments as a medic, but his biggest impact is in his local community.

I found myself on the side of a mountain. CH-47 hellecopters had just dropped my unit off. We slid off the back since they could not land and we trekked in the snow. Our goal was to find the enemy whom had been responsible for the loss we suffered. The mission was called Operation Anaconda.

A freshly minted Sergeant in the United States Army, Zane Alvarez has used his transgender status to educate and inspire the soldiers around him.

Master Sergeant Nicole Millican is not one to pass up an opportunity to better herself. She leveraged her military service into 5 degrees and a gender transition that allowed her to reach her full potential.