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  How Red Alpha Came to Be: A Story of Service, Passion, and Identity In 1991, I walked across the stage as a proud graduate of Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas. But my journey had started long before that moment. Back in junior high, I’d already made up my mind about my future. Watching an ROTC drill team presentation sparked something in me—it was then that I knew I wanted to serve my country. By the time Desert Storm was in full swing, I was a high school junior, training with the local Marine Corps recruiting office. I was...

In 1991 I graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington Texas. I had made up my mind in junior high that I was joining the military after watching an ROTC drill team presentation. It was during Desert Storm that I started exercising with a local Marine Corp recruiting office as a junior in High School . The Marine Corp however would not recognize my 4 years of Air Force ROTC but the Army did and gave me 2 extra Ranks because of it so I chose to enlist in the Army. After Army Basic Training I was stationed in Ft. Irwin California where I was awarded...