Dedication
Tom’s
Sergeant Major Howard Peter—“Pete”—Schetrompf,
9 October 1939 to 4 May 2021
Bruce J. Dyer,
28 June 1957 to 13 May 2020
Staff Sergeant and Foreign Service Officer Thomas J. Wallis,
10 July 1961 to 1 May 2021
James Cochrane,
26 December 1970 to 25 March 2021
Kacey’s
For my grandfathers, Major Russell B. Hilton, USAF (ret)
and MSgt William H. Coacher, USA.
And for all the generations of Cold Warriors who held the line.
Justin’s
For my grandfather, Master Sergeant Raymond L. Watson Sr.,
and my father, Chief Warrant Officer Raymond L. Watson,
who spent their adult lives in the decades-long fight
against communism.
And, from all of us, for OTMAA