Tag: army

Corporal, U.S. Army Corporal Tibor “Ted” Rubin served in the Army from February 13, 1950 to July 20, 1953.  During that time he served in the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.  He was a POW in North Korea for 30 months, wounded twice and received two purple heart awards, and was recently awarded the Medal of Honor. In the […]

Colonel, U.S. Army Reserves Rabbi Bonnie Koppell, a U.S. Army Reserve chaplain since 1978, was promoted to colonel on May 3 of this year making her the first female rabbi in the U.S. Army to hold that rank.  Rabbi Koppel is used to firsts, as she was the first female rabbi commissioned in the Army and is currently one of […]

Sergeant, U.S. Army SGT Popkin enlisted in the Army in 1999.  Following his initial training, he was stationed at Fort Riley, KS.  There he served as the commo chief of tank company in 1/13th Armor, which included an NTC rotation at Fort Irwin, CA.  From April of 2002 to December of 2003, SGT Popkin was stationed at Camp Carrole (Waegwan, […]

Major General, U.S. Army (Ret.) Major General Sidney Shachnow is most known for his 32 years of service with the U.S. Army Special Forces which culminated in his position as commander of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command.  General Shachnow served two tours in Vietnam and earned two Silver Stars and three Bronze Stars with V for Valor. General Shachnow’s […]

Private First Class, U.S. Army PFC Levinson was 23 when he was drafted in 1960 and was stationed at Fort Ord for 2 years.  He served as a Chaplain’s Assistant and Supply Clerk. In the third week of Basic Training at Ft. Ord, Levinson was called out of class and told that a sergeant would be his driver and that […]

Captain, U.S. Army Captain Lev was born in Moscow in 1976.  While the Soviet Union was not the most welcoming environment for Jews at the time, she was able to have an active Jewish childhood. I was lucky enough to attend Hebrew school and Youth Zionist camp while over there. I also participated in the Bat Mitzvah twin program and […]