Josh McFaul | #MemberProfileMondays Meet member Josh McFaul! Josh served as a Staff Sergeant the US Army Infantry from 1997 to 2003 and deployed to Afghanistan from 2001-2002. Josh will be married 23 years in May and has two children, ages 25 and 21, and a one-month-old granddaughter. He's currently a student in the machine tool program at FVTC and will finish in 3 weeks. Josh loves riding his motorcycle and spending time with friends and family. He can be seen volunteering for numerous veterans organizations, including Desert Vets, Old Glory Honor Flight, Patriot Guard Riders, Inc., and Fehlberg Memorial Veterans Ride.  |
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By STARS AND STRIPESPublished: January 1, 2020 Note: This article has been corrected. Twenty-two American service members were killed in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number since NATO combat operations in the country ended at the end of 2014. Since then, the United States has continued a separate counterterrorism mission. All but four of the military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2019 were combat-related. The deaths came as Washington held direct peace talks with the Taliban aimed at the ending the war, the U.S.’s longest, throughout most of the year. The talks are ongoing. Roughly 13,000 American troops were deployed to Afghanistan at the start of 2020.  Available Friday! Niemuth’s collab beer for Desert Veterans is done! Bottling Wednesday night and waxing and packing Thursday night. They'll be in store Friday! Let’s get this shared! 🇺🇸 $19.99 Bomber Bottles!
They're $19.99 bomber bottles. They can save cases for you if there's a good response, no problem. Purchase Bomber Bottles and Support your loacal Veterans at the same time! Share with everyone! Welcome Home!! After nearly a year in Afghanistan, about 200 soldiers with the Appleton-based 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry have safely returned to the U.S.  Jonathan Pylypiv Meet member Jonathan Pylypiv! Jon served over 12 years with the WI Army National Guard with the 1-121st Field Artillery. This included being a driver/gunner doing convoy security missions in Iraq in 2006-2007 during the "Surge." He left the military in 2014 when his son was born to give himself more time with family and to complete a degree at Concordia University.
Jon was born in Ukraine and came to the US when he was 8 years old. Being an immigrant is one of the reasons why he wanted to serve our nation and continues to serve in our community with nonprofit organizations. He encourages fellow veterans to find ways to help in their community as part of their "new mission" after they leave the military too. Jon is self-employed part-time with his new organic farm, as a technology handyman and as a member/owner of a hard cider business. He's also working with others to launch a military/veteran/family cooperative enterprise to support other entrepreneurs and local economic growth. Jon has been growing out his beard ever since he left the military and will be shaving it in January as part of a fundraiser to help a friend in Ukraine who runs an organization called Orphans Future. This is a Ukrainian nonprofit that helps children in Ukraine that were deprived of parental care. Presently, Jon is enrolled in the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative program and says he is learning among some incredible community leaders. He's grateful that the Desert Veterans of the Wisconsin Fox Valley has helped cover some of the tuition costs. The program is a tremendous help as he continues to learn, grow, and serve with others in our community.. |
