VEP Graduates
VEP Graduates
Class of 2024
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Sudheer Banala, U.S. Army, Nolensville, TN
Mark Derber, U.S. Army, Thompson’s Station, TN
Thomas Manzy, U.S. Air Force, Hampton, VA
Bobby Mills, U.S. Navy, Soddy-Daisy, TN
Ashton Nestell, U.S. Army, Chattanooga, TN
J. Dirk Sheffer, U.S. Army, Prescott Valley, AZ
Daniel Spangler, U.S. Marine Corps, Jacksonville, NC
Aleshia Tucker, U.S. Army National Guard, Charlotte, NC
Robert Jeffrey Wolford, U.S. Army, Chattanooga, TN
Class of 2023
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Dustin Adkins, U.S. Army - Memphis, Tennessee
Jordan Ailie, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy - Ringgold, Georgia
Kristi Alderson, U.S. Navy - Nashville, Tennessee
Derrick Bruechert, U.S. Army - Murrayville, Georgia
Leah Dimino, U.S. Air Force - Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Adrian Douglas, U.S. Air Force - Brownsville, Tennessee
Fernando Fernandez, U.S. Air Force - Gallatin, Tennessee
Richard D. Giles, II, U.S. Army - Atlanta, Georgia
Tari Ham, U.S. Air Force - Charlotte, North Carolina
Audrey J. Heffner, U.S. Navy - Norfolk, Virginia
Betsy Jackson, U.S. Navy - Statesville, North Carolina
Ira Johnson, U.S. Navy - West Palm Beach, Florida
Ray King, U.S. Air Force - Kettering, Ohio
Drew McCartney, U.S. Army National Guard - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lee McCord, U.S. Army National Guard - Knoxville, Tennessee
Chris Mourey, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Paul Whitten, U.S. Army - Nashville, Tennessee
Christie Wyatt, U.S. Air Force - Arlington, Virginia
Class of 2022
Dwayne Alborn, U.S. Army - Raeford, North Carolina
Lizz Baxter, U.S. Army - Charlotte, North Carolina
Amber Bell, Air National Guard - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Asha S. Cooper, U.S. Army - La Vergne, Tennessee
Cheryl Davis, U.S. Army - Columbia, South Carolina
Ronnie Davis, U.S. Army - Snellville, Georgia
Robert Elliott, Army National Guard - Dunlap, Tennessee
Omar Fonseca, U.S. Air Force - Nashville, Tennessee
Neaji Green, U.S. Navy - Charlotte, North Carolina
John Kluthe, U.S. Navy - Hampton, New Jersey
Peter Koutroubis, U.S. Navy - St. Petersburg, Florida
Martin J. Lammer, U.S. Army - Aurora, Colorado
Cole Morano, U.S. Navy - Kernersville, North Carolina
Kevin Reidy, U.S. Army - Clermont, Florida
Class of 2021
Dwayne Alborn, U.S. Army - Raeford, North Carolina
Lizz Baxter, U.S. Army - Charlotte, North Carolina
Amber Bell, Air National Guard - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Asha S. Cooper, U.S. Army - La Vergne, Tennessee
Cheryl Davis, U.S. Army - Columbia, South Carolina
Ronnie Davis, U.S. Army - Snellville, Georgia
Robert Elliott, Army National Guard - Dunlap, Tennessee
Omar Fonseca, U.S. Air Force - Nashville, Tennessee
Neaji Green, U.S. Navy - Charlotte, North Carolina
John Kluthe, U.S. Navy - Hampton, New Jersey
Peter Koutroubis, U.S. Navy - St. Petersburg, Florida
Martin J. Lammer, U.S. Army - Aurora, Colorado
Cole Morano, U.S. Navy - Kernersville, North Carolina
Kevin Reidy, U.S. Army - Clermont, Florida
Class of 2019
Tanya Barnett, U.S. Air Force - White Plains, MD
Barry C. Brock, U.S. Marine Corps - Chattanooga, TN
Christopher Cecil Collins, U.S. Air Force - Locust Grove, GA
Quinetta L. Cope, U.S. Army - Warner Robins, GA
Nickolaus Scott Corniea, Army National Guard - Nashville, TN
Jerrold R. Flanigan, U.S. Navy - Hanceville, AL
Charmaine B. Harrington, U.S. Army - Madison, AL
Marshayla Hightower, U.S. Navy - Atlanta, GA
R. Sean Matthews, U.S. Navy - Locust Grove, GA
Glenn Proctor, U.S. Marine Corps - Charlotte, NC
Matthew Putt, U.S. Army - Corning, NY
Judson D. Simpson, III, U.S. Army - Ooltewah, TN
Lola F. Thompson, U.S. Army Reserve - Atlanta, GA
Brian Vick, U.S. Navy - Mount Pleasant, TN
Sabrenia Renee West, U.S. Army, Navy Reserve - Roswell, GA
Class of 2018
George Albinus, U.S. Army & Army National Guard - Cleveland, TN
Chris J. Atkinson, U.S. Army - Douglasville, GA
Brian Bynum, U.S. Marine Corps - Kempner, TX
Deiondrea Carmichael, U.S. Air Force - Chattanooga, TN
Terry Chandler, U.S. Army & Army National Guard - Columbia, TN
Norma Chism, U.S. Air Force - Prattville, AL
Philip Clements, U.S. Army - Roanoke, VA
Lindsey Drury, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Dirk Erickson, U.S. Marine Corps - Seattle, WA
Jeff Hauswirth, U.S. Navy - Hancock, MI
Steven Hubbard, U.S. Marine Corps - Jacksonville, FL
Bree Jones, U.S. Army - Raleigh, NC
Mark Kleinhenz, U.S. Navy - Statesville, NC
Hartnel Lambert, U.S. Navy - Hoover, AL
Maria Mayes, U.S. Army - Tulsa, OK
Jeff Nalley, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Jonathan Shippey, U.S. Army - Louisville, KY
Joe Smarro, U.S. Marine Corps - Cibolo, TX
Class of 2017
Robert Brinson, Jr., U.S. Army - Tavares, FL
Sharita Davis, U.S. Army - Atlanta, GA
Jim Derry, U.S. Army and Army National Guard - Chickamauga, GA
Alfredo Razo Donato, U.S. Air Force - Chattanooga, TN
E. Ben Duran, Jr., U.S. Army - Colorado Springs, CO
Shawna Nicole Fitzgerald, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Michele M. Garner, U.S. Army - Columbus, GA
Christopher Hartman, U.S. Army - Wilmington, DE
Terell L. Jones, U.S. Army - Jacksonville, FL
Nathan Mars, U.S. Navy - Atlanta, GA
Ronnie Moore, Army National Guard - Atlanta, GA
Bradley D. Morrow, U.S. Army - Somerset, KY
Trista Niemann, U.S. Air Force - Colorado Springs, CO
William A. Radford, U.S. Navy - Nashville, TN
Eric W. Ratliff, Sr., U.S. Army - Bowie, MD
Scott Russell, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army - Hamilton, MI
Shavonne S. Simmons, U.S. Navy - Philadelphia, PA
Ricardo B. Ventura, U.S. Marine Corps - Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Anthony F. Webster, U.S. Army - Windham, ME
Class of 2016
Lisa Barnes, U.S. Army - Knoxville, TN
Katharine Kay Books, U.S. Air Force - Centennial, CO
Tracey Chhour, U.S. Army Reserves - West Jordan, UT
Gene Douglas Cole, U.S. Air Force - Emerald Isle, NC
Bill B. DeLong, III, U.S. Army - Madisonville, KY
Shana Lee DuBois, U.S. Marine Corps - Farmington Hills, MI
Tania Y. Griffin, U.S. Army Reserves and U.S. National Guard - LaGrange, GA
Stephanie D. Burnett-Jeffreys, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army - New Smyrna Beach, FL
Glinda Jones, U.S. Army - Gainesville, FL
Saalih Kasib Muzakkir, U.S. Army - Hope Mills, NC
Gerald Osteen, U.S. Army - Abbeville, AL
Steven Lawrence Penn, U.S. Army - Hendersonville, TN
Anthony Lewis Pennington, U.S. Air Force - Charlotte, NC
Gail Schnell, U.S. Army - Waldorf, MD
LaTisha D. Turner, U.S. Navy - Chattanooga, TN
AJ Vincent, U.S. Navy - Franklin, TN
Lynette Ames Wilkins, U.S. Army Reserves - Norfolk, VA
Class of 2015
Dennis Baucom, U.S. Marine Corp - Newton, NC
William Coulter, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Marcus Hall, U.S. Army - Lenoir City, TN
Marvin E. James, U.S. Army - Rock Hill, SC
Linda Lanus, U.S. Marine Corp - Metairie, LA
Bryan Mitchell, U.S. Army - Houston, TX
Brandon Mulrine, U.S. Army - Easton, PA
John Pickering, U.S. Army - Cleveland, TN
Robert Reynolds, U.S. Army - Huntsville, AL
Raul Rios, Jr., U.S. Navy - Hinesville, GA
David Storey, U.S. Army - Soddy Daisy, TN
Class of 2014
Dr. Glenda K. Alexander, U.S. Navy - Cordova, TN
C. Nathan Breard, U.S. Army - Midland, GA
Linda Chopfield, U.S. Navy - Orlando, FL
Glenn Dale Gordon, U.S. Army - Atlanta, GA
Ronnie Harper, U.S. Army - Macon, GA
Annalyn Jones, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Courtney R. Lewis, U.S. Army - Nashville, TN
Raul Maria, U.S. Army - Olympia, WA
Peter R. Moore, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Monroe Ratchford, U.S. Air Force - Dumfries, VA
Shannon Reckner, U.S. Navy - Old Chatham, NY
Jannett Seabrooks, U.S. Army - Savannah, GA
Glen Shackley, U.S. Army - Angels Camp, CA
Selena Simmons, U.S. Air Force - Oklahoma City, OK
John C. Smith, Jr., U.S. Air Force - Nashville, TN
Traci D. Williams, U.S. Marine Corps - Jacksonville, FL
Michael Wilson, U.S. Army - McAllen, TX
Class of 2013
Elizabeth Beske, U.S. Navy - Apex, NC
Jeremey Chapin, U.S. Army - Signal Mountain, TN
Eric DeGrave, U.S. Army - Athens, TN
Fyke Fisher, U.S. Air Force - Chattanooga, TN
Kim Horton, U.S. Navy - Chattanooga, TN
Shawneen Kelly, U.S. Army - Murfreesboro, TN
Terry Krips, U.S. Army & Air National Guard - Maryville, TN
Steven Lopez, U.S. Navy - Elmhurst, IL
Corey Mingo, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Joe Moore, U.S. Navy - Flippin, AR
Victor Nassar, U.S. Army - Laredo, TX
Valentin Rojas, U.S. Air Force - Colorado Springs, CO
Beau Sidell, U.S. Air Force - Boulder, CO
Shawn Soleimani, U.S. Navy - Carlsbad, CA
Mike Wann, U.S. Marine Corps - Chattanooga, TN
F. Carter Wexler, U.S. Navy - Ringgold, GA
Bret Wyont, U.S. Air Force - Taylor, UT
Class of 2012
Sal Cariglio, U.S. Air Force - Sandy Springs, GA
Christian Davis, U.S. Army -Knoxville, TN
Wayne Faunteroy, U.S. Marine Corps - Flintstone, GA
Paul Hall, U.S. Navy - Chattanooga, TN
Eziekel Jones, U.S. Air Force - Chattanooga, TN
Mark Kidwell, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Michael W. Light, U.S. Army - Knoxville, TN
Dave Marston, U.S. Navy - Doylestown, PA
Bret Moldenhauer, U.S. Army - Lookout Mountain, TN
Thomas Ragland, U.S. Army - Chattanooga, TN
Jeff Santaite, U.S. Navy - Ringgold, GA
Henry Stockman, U.S. Marine Corps - Chattanooga, TN
Jarett Worley, U.S. Army - Signal Mountain, TN
Charles Wright, U.S. Navy - Pell City, AL