Veterans of Foreign Wars
Virginia Court
Virginia Court, USN Nurse [Ret.] was born at home in a coal mining town in Ohio. After graduating from nursing school from Cleveland City Hospital she joined the United States Navy. She served as a US Navy nurse was from 1956 - 1958, before resigning in order to welcome her first son as an early Christmas present.
Following her military service, she retired at the age of 60 from the North Florida VA Medical Center after working as an RN for 23 years.
Virginia currently serves on 3 boards as the Veteran Representative for the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
Following her military service, she retired at the age of 60 from the North Florida VA Medical Center after working as an RN for 23 years.
Virginia currently serves on 3 boards as the Veteran Representative for the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
Brandon Lee
Brandon Lee is from Tampa, Florida and served in the United States Air Force from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Security Forces Supervisor providing Nuclear Weapon Security and also conducted Personnel Security in various locations around the world.
Following his service, he enrolled at Santa Fe College to study Exercise Science and is set to graduate in December 2020. His plan is to transfer to the University of Florida and continue his studies in the field of Human and Health Performance within the state of Florida.
Following his service, he enrolled at Santa Fe College to study Exercise Science and is set to graduate in December 2020. His plan is to transfer to the University of Florida and continue his studies in the field of Human and Health Performance within the state of Florida.
Bob McNamee
Bob McNamee is a Coast Guard veteran who served on board the US Coast Guard Cutter Wire in New York City and Coast Guard Station Key West in Florida from 1989 to 1994. He and his family have lived in Gainesville since 2004, where his wife (also a UF Grad) works as a teacher at Wiles Elementary. He has two sons, one currently enrolled at UF and the other is a Senior at Buchholz High School.
Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson is a native of Austin, Texas and proudly served in the field of digital communications, Combat Arms instructor and Recruiter for the U.S. Air Force from September 1979 until his retirement in October 1999. Throughout his Air Force career, SSgt Robertson attended various community colleges while stateside and received his Associates degree in 1996 while stationed at Lackland AFB, Texas.
Immediately following graduating from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) SSgt Robertson enrolled at Wayland Baptist University to study Occupational Education and graduated with a B.S. in Occupational Ed in May of 1999.
Retiring in October 1999, he was hired as the Business Programs Academic advisor at “then” Santa Fe Community college and still works there today. He advises students in a wide range of majors including Business, Accounting, Health Information and Paralegal studies, in 2-year Associates as well as Bachelors degree programs.
Doug is happily married for 40 years, to his beautiful wife Ginger and have four children and one grandson. His family has always been supportive of his career in the Air Force as well as at Santa Fe College.
Doug loves working with and advising all students at Santa Fe, especially veterans. Opportunities for veterans at Santa Fe are “many and unique” as we strive to meet the needs of this special population who have served “Honorably” in all branches of the military.
Immediately following graduating from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) SSgt Robertson enrolled at Wayland Baptist University to study Occupational Education and graduated with a B.S. in Occupational Ed in May of 1999.
Retiring in October 1999, he was hired as the Business Programs Academic advisor at “then” Santa Fe Community college and still works there today. He advises students in a wide range of majors including Business, Accounting, Health Information and Paralegal studies, in 2-year Associates as well as Bachelors degree programs.
Doug is happily married for 40 years, to his beautiful wife Ginger and have four children and one grandson. His family has always been supportive of his career in the Air Force as well as at Santa Fe College.
Doug loves working with and advising all students at Santa Fe, especially veterans. Opportunities for veterans at Santa Fe are “many and unique” as we strive to meet the needs of this special population who have served “Honorably” in all branches of the military.
Kenneth Sassaman
Kenneth Sassaman served in the US Army beginning January 20, 1953 (Fun fact: it was the same day as President Dwright Eisenhower).
After completing basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he arrived in Korea in June of 1953 and was assigned to the 27th Regiment (Wolfhounds), 25th Division in a heavy weapons company, heavy machine gun platoon. During the war he was stationed at "White Horse" and "Castle Rock" on the MLR until July 27th, 1953 where he saw the signing of the truce ending the fighting.
Shortly after the truce signing he was transferred to the 728 M.P. Battalion, where he spent the rest of his Korean tour in Seoul as a MP stationed at the 8th Army South Post. Returned home in November 1954. I am a charter member of the Korean War Veterans Association and a current member of KWVA Chapter 267 in Gainesville, FL.
Following his service he worked in the auto parts supply line where he owned and operated Western Auto Associate franchises in GlenBurnie and Pasadena, Maryland for over forty years.
Kenneth has been married to Mary June, my wife of 65 years and has four children, six grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
He & his wife moved to Gainesville in 2013 for various reasons, one being that they would be close to their oldest son, who is a professor at UF. He currently enjoys being a volunteer at the Catholic Charitiy food pantry and at the Malcom Randall VA hospital.
I am very proud and honored to have had the opportunity to have served my county during the Korean War.
After completing basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he arrived in Korea in June of 1953 and was assigned to the 27th Regiment (Wolfhounds), 25th Division in a heavy weapons company, heavy machine gun platoon. During the war he was stationed at "White Horse" and "Castle Rock" on the MLR until July 27th, 1953 where he saw the signing of the truce ending the fighting.
Shortly after the truce signing he was transferred to the 728 M.P. Battalion, where he spent the rest of his Korean tour in Seoul as a MP stationed at the 8th Army South Post. Returned home in November 1954. I am a charter member of the Korean War Veterans Association and a current member of KWVA Chapter 267 in Gainesville, FL.
Following his service he worked in the auto parts supply line where he owned and operated Western Auto Associate franchises in GlenBurnie and Pasadena, Maryland for over forty years.
Kenneth has been married to Mary June, my wife of 65 years and has four children, six grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
He & his wife moved to Gainesville in 2013 for various reasons, one being that they would be close to their oldest son, who is a professor at UF. He currently enjoys being a volunteer at the Catholic Charitiy food pantry and at the Malcom Randall VA hospital.
I am very proud and honored to have had the opportunity to have served my county during the Korean War.
