Mr. Melvin Wylie, of Pendleton, Oregon has served our nation in the armed forces for 35 years.
Retiring as a 1SG (First sergeants are generally the senior non-commissioned officers of company (battery, troop) sized units) Mr. Wylie served two distinguished tours in the Vietnam War.
After the war ended, Wylie also served in the Middle East and Korea. Upon retiring from the army, he spent 13 years in the National Guard.