To Rescue a Nation

Refill that cup before starting on this. Or, bookmark it and wait until later in the day. There's a lot to think about.
TSgt David L., SPC Randy Zimmerman,
SGT James Murphy, CPT Jack Durish,
SFC Dan Utinske, COL Mikel J. Burroughs,
SPC Gary Welch, SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler, Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman, SMSgt David A Asbury,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi, MSgt David Hoffman,
SSG Michael Noll, MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
SGM Erik Marquez, CW3 Harvey K.
MSgt James Clark-Rosa, Lt Col Mark Avery