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Sergeant First Class Grover J. Muirheid is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, and enlisted into the United States Army in 2006. He attended One Stop Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he earned the Military Occupational Specialty of Infantryman (11B). His military education includes Basic, Advanced, Senior, and Master Leader courses. The U.S. Army Sniper School, The Sabaulaski Air Assault School, Combat Lifesavers Course, Modern Army Combatives Level One, Army Basic Instructor Training, The U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy, Rappel Master Course, Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC), Australian Defense Force Junior Officer’s Jungle Operations Leadership Course, Mountain Warfare School (Summer), Special Operations Combatives Program Level One, and Common Faculty Development Instructors Course.

Sergeant First Class Muirheid’s initial assignment was Fort Campbell, Kentucky, November of 2006 through June 2012, where he served numerous positions including Rifleman, Automatic Rifleman, Grenadier, Sniper, Sniper Team Leader, Fire-team Leader, and Squad Leader with C Company, 1st Squadron 75th Cavalry Regiment, Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He also served as the Division Command Sergeant Major’s Operations NCO and G3 Administrative Staff NCO with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. Beginning December of 2012 through December 2014 he served as Drill Sergeant and Senior Drill Sergeant with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In June 2015 through June 2016 he served as a Weapons Squad Leader with 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, before transitioning to Platoon Sergeant and Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the Jungle Operations Training Course, Lightning Academy, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, through June of 2018. He then served as a Test Control Officer, S3 NCOIC and Platoon Sergeant for the III Corps and Fort Hood Non-Commissioned Officer Academy from June 2018 through July of 2020 before moving to Army South, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to serve as the NCOIC of Contingency Command Post operations until August of 2023.

From October 2007 through November 2008, SFC Muirheid deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraqi Surge Phase serving as a Rifleman, Sniper, and Team Leader in Northwestern Baghdad, Iraq. In June of 2010 through April 2011 he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Consolidation III phase and served as a Sniper Team Leader and Reconnaissance Squad Leader in the Arghandab River Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan. SFC Muirheid’s awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (Silver OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (4 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (5 Knot), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with star device, Iraqi Campaign Medal with star device, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (4 Device), the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3 Device), and the NATO Medal. His Unit awards include the Presidential Unit Citation (1 OLC), and the Valorous Unit Award. He wears the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge and the Air Assault Badge.

SFC Muirheid is the widower of the former Tara K. Phillips of Nanih Waiya, Mississippi, with whom he has three children, their son Caleb (23, U.S. Marine Corps), their son Clayton (11), and their daughter Scarlet (9).

David Howe has been a resident of ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ since 1996. He is a graduate of ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University, receiving a Bachelor of Independent Studies in 2003 and a Master’s in English Studies in 2013.

Mr. Howe has served in the Army National Guard since 1988. He served as an enlisted member for 22 years, rising to the rank of First Sergeant before commissioning in 2010. He has deployed to Afghanistan, Bosnia, Ecuador, Germany, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, and Panama. He is a graduate of Military Police Officer Basic Course (MPBOLC) and the Military Police Captains Career Course (MPCCC). 

Allan Patterson entered military service in September 1996 and retired in October 2016 after 20 years of active military duty. During his time in the military Mr. Patterson served as an Aircraft Mechanic, Collateral Duty Inspector, Recruiter, Instructor, Quality Insurance Representative, Maintenance Control Representative, and Instructional Systems Development (ISD) Chief. He also earned the distinction of Master Training Specialist (Train the Trainer), Lean Sigma Six Green Belt, and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Mr. Patterson has deployed to Afghanistan and Djibouti, Africa in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), supported humanitarian efforts from his home station in Okinawa, Japan. Through his service and deployments Mr. Patterson earned numerous accolades and awards, most notably six Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medals and a Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal.

Mr. Patterson, has a Degree in History with a minor in Business Administration, graduating with honors, Cum Laude. He has also held roles as an Operations Manager and Project Manager within the petro/chemical field and as the Veteran Affairs (VA) Coordinator for ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University.