Tommy R. Franks, GEN (Ret) U.S. Army
Former Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command

Rudolph Ostovich III, MG (Ret) U.S. Army
Former Commanding General, US Army Aviation Center & Fort Rucker
LTC Ace Cozzalio’s Commanding Officer at Fort Rucker, AL

Jeff Schloesser, MG (Ret) U.S. Army
President, Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)

Dana T. Atkins, LTG (Ret) U.S. Air Force
President/CEO, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)

Pat Brady, MG (Ret) U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Recipient, Medevac Pilot, 54th Medical Detachment, Vietnam

James A. Taylor, MAJ (Ret) U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Recipient, Troop B, 1st Sqdn, 1st Cavalry Regiment, Vietnam

William Reeder Jr., COL (Ret) U.S. Army
Vietnam War POW, Author: Through the Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam

Robert D. “Bob” Jeffrey, LTC (Ret) U.S. Air Force
Vietnam War POW (7 yrs.), Sport Class Air Racer – Reno Air Races

Charles “Larry” Deibert, MAJ (Ret) U.S. Army
Legion of Valor National Commander, 2001-2002, DSC

William Ken Bryant, LTC (Ret) U.S. Army
Ace’s flight school classmate

Charles A. Cavis, LTC (Ret) U.S. Army
Ace’s flight school classmate