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The accidental farmer

What the hell was he doing? Colin Archipley still didn’t know much about farming, but looking out on a sea of wilting lettuce he knew enough. Something had gone terribly wrong.

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From leatherneck to lawmaker War, according to the old generals’ proverb, is the...

Afloat again Lt. Col. Jeff Prowse knew his Marine Corps experience was a hot...

‘Have a plan’ Naval Academy graduate Lani Hay wants to bring about change, and...

A head for business Josh Collins has entrepreneurship in his blood.

Recipe for success You might say the idea of cooking up a way to transform his hobby...

Write your own ticket When he was deployed, Lee Kelley dreamed what most soldiers dream...

The hero life Charisma is famously difficult to explain, but those who have it...

Singing a new song Jesus Hernandez follows a strict training regimen. The Juarez,...

Find your niche Robert Fitzgerald never set out to be an entrepreneur. As a captain...

From sailor to CEO There was no path to U.S. citizenship for the 400 sailors recruited...

Beef up your career — open a health club One of the best decisions Jackie Siochi ever made, she says, was...

Army vet’s NASA career made history, inspired passion Ron Woods draws — literally — from his decades of...

Flight officer turns high-tech CEO When a knee injury sidelined Carol Craig’s flying career, the...

Own a tech support franchise The name of Bill Schubert’s computer repair shop reflects his...

Business by the truckload It’s not that Americans don’t like to keep it clean...

Launch your business One thing Ace Sarich learned during his military career was that...