by Ben Cogan | Dec 5, 2025
I’m LTC (Ret) Kevin Bolke Commander of the 8th Battalion (Rocky Mountain). I commissioned into the Army from Marion Military Institute, Marion AL in 1995 starting my Armor and US Army career in the Mississippi National Guard (1-198th AR, Nettleton MS) while I finished...
by Ben Cogan | Nov 19, 2025
SSG Barry P. Burke, U.S. Army SSG Barry P. Burke began his Armor career in 1980 at Fort Knox as a 19E Armor Crewman. Over 13 years of honorable service, he advanced from driver to gunner to Tank Commander, ultimately serving as acting Company Master Gunner during...
by Ben Cogan | Nov 19, 2025
by Ben Cogan | Nov 19, 2025
Some people are born to fulfill a certain destiny… I thought mine was to become an Army Armor Officer — because nothing says “career destiny” like commanding tanks and rolling over obstacles for fun and national defense. But NO, I fulfilled my true calling as the...
by Ben Cogan | Nov 19, 2025
