Rueff Around The Edges

Send us Fan Mail

Tom Drake is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he served as a machine gunner. He served in several theaters of Operation to include the Persian Gulf, the Philippines and Somalia. He retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections as a Sergeant where he served as a member of the Menard Correctional Center’s Tactical Unit as well as a hostage negotiator.

Send us Fan Mail

Episode 4 Ross Jenkins 11/22/2023

Ross Jenkins is a veteran of the United States Air Force.  He is a graduate of the US Air Force S.E.R.E (Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape) school as well as water survival and the Enlisted Air Crew Undergraduate Course.  He served numerous deployments to the Middle-East as well as South America.  He was awarded 12 Air Medals and was deployed as a private contractor to Africa 15 times.

In this episode, Ross discussed his time in the Air Force and his deployments overseas.

Send us Fan Mail

Episode 3 Part 2 Zach Sarver 10/26/23

 Zach Sarver is a veteran of the United States Army.  He retired as a 1st Sergeant and served as both an infantryman and calvary scout.  He served in Iraq and Afghanistan where he received two bronze stars.  He is a graduate of the US Army’s Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger Pathfinder and Mountain Warfare schools.  Zach is also the statewide Commander of Illinois Department of Corrections S.O.R.T. (Special Operations Response Team) as well as being a sworn police officer.

In Part 2, Zach discusses his time in combat, and serving as statewide S.O.R.T. Commander.

Send us Fan Mail

 Episode 2 Part 1 Zach Sarver 10/26/23

Zach Sarver is a veteran of the United States Army.  He retired as a 1st Sergeant and served as both an infantryman and calvary scout.  He served in Iraq and Afghanistan where he received two bronze stars and a Meritorious Service Medal.  He is a graduate of the US Army’s Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, Pathfinder and Mountain Warfare schools.  Zach is also the statewide Commander of Illinois Department of Corrections S.O.R.T. (Special Operations Response Team) as well as being a sworn police officer.

In Part 1, Zach discusses his childhood and upbringing in a small midwestern town.

Send us Fan Mail

Episode 1 Harold Rueff 10/3/2023

Harold Rueff is a Vietnam Veteran who served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970.  He was an infantryman who served as a tunnel rat for the 2nd battalion 14th Infantry of the 25th Infantry Division.  He later served in a reconnaissance unit known as C.R.I.P. (Combined Reconnaissance Intelligence Platoon).  Harold was awarded the C.I.B. (Combat Infantry Badge), the Air Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and the Bronze Star to name a few.

In this episode, Harold discusses his journey from growing up on a small farm in rural Illinois to his time in Vietnam.