Bron Burke's life of service and commitment to the Air Force started as a response to help out a few friends.
His college roommates at The University of Texas were enrolled in the ROTC program, and they asked Burke to join as well, mostly, as he remembers it, because they needed someone to bulk out their recreational sports teams. Turns out, neither of Burke's friends went on to careers in the Air Force.
Burke retired in 1995 as a colonel in the Air Force after a decorated 20-year career.
"It was an evolution, a path to explore," Burke said.