JANUARY 2025
LAND THAT THEY LOVE – BY KEN OLSON
To preserve and protect…
From Wyoming’s Bighorn Canyon to Hawaii’s volcanoes and beyond, veterans find their calling with the National Park Service.
Dan Sholly is a Vietnam Veteran who continued his service to America as a Park Ranger. Sholly served as Chief Ranger at Yellowstone National Park from 1985 to 1998.
Rick Gale is a Vietnam Veteran who served as a Seasonal Park Ranger in Yellowstone National Park from 1978 to 1999.
Time and time again, he saw park rangers demonstrate acts of bravery and heroism as they responded to law enforcement incidents, provided emergency medical assistance, conducted search and rescue missions, and fought structural and wildland fire.