Sgt. 1st Class Nick Strode, U.S. Army retired, served for 22 years in the Army before retiring in November 2017. His Army experience includes as a recruiting and retention NCO, Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, and as a military police officer, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. He deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Currently, he is a field training officer, Department of Public Safety, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis.