| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Date of Passing | Jul 10, 2015 |
| About | Hartford native John Puzzo. He had many titles. He was last perceived as an insurance and investment professional, but this was a minor view of the great man who served his country. Though he dedicated seventeen years to his work as a financial advisor with many well-known companies, such as Aetna, Citigroup and AMEX, to those who knew him, he was a seasoned Army veteran who participated in counter terrorism operations and the global war on terror. He spent three years under the designation High Threat Personal Protection Officer and security consultant, and included on his background on LinkedIn the designation of ANTI-TERRORST OPERATIONS, Iraq: Armed Personal Security Escort in High Threat, non-permissive Areas, Force Protection Operations, Residential and Installation Security Operations, Emergency and Contingency Response, Surveillance/Counter Surveillance Operations. RANGER; Artilleryman, Infantryman, Combat Engineer US Army November 1968 ; August 1971 (2 years 10 months) Republic of Viet Nam Served in Viet Nam as Long Range Patrol team member and sniper with Company K (RANGER), 75th Infantry (Airborne), and as an artillery Forward Observer to the Infantry, an Infantryman and a Combat Engineer with the 4th Infantry Division. John authored two books ,Vietnam and Hollywood and ;K75th Rangers: The Highlanders. He was a guest and commentator on politics and the Middle East appearing on CNN and ABC among other broadcasts to share his insights on Iraq, terrorism and what the United States of America needs to do to combat this threat which is still active today. There was a sensitive side to this great man, as well, where he spent time as a published writer, photographer and poet. Forty images of John can be seen at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. |
