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Born in Buffalo, New York in 1945, Tom Owens served in the U.S. Air Force for thirty years, and retired in 1999 as a Colonel, BioMedical Services Corps. A leader in the Reserve Officers Association and the Military Officers Association of America, Tom has coordinated the ROTC (three units at the University of Arizona) and JROTC (four high schools) Awards programs in the Tucson area for the past fifteen years. Tom advocates for the ESGR/Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program which enhances employers’ support of their employees who serve in the Guard and the Reserve. Tom also advocates for the Esperanza and Escalente programs which assist homeless veterans. Tom has helped to organize events to support the military and students, such as baby layettes for service members at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and spaghetti dinners to raise scholarship funds.