Circa 1992, then 2nd Lt. William A. Allen (left) and ROTC Cadet Stephen R. Allen (right), pose after finishing a parachute jump at Fryar Drop Zone near Fort Benning, Georgia. The sons of Blue Star Mother Martha Coley, the pair commissioned just two years apart (1991 and 1993, respectively) and enjoyed lengthy careers as Air Force pilots. Their assignments included deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and Bosnia.