From Uniontown to West Point to the Pentagon

Pittsburgh — Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper was standing on the sidelines of Heinz Field waiting to administer the oath of enlistment to over 120 service members and new enlistees when a towering left tackle named Alejandro Villanueva stepped off of the practice field to shake his hand.

“He asked for a 4187 form and joked about getting his orders to go back there to help fight and serve the country,” Esper said of his conversation. VIllanueva, you see, is a former Army ranger who served in Afghanistan and earned a Bronze Star for valor.