Captain John S. Riley was commissioned a 2nd LT through Infantry OCS, Ft. Benning, GA, in March of 1970. He received a branch transfer to Armor and was assigned as a weapons instructor to Ft. Knox, KY. After promotion to 1LT, John took command of instructor training at the US Army Training Center at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.  Upon his discharge, John was awarded the Army Commendation Medal by BG George S. Patton Jr. He then served an additional two years in the active reserves. John’s Salesianum service includes serving on the Veterans Alumni Committee and was inducted into the Salesianum Hall of Fame in 2022.