MILITARY SPOUSE & HEIR
My husband Charlie Ruffin, is active duty serving as a Space Operations Officer, in the United States Space Force. He is an Air Force Veteran of 15 years, and prior enlisted. He has been serving our beautiful country for 17 years. You can follow his Military journey on Tiktok here.
My daddy Roger Mikkelsen, served in the United States Marine Corps. My grandfather Ron Mikkelsen served in the Army, and my great grandmother Lillian Carter served in the Air Force. She was a part of the "Hidden Figures" that worked in the NASA program, my Great Uncle served in the Air Force, and my cousin Jake served in the Navy.
CHARLES RUFFIN
United states space force
MY HUSBAND CHARLES RUFFIN SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOR 15 YEARS. HE IS NOW SERVING IN THE U.S. SPACE FORCE AS A SPACE OPERATIONS OFFICER. HE HAS SERVED MULTIPLE TIMES OVERSEAS AND BEEN AWARDED MEDALS FOR HIS TIME IN COMBAT. HE HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, AWARDED AIRMAN OF THE YEAR, AIRMAN OF THE QUARTER, BEEN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PATRIOT AWARD RECIPIENT, INNOVATION AWARD RECIPIENT, AND RECEIVED THE RIVER REGION VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR THE TRI-COUNTY AREA IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA, AMONG MANY OTHERS.
Roger boyd mikkelsen
united states marine corps
MY DADDY, PRIVATE ROGER BOYD MIKKELSEN SERVED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS FROM 1978 - 1979. DURING HIS BRIEF TIME IN THE CORPS HE EARNED A RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER BADGE AND SERVED IN AN OVERSEAS TOUR IN OKINAWA, JAPAN.
ALYSSA RUFFIN - 2024 ARMED FORCES INSURANCE
BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE SPOUSE OF THE YEAR
I have been a Military Spouse for 15 years. My husband has been serving active duty in the Armed Forces for 18 years. He has done 3 overseas tours, hundreds of TDY's, and graduated from NIU, OTS, and Weapons School.
My father served in the Marine Corps, my grandfather served in the Army, my cousin served in the Navy, and my great-grandmother served in the Air Force, and was a part of the NASA Hidden Figures program.
"Collateral Damage"
Alyssa Ruffin's debut single released ahead of #SAAM - dedicated to military veteran & sexual trauma survivors
Alyssa's single "Collateral Damage", was produced by Grammy voting member, the first female contributor to Pro-Tools Expert, producer and engineer - Audrey Martinovich. This single was recorded at Audio For The Arts in Madison, Wisconsin. Collateral Damage was born from Alyssa's partnership with Dan Hudson (D.T. Hudson Writing Company / Operation Check Six), to write a song for a female Military Veteran, and trauma survivor. In an effort to highlight women in the music industry, Alyssa hired an all-female musician and production cast (Audrey Martinovich, Jenna Joanis, Jules Quass & Allizon Lenz) on this inspirational power anthem.
As a thank you, Dan Hudson at Operation Check Six built a custom guitar for Alyssa. It was inspired by Dean Guitars, and modeled after Dimebag Darrell's guitar from Pantera. It is a direct reflection of Alyssa's personality complete with dark glittery pink paint, featuring all gold hardware, dual humbucker pickups, mahogany body, and maple neck, with custom engraved work dedicated to Alyssa. The guitar was on display in a Museum Exhibit for Operation Check Six for nearly 7 months, at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorehead, Minnesota.
Alyssa ruffin & Operation check six
Hjemkomst Center - Fargo, ND
Alyssa Ruffin's "Collateral Damage" Behind The Scenes video & custom guitar designed and crafted by Operation Check Six, at the Hjemkomst Center in Fargo, ND.
Operation Check Six & Alyssa Ruffin
Hjemkomst Center - Fargo, ND
Custom guitars including Special Edition "Alyssa Ruffin - Collateral Damage", designed and crafted by Operation Check Six, on display at the Hjemkomst Center in Fargo, ND.
Operation Check Six
Operation Check Six is a non-profit organization Promoting Healing of Trauma Survivors Through the Arts and Entertainment.