Sergeant Joshua Powell
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 2000-2012
Military Occupation: Forward Observer
Honors/Awards: Army Commendation Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal
Joshua Powell was born and raised in Lexington, graduating from Henry Clay High School. An Iraq war veteran, Joshua served as a forward observer and then a military police officer. He currently lives and works for the state government in Lexington and is also a college professor in Criminal Justice at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.