From West Point to Pueblo

Drew Dennis Dix was born at West Point—literally in the Army’s front yard—and raised in Pueblo, Colorado, a blue-collar town known for turning out first-rate warfighters. He graduated from Centennial High and wanted a life with a ruck, a rifle, and a purpose. At 18, he enlisted in 1962, aiming straight for Special Forces. The Army told him to grow up first, so he cut his teeth with the 82nd Airborne and jumped where he was told , including the Dominican Republic during Operation Power Pack in 1965. When he hit 21, he finally got the long tab.

Why Special Forces?

Dix wasn’t built for the assembly line. He wanted small teams, big stakes, and the kind of mission where your name matters. Special Forces offered exactly that: indigenous partners, language ski

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