Colonel Retired Chuck AllenColonel Retired Chuck Allen
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Colonel Retired Chuck Allen

An Auburn, Nebraska, native, Colonel Retired Chuck Allen served as the POW/MIA Chair Sentinel on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 for the Nebraska Football game vs. Rutgers. 

Colonel Allen joined the Army directly after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1987. He has completed three combat tours and several other deployments to the Middle East.

Colonel Allen has earned two combat infantry badges and is Ranger and Airborne qualified. He was also awarded three bronze stars. Colonel Allen was accompanied by his son, lieutenant Chase Allen, who has also received his commissions at UNL as a U.S. Army Infantry Officer.