Steve Underwood, Sergeant USA Sergeant Steve Underwood is the first recipient of the Captain Jack Callahan, Hoag Classic Volunteer Veteran Award, beginning in 2020. Steve served in Vietnam in 1967-68 in the 25th Infantry Division, the 199th Light Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, the 44th Medical Brigade, and the 5th Special Forces. Trained as a Rifleman and Radio Transmitter Operator, Steve’s primary duty was as a Combat Medic treating traumatic wounds in combat situations and assisting with medevac operations of wounded soldiers including as lead medic for the Reactionary Force providing the first line of defense if base camp was attacked, as a squad leader, and received a combat promotion to sergeant from his commanding general. He served at Bien Hoa, Cu Chi, Phu Loi, Xuan Loc, Di An, and Bear Cat during the Tet Offensive, in Operation Uniontown and in Operation Manchester. Steve’s military honors include the Military Order of the Purple Heart, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal with 3 Battle Stars, Army Good Conduct Medal, Tet Offensive Commemorative Medal and 2 Presidential Unit Citations. Steve has been a Hoag Classic volunteer since 2008 and currently serves as a committee chairman. He has also volunteered at the U.S. Open, Senior U.S. Open, the LPGA’s Kia Classic and for 41 years at the PGA Tour stop in Los Angeles now known as the Genesis Invitational. Steve resides in Chino Hills with his wife Denise.