Steve Frushour was born on May 7, 1946, in Indiana. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1964, and graduated with a commission as a 2d Lt in the Field Artillery on June 5, 1968. Lt Frushour next completed the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and then served at Fort Carson, Colorado, from October 1968 to February 1969, before deploying to Southeast Asia in February 1969. He served as a Forward Observer, Fire Direction Officer, and Air Observer with C Battery, 1st Battalion of the 27th Field Artillery Regiment in South Vietnam from February 1969 to February 1970, and then served as Battalion Operations Officer (S-3) with 1st Battalion, 22nd Field Artillery Regiment of the 4th Armored Division in West Germany from February 1970 to July 1971. He then received an assignment to attend The Ohio State University College of Medicine, graduating in June 1975. Maj Frushour completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center (FAMC) in Denver, Colorado, in July 1979, and then served with the Medical Detachment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, followed by service as the Medical Augmentation Officer for 2nd Battalion (Ranger) of the 75th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) from July 1979 to July 1982. He returned to FAMC on the Orthopedic Teaching Staff in July 1982, and qualified as a Fight Surgeon in 1984. Col Frushour left active duty on June 30, 1985, and joined the Indiana Air National Guard as a Flight Surgeon on July 2, 1985. He completed the in-house Weapon Systems Officer/Air Crew Course for the F-4 Phantom II, and served as a Flight Surgeon and F-4 WSO with the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard before serving as Hospital Commander for the 122nd Tactical Hospital. During this time he made six deployments with the Indiana ANG to South Korea, to England twice, and to the Middle East three times. Col Frushour retired from the Air Force on June 5, 1998. He was a qualified Army Aircrew Member, Army Flight Surgeon, and Senior Air Force Flight Surgeon, and was awarded Jordanian Flight Wings, Canadian Airborne Wings, as well as U.S. Army Airborne Wings and the U.S. Army Air Assault Badge.

His 1st (of 3) Bronze Star Medal for Valor Citation reads:

For heroism in connection with ground operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam: First Lieutenant Frushour distinguished himself by valorous actions on 19 June 1969 at Fire Support Base Washington to Tay Ninh Province. When the enemy launched a mortar and rocket-propelled grenade assault on the base, Lieutenant Frushour moved through the incoming barrage to the fire direction center. On learning that two officers in the battery had sustained wounds in the conflict, he proceeded to the howitzers to assist in the treatment of the officers. He then began to move from howitzer to howitzer, transporting fire direction equipment, computing indirect firing data, and insuring that the casualties were treated or evacuated. First Lieutenant Frushour's personal bravery and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.