First Lieutenant Philip L. Spackman First Lieutenant Philip Lesile Spackamn was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School class 1-68 on 15 December 1967 at Fort Knox, KY. His first duty assignment was as an

Assistant Housing Referral Officer at Fort Rucker, AL.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, E Troop, 1st Cavalry, 11th Infantry Brigade, American

Division, United States Army Republic of Vietnam. He is currently serving as a self-employed consultant for

sports field construction and laser grading for natural turf and artificial surface fields. First Lieutenant Philip L.

Spackman is a graduate of Avondale High School at Avondale Estates, Georgia; United States Army Armor

Officer Candidate School, and the United States Army Infantry School Airborne Course.

First Lieutenant Spackman’s military awards include Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star 2OLC, Bronze

Star Medal with “V” 3OLC, Purple Heart 1OLC, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 3

Service Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device(1960), Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm

Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge.

Colonel Charles W. Alsup (Ret.) Colonel (Ret) Charles W. Alsup was commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer upon graduation from

Officer Candidate School class 1-72 on 20 January 1972. His first duty assignment was as a Tactical

Counterintelligence Officer, 610th Military Intelligence Detachment, 8th Special Forces Group, Fort Gulick,

Panama Canal Zone.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Special Agent in Charge, Fort Meade Resident Office, 902nd MI Group,

Fort Meade, MD; S2, 4th Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Mainz-

Gonsenheim, Germany; Commander, 415th Army Security Agency Company (Direct Support), 8th Infantry

Division, Idar-Oberstein, Germany; Professor of Military Science, University of Alabama ROTC Detachment,

Tuscaloosa, Alabama; G2, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, GA; Executive Officer, 124th

Military Intelligence Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA; Instructor, Combined Arms Services

Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, KS; Commander, 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, 9th Infantry Division

(Motorized), Fort Lewis, WA; Commander, 14th Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st MI Brigade, Fort Lewis,

WA; Executive Officer, Office of Congressional Legislative Liaison, Department of the Army, Pentagon,

Washington, DC; Deputy Director for Plans, Strategic War Plans, G3, Department of the Army, Pentagon,

Washington, DC; G2 Eighth US Army and Chief of Plans and Operations, J2/C2 US Forces Korea/Combined

Forces Command, Yongsan, Republic of Korea; Commander, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, US Army

Intelligence and Security Command, Yongsan, Republic of Korea; Assistant J2, Directorate of Intelligence, The

Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC.

After retiring from Active Military Service he served as Professional Staff Member, US Senate Armed Services

Committee, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC; Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence

for Military Support, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, DC; Associate Director of

National Intelligence, Officer of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, DC; Vice President for

Policy, Intelligence and National Security Alliance, Arlington, VA; President, Intelligence and National Security

Alliance, Arlington, VA.

His military education consists of: MI Officer Basic Course, Airborne School, Special Forces Qualification

Course, MI Officer Advanced Course, Ranger School, Command and General Staff College, Naval War College.

Colonel Craig B. Anderson (Ret.) Colonel Craig B. Anderson (Ret.) was commissioned Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School class 1-65 on 18 January 1965. His first duty assignment was as an Instructor, 25mm Range Committee

HHD 3rd Brigade, Fort Ord, CA.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, A Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, Glendale

Ontario/Camp Roberts, CA; Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 415th Regiment, Fort Lawton, WA; Executive and

Test Officer, United States Army Reserve Center, Denver, CO; Instructor, USAR Center, Chattanooga, TN;

Executive Officer, USAR Center, Chattanooga, TN; Company Commander, USAR Center, Chattanooga, TN;

Battalion Chaplain, 115th Field Artillery Battalion, Winchester, TN; Chaplain, South Dakota Military Academy,

Ft. Meade, SD; State Chaplain, South Dakota National Guard, Headquarters, Rapid City, SD; Instructor, United

States Army Chaplain’s School, Ft. Monmouth, NJ.

After retiring from Active Military Service, he is serving as an assisting Bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of the

Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM. Following ordination as an Episcopal priest in 1975, he transferred from Infantry

to Chaplaincy and was assigned as Battalion Chaplain in 1976. In addition to his duties as a Chaplain, he taught at

his alma mater, the University of the South. He published articles in various journals in the areas of church

history and relationship between religion and science. In 1984, he was consecrated the VIII Bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota. During his tenure as Bishop, he served as Chaplain to the South Dakota

Military Academy, and became State Chaplain, Rapid City, SD. In 1993, he was chosen to be President and Dean

of the General Theological Seminary in NYC. During this time, he served as an Instructor as a reservist to the

United States Army Chaplain Center and School, while assisting the Bishop in the Diocese of New York.

His military education consists of: US Army Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff

Course, United States Army War College.

His military awards include: Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (5th

Award), Army Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service

Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, South Dakota Service

Ribbon.

Colonel William R. Bender (Ret) Colonel William R. Bender (Ret.) was commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School on 16 August 1965. His first assignment was as a Platoon Leader, Support Platoon, 215th

Ordnance Company, Tulsa, OK.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Executive Officer, Detachment A-1, D Company, 12th Special Forces

Group, Tulsa, OK; Unit Officer, 45th Company, 4th Student Battalion (Airborne), US Army Infantry School, Ft.

Benning, GA; Executive Officer, 45th Company, 4th Student Battalion (Airborne), US Army Infantry School, Ft.

Benning, GA; Section Commander, Gun Platoon, D Troop 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division,

Vietnam; Operations Officer, D Troop 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam; Operations

Officer, Aircraft Coordination Center, G-3, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam; Section Commander, Gun Platoon, B

Company, 1st Aviation Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam; Executive Officer, Warrant Officer Candidate

Company B, US Army Aviation School, Hunter Army Air Field, GA; S-3, Student Battalion, US Army Aviation

School, Hunter Army Airfield, GA; Operations Officer, 173rd Assault Helicopter Company, Vietnam; Instructor,

Communications Electronics Department, US Army Artillery School, Ft Sill, OK; Company Commander, A

Company 1st Battalion 143rd Infantry (Airborne) Dallas, TX; Aviation Section Commander, 2nd Brigade, 49th

Armored Division, Ft. Worth, TX; S-2, 49th Aviation Battalion, 49th Armored Division, Austin, TX; S-2, 2nd

Brigade, 49th Armored Division, Ft. Worth, TX; S-3, 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, 49th Armored Division, Ft.

Worth, TX; Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, 49th Armored Division, Ft. Worth, TX; Commanding

Officer, 300th Aviation Company (Assault), Naval Air Station, Dallas, TX; S-3, 23rd Aviation Group, Arlington,

TX; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 158th Aviation, Naval Air Station, Dallas, TX; Project Officer, Office of

the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC.

His military education consists of: Airborne School, Pathfinder School, Officers Rotary Wing Flight Course,

Jungle Operations Course, Special Forces Officer Course, Rotary Wing Instrument Flight Course, Infantry

Officer Advanced Course, Ranger School, Command and General Staff Course, Aviation Staff Officer Course.

Colonel Robert A. Duckworth (Ret.) Colonel Robert A. Duckworth (Ret.) was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class 13-67 on 21 April 1967. His first duty assignment was as Instructor at the U.S. Army

Armor School, Fort Knox, KY.

His subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, Mobile Advisory Team, Military Assistance Team-

Vietnam Kien Hoa Province, Vietnam; Province Assistant Operations Officer, Military Assistance Team-

Vietnam, Kien Hoa Province, Vietnam; Company Commander, D Co., 4th BN, 2nd BCT BDE, Ft. Leonard Wood,

MO; Battalion XO, 4th BN, 2nd BCT BDE, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Intelligence Officer (S-2), 3rd Squadron, 2nd

Armored Cavalry Regiment, Amberg, Germany; Troop Commander, K-Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd ACR, Amberg,

Germany; Instructor, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; Operations Officer

(S-3) 1-10 Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Carson, CO; Executive Officer, 1-10 Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division,

Ft. Carson, CO; Executive Officer, 2nd BDE, 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Carson, CO; Battalion Commander, 1st

BN, 2nd BCT, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Instructor, Combined Arms Services and Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth,

KS; TRADOC Systems Manager for Maneuver Control System, Combined Arms Command, Ft. Leavenworth,

KS.

His military education includes: Armor Officer Advanced Course; Army Airborne Course; Command and

General Staff College.

His military awards include: Bronze Star Medal with 2 OLC, Meritorious Service Medal with 3 OLC, Army

Commendation Medal with 4 OLC, National Defense Service Medal with 2 OLC, Vietnam Service Medal with 3

Service Stars, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit

Citation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, and Parachutist Badge.

Colonel Clifford L. Fields (Ret.) Colonel Clifford L. Fields (Ret.) was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon graduation from Armor Officer

Candidate School (Ft Know, KY), Class #14-66 on 22 June 1966. His first duty assignment was as a Basic

Combat Training Officer in the 7th Battalion U.S. Army Training Center at Ft Bragg, NC.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Tank Platoon Leader & Company Executive Officer, CO D, 1/11 ACR,

Vietnam; Commanding Officer, CO C, 2nd BN, 2nd BCT BDE, Fort Jackson, SC; S-2, MACV, CORDS TM 90,

Tay Ninh, Vietnam; Assistant G-2 Officer, 101st Airborne Division, Ft Campbell, KY; Battalion S-2, 1/327 Inf,

101st Airborne Division, Ft Campbell, KY; Military Intelligence Officer-Africa, Defense Intelligence Agency,

Pentagon; Defense Attache, U.S. Embassy, Cameroon (Africa); Instructor Chief of Department of Joint &

Combined Operation, Deputy Class Director of International students, USACGSC, FT Leavenworth, KS;

Security Assistance Staff Officer, HQDA-Logistics, Pentagon; Executive Officer, Directorate of Operations,

Plans, and Training, Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon; Special Assistant to the Director for Security

Assistance, HQDA-Logistics, Pentagon’ Chief, Morocco-U.S. Liaison Officer (Joint ASC), U.S. Embassy, Rabat,

Morocco; Chief, Sub-Saharan Africa Attache Dvision, Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon.

His military education includes U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, U.S.

Army Institute for Military Assistance, Armor Officer Career Course, CBR Officer Basic, Jungle Warfare School,

Airborne School.

His military awards include Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Defense

Meritorious Service Medal 04, National Defense Service Medal, Air Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Expert

Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge.

Colonel David L. Francavilla (Ret.) Colonel David L. Francavilla (Ret.) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School 5-85 on 9 September 1983. His first duty assignment was as a Rifle Platoon Leader with B

Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 9th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Lewis, WA.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Mortar Platoon (81MM), B Company, 2nd Battalion (Light) Infantry;

Executive Officer, C Company, 2nd Battalion Infantry, Fort Lewis, WA; Test Officer, Combat Development

Experimentation Office; G3 Training and Resource Officer, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX; S3, 1st

Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Commander, C Company, 1st Battalion,

5th Cavalry, Fort Hood, TX; Commander, Aurora Recruiting Company, Aurora, CO; Commander, B Company, 3-

87th Infantry, Lakewood, CO; Platoon Observer Controller, 2nd Battalion, 361st Regiment, 91st Division, Senior

Observer Controller Group 2; Deputy Commander, Area Support Group Falcon and the 1st Infantry Division,

Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo; Director for Recruiting, Office of Military Cooperation Afghanistan (OMC-A); Branch

Chief, Senior Observer Controller Group 2, 1st Brigade, 91st Division; Commander, 1st Brigade, 104th Division,

Aurora, CO; G3, 75th Infantry Division; Special Projects Officer; 76th Operational Readiness Command; Assistant

Chief of Staff, 76th Operational Readiness Center. Currently works for Department of Veterans Affairs as a

Senior Analyst with VA Central Office.

His military education includes: Army War College, US Army Command and General Staff College, Combined

Arms Service Staff School, Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne School, Infantry Mortar

Platoon Leaders Course, Bradley Commanders Course, Recruiters Commander Course, Information Operations

Course, Adjutant Generals Course, DOD Support to Civilian Authorities Course, KFOR Leader Development

Course, Observer Trainer Course, Chief Observer Trainer Course, Senior Leader Exercise Planning Design

Course.

Colonel James B. Griffith (Ret.) Colonel James B. Griffith (Ret.) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School Class 70-67 on 13 December 1967. His first duty assignment was as a Weapons Platoon Leader with A

Company, 2nd Battalion 15th Mechanize Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army Europe, Wildflecken, Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Property Book Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd

Battalion 15th Mechanize Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army Europe, Wildflecken, Germany; Assistant S-4,

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion 15th Mechanize Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army

Europe, Wildflecken, Germany; Supply Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion 15th

Mechanize Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army Europe, Wildflecken, Germany; Commander, A Company,

2nd Battalion 15th Mechanize Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army Europe, Wildflecken, Germany; Liason

Officer to G3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry Division, (Americal), US Army Pacific

Republic of Vietnam; S-4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 196th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry

Division, (Americal), US Army Pacific Republic of Vietnam; Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters

Company, 196th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division, (Americal), US Army Pacific Republic of Vietnam; S-3,

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 3rd Basic Combat Training Brigade, Fort Ord, CA;

Assistant Brigade S-1, 3rd Basic Combat Training Brigade, Fort Ord, CA; Troop Movement Officer, Headquarters

and Headquarters Detachment, 475th Group (Petroleum Supply), 99th Army Reserve Command, Farrell, PA; S-4,

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 475th Group (Petroleum Supply), 99th Army Reserve Command,

Farrell, PA; S-2/3, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 475th Group (Petroleum Supply), 99th Army

Reserve Command, Farrell, PA; Petroleum Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,

475th Group (Petroleum Supply), 99th Army Reserve Command, Farrell, PA; Commander, 402nd Battalion,

(Petroleum Supply), 475th Group, 99th Army Reserve Command, Farrell, PA; Deputy Chief of Staff for

Information Management, 99th Army Reserve Command, Oakdale, PA; Commander, 475th Petroleum Group

(Petroleum Supply), 99th Army Reserve Command, Farrell, PA.

His military education includes: Quartermaster Advanced Course, US Command and General Staff College, US

War College.

Colonel John P. Grimes Colonel John P. Grimes was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School Class 3-89 on 19 May 1989. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, Bravo Battery, 1-32 Field

Artillery Battalion, Hanau, West Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Battery Executive Officer, A Battery, 1-32 Field Artillery Battalion,

Hanau, Germany; Platoon Leader, A Battery, 1-17 Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill, OK; Battalion Fire Support

Officer, HHC, 2-87 Infantry Battalion, Fort Drum, NY and Operation Uphold Democracy, Haiti; Battalion

Assistant S-3, and Battery Commander, A Battery, 2-7 Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Drum, NY; Detachment

Commander, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC and Operation Southern Watch, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia; Instructor, US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School, Fort Bragg, NC;

Operations Officer, Psychological Operations Task Force, MacDill AFB, FL and Operation Enduring Freedom;

Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC; Joint PSYOP Staff Officer,

US Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL; Corps PSYOP Officer, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC and

Operation Iraqi Freedom, Baghdad, Iraq; Joint PSYOP Officer, Joint Military Information Support Command;

MacDill AFB, FL; Commander, Combined Joint Psychological Operations Task Force, Operation Enduring

Freedom, Kabul, Afghanistan; Chief PSYOP Branch, US Army Central, Shaw AFB, SC; Commander, Military

Information Support Task Force-Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom/Resolute Support, Kabul,

Afghanistan; PSYOP Regimental Commandant, US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School,

Fort Bragg, NC.

He attended the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Field Artillery Officer Advance Course, Airborne School,

Combined Arms Service Staff School, Psychological Operations Officer Course, Command and General Staff

College, and Joint Professional Military Education II.

He is currently retired and residing in Canton, NC.

Colonel James R. Hill Colonel James R. Hill was commissioned as a Medical Service Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 1-92 on 30 January 1992. His first duty assignment was as an Executive Officer, HHC, 323d General Hospital,

Southfield, Michigan.

Currently, Colonel Hill serves as the Director of the Army Reserve Engagement Cell at HQ, US Army Special Operations

Command (USASOC). Prior to this assignment, he served as the Deputy to the Deputy Commanding General (Operations)

at HQ, USARC. Before that, he served as both the Deputy Surgeon and Chief of Medical Operations and Plans in the

Surgeon Directorate at HQ, USARC. Before joining the USARC Surgeon Directorate team, he served as the Battalion Commander/Professor Military Science of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Army ROTC "Eagle" Battalion. Prior to

that, Colonel Hill was the Chief of Operations (S3) for the 8th Medical Brigade at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New

York. His other assignments include the following: Medical Planner for US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A); Medical Plans and Operations officer for Central Command

(CENTCOM); Chief of Operations (S3) for the 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion; Medical Operations officer for the

Department of the Army, Office of the Surgeon General; Medical Plans and Operations officer for Special Operations

Command-Pacific; Medical Operations officer for US Army Europe (Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations-Crisis Action Team) and Liaison Officer for Europe Regional Medical Command; Medical Plans officer for Irwin Army

Medical Center; Medical Operations officer for Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Health Facility Planner for Bassett

Army Medical Center; and Medical Operations officer for the 381st General Dispensary.

His military education includes the Army Medical Department Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Joint Medical

Planners Course, the US Army Combined Arms Exercise Course, and the Support Operations Course. In addition, he is a graduate of the resident Command and General Staff College Intermediate Leader Education and Advanced Operational

Warfighting Courses, the Advanced Military Studies Program at the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and the

US Army War College. He is also currently attending the Joint Combined Warfighting School.

His Military awards, among many, include: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak

leaf clusters), Joint Service Commendations Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with three oak clusters), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

(with three oak leaf clusters), National Defense Service Medal (with bronze star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

Medal (with bronze star), Global War on terror Service Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Armed Forces

Reserve Medal (with sliver hourglass, M, and 2 devices).

Colonel Janet R. Holliday Colonel Janet R. Holliday was commissioned a Signal Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School

Class 003-92 on 12 June 1992. Her first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader 3rd Platoon, 324th Signal

Company, 72nd Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade Karlsruhe, Germany.

Her subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader 58th Signal Company, 72nd Battalion, 7th Signal

Brigade, Karlsruhe, Germany; Battalion Adjutant (branch transfer to Adjutant General Corps in 1995), 72nd

Battalion, Mannheim, Germany; Battery Commander, A Btry, Personnel Support BN, Fort Sill, OK; Deputy

Protocol Officer, HQ, United States Army Artillery School and Fort Sill, Fort Sill, OK; Assistant Professor,

English Department, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY; Deputy G1, 2nd Infantry Division,

Republic of Korea; Chief, Fatal Accident Investigations, Casualty and Memorial Affairs center, Human

Resources Command, Alexandria, VA; Executive Officer, Casualty and Memorial Affairs Center, Human

Resources Command, Alexandria, VA; General/Flag Officer Matters, Joint Staff, Pentagon; Commander, United

States Army Garrison, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle Barracks, PA; Deputy J1, International Security Assistance

Forces, Kabul, AFG; Deputy Director, Manpower, Personnel and Security, Defense Information Systems

Agency, Fort Meade, MD and Commander, United States Army Marketing and Engagement Brigade, Fort Knox,

KY.

She is currently serving as Chief of Staff, US Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, KY.

Her Military awards include: Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star, Defense

Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (5), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army

Commendation Medal (2), Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Superior Unit Award,

National Defense Service Medal (2), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (Campaign Star). Global War on Terror

Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal.

Colonel Olen L. Kelley (Ret.) Colonel Olen L. Kelley (Ret.) was commissioned an Signal Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School class #1-85 on 22 February 1985. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, 16th

Signal Company, 40th Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, Ft. Huachuca, AZ.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Battalion Maintenance Officer, HHD, 40th Signal Battalion, 11th Signal

Brigade, Ft. Huachuca, AZ; Company Commander, 69th Signal Company, 11th Signal Brigade, Ft. Huachuca, AZ

and Saudi Arabia; Staff Officer, J6, Pentagon, Washington, DC; S3, Bagnoli Communications Squadron,

Southern Region Signal Support Regiment, Bagnoli, Italy; Brigade Assistant S3, Operations Officer, Southern

Region Signal Support Regiment, Bagnoli, Italy and Zagreb, Croatia; Brigade S4, 1st Signal Brigade, Yongsan,

Korea; Battalion Executive Officer, 307th Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Brigade, Camp Carrol, Korea; SPJ38 Plans

Officer, USSPACECOM/USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB, CO; Battalion Commander, 56th Signal Battalion,

11th Signal Brigade, Ft. Gordon, GA; Division Chief, J655 Plans and Policy, USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB,

CO; Assistant Chief of Staff G6/Chief Information Officer, US Army Central Command, 3rd Army, Ft.

McPherson, GA and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Assistant Chief of Staff G6/Chief Information Officer, US Army

Cyber Command, Ft. Meade, MD; Vice Director, Joint Information Environment Technical Support Office,

DISA, Ft. Meade, MD.

He continues to serve the US working as a civilian for MITRE Corporation in support of USCYBERCOM and

the Department of Defense.

Colonel (GA) Robert F. Landin (Ret.) Colonel (GA) Robert F. Landin (Ret.) was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 4-62 on 21 September 1962. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, D Company, 1st Battle Group,

7th Cavalry, First Cavalry Division, Pajuri, Korea.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Commanding Officer, D Company, 1st Battle Group, 7th Cavalry, Pajuri, Korea;

Commanding Officer, E Company, 7th Battalion, 3d Training Regiment, Ft. Gordon, GA; Commandant, ENTAC Gunner

School, 3d Training Regiment, Ft Gordon, GA; Senior Advisor, 4th Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment (ARVN), 10th Division

Advisory Detachment (CI), Xuan Loc, Vietnam; Senior Advisor, Regional/Popular Forces Tam Tan Province, 10th Division Advisory Detachment (CI), Ham Tan, Vietnam; Student Officer, University of Omaha, Omaha, NB; Team Chief, Small

Arms Committee, Weapons Department, USA Infantry School, Ft Benning, GA; Operations Officer, Small Arms

Committee, Weapons Department, USA Infantry School, Ft Benning, GA; Student Officer, Chemical Officers Advanced Course, USA Chemical School, Ft McClellan, AL; Instructor, Tactical Weapons Employment Branch, Operation and

Training Division, Military Arts Department, USA Chemical School, Ft McClellan, AL; Student Officer, Emory University,

Atlanta, GA; Assistant Professor/XO, Department of Chemistry, USMA, West Point, NY; Program Manager, Armor

Division, Weapons System Management Directorate, USA Armament Material Readiness Command, Rock Island Arsenal, IL; Chemical Officer, Combined Field Army (ROK/US), Uijonbu, Korea; Chief, Chemical Branch, Active Component

Training Division, DCSOPS, Forces Command, Atlanta, GA; Deputy ACoS, G4, Headquarters, Georgia State Defense

Force (GSDF), Atlanta, GA; Commanding Officer, 2nd Brigade, Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF), Atlanta, GA; Assistant Chief of Staff, G1, Headquarters, Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF), Clay National Guard Center, Marietta,

GA; Deputy Inspector General, Headquarters, Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF), Clay National Guard Center, Marietta,

GA.

His military education consists of: Infantry Officer Candidate School, Chemical Officer Advanced Course and United States

Army Command and General Staff College.

His military awards include: Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, Bronze Star Medal,

Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Cluster), Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service

Medal, RVN Campaign Medal with 60 Device, State of Georgia Honorable Service Medal, Georgia State Defense Force Commendation Medal.

Colonel William E. Lane

Colonel William E. Lane entered the US Army on January 30, 1970 from Pittsburgh, PA. He served as a

Soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC and as a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion, 75th Infantry,

Ranger (Airborne), Fort Stewart, GA. He was commissioned a Signal Corps Officer upon graduation from

Officer Candidate School, 50th Company, Fort Benning, Georgia, Class # 2-76 on January 30, 1976. His first

duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Radio Platoon, Company B, 34th Signal Battalion, VII Corps,

Ludwigsburg, Federal Republic of Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, Corps Tactical Command Post Platoon, Company B,

34th Signal Battalion, VII Corps, Ludwigsburg, Federal Republic of Germany; Commander, Kelley

Detachment, 34th Signal Battalion, VII Corps, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Federal Republic of Germany; Commander,

Company D, 34th Signal Battalion, VII Corps, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Commander, Company A, 34th Signal

Battalion, VII Corps, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Signal Squadron Operations Officer, 1st Special Forces

Operational Detachment Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC; Signal Squadron Commander, 1st Special Forces

Operational Detachment Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC; Organization Effectiveness Staff Officer, 25th

Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; S-3 Operations Officer, Light Fighter Training Battalion, 25th

Infantry Division, Helemano, Hawaii; Executive Officer, Light Fighter Training Battalion, 25th Infantry

Division, Helemano, Hawaii; Assistant Division Signal Officer, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Republic

of Korea; J-6 Operations Officer, Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii; Military

Observer, United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, Umm Qasr, Iraq; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-6,

XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC; Commander, 112th Signal Battalion (Airborne, Special Operations),

Fort Bragg, NC; Signal Branch Chief, Enlisted Personnel Directorate, Total Army Personnel Command,

Alexandria, VA; Combat Support Division Chief, Enlisted Personnel Directorate, Total Army Personnel

Command, Alexandria, VA; Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, United States Army Signal Command, Fort Huachuca,

AZ; Commander, 2nd Signal Brigade, Mannheim, Federal republic of Germany; Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6,

United States Special operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC; he retired from active duty February 29, 2004.

His military education consists of: Signal Officer Basic Course; Signal Officer Advanced Course,

United States Army Command and General Staff College; and the United States Naval War College.

Colonel John M. MacGregor (Ret.) Chaplain (Col) John M. MacGregor was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class on 15 February 1943. His first duty assignment was as a Rifle Platoon Officer, Military

Occupational Specialty 1542, Company G, 1st Regiment, Readiness Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground,

MD.

His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Individual Readiness Training Center, Camp

Blanding, FL; Platoon Leader, K CO, 273rd IN Regiment, Camp Shelby, MS; Acting Company Commander, I

CO, 273rd IN Regt, Camp Shelby, MS; Platoon Leader, F CO, 273rd IN Regt, 69th Division, Europe; Platoon

Commander, F CO, 115th IN Regt, 29th Division, Europe; Battery Commander, B BTRY, 793rd Field Artillery

BN, European Theater; Battalion Chaplain, 1301st Army Support Unit, Fort Monmouth, NJ; Regimental

Chaplain, HQ CO, 33rd IN Regt, Caribbean Command, Panama, CZ; Battalion Chaplain, HQCO, 16th Signal

Battalion, Fort Huachuca, AZ; Deputy Post Chaplain, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY; Area

Command Chaplain, Eighth U.S. Army, Seoul, Korea; Assistant Army Chaplain, Second U.S. Army, Fort

Meade, MD; Chief of Plans and Operations, U.S. Army, Europe Chaplain’s Office, Heidelberg, Germany;

Division Chaplain, Third Armored Division, Frankfurt, Germany; Post Chaplain, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort

Leavenworth, KS. Following his retirement from active duty in 1970, he served ten years as the College

Chaplain, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA; as the General Assembly Moderator for the Presbyterian

Church in America; and he served several interim pastorates in Australia and the United States.

His military education includes: Chaplain Basic Course, Chaplain Career Course, Command and General Staff

College, and multiple chaplain skill courses in Pastoral Care, Marriage and Family Counseling, Teachers

Training, and Training for Middle Managers

His military awards include the Legion of Merit; the Bronze Star Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II

Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster,

the Army Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the American Campaign Medal, the American

Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the Meritorious Unit Citation, the Good Conduct

Medal, and the French Croix de guerre Medal with Bronze Star. Authorized to wear four Overseas Bars.

Colonel Dennis M. McGowan Colonel Dennis M. McGowan was commissioned an Engineer Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School in 1993. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division,

Schofield Barracks, HI. During this assignment, he was granted a voluntary branch transfer to the Infantry.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, WA;

Commander, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, SC; Assistant S-4/Plans Officer,

75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA; and Commander, Mercer Recruiting Company, Mercer, PA;

Contingency Contracting Officer, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY (and Iraq);

Contingency Contracting Officer, 617th contingency Contracting Team, Fort Shafter, HI (and Kuwait);

Contracting Officer; Team Leader 603rd Senior Contingency Contracting Team, Fort Shafter, HI; Commander,

905th Contingency Contracting Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC (with deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan);

and Executive Officer, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement), Pentagon, Washington,

DC; Chief of Staff, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, and Brigade Commander, Expeditionary

Contracting Command Afghanistan. His final assignment was Commander, 412th Contracting Support Brigade,

Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Joint Base San Antonio, TX. He retired 1 October 2017.

His military education consists of: Engineer Officer Basic Course, Infantry Maneuver Captain’s Career Course,

Recruiting Commander Course, Army Command and General Staff College, and Senior Service College. He

earned an MBA from Naval Postgraduate School, a MS in Resourcing National Strategy from National Defense

University’s Eisenhower School, and is Defense Acquisition University Level III certified in Contracting.

His military awards include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service

Medal with silver oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters, Navy

Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Expeditionary

Medal with Arrowhead Device, and the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon. COL

McGowan was recognized for Excellence in Contingency Contracting (Brigade Level) in 2015, as the Army

Acquisition Director of the Year in 2012, Army Contingency Contracting Officer of the Year for 2006 and the

Naval Postgraduate School Army Scholar of the Year in 2004. He is Master Parachutist, Air Assault, and Ranger

qualified and has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Staff Badge and the Recruiter Badge.

Colonel Michelle C. McLaughlin Colonel Michelle C. McLaughlin was commissioned a Medical Service Corps Officer upon graduation from

Officer Candidate School Class 2-88 on 25 February 1988. Her first duty assignment was as Assistant Adjutant

(S-1), 56th Station Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

Her subsequent duty assignments were: Field Medical Assistant, 350th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH),

Greenville, NC; Field Medical Assistant/Training Officer, 75th Combat Support Hospital, Hospital Unit Base

(HUB), Gulfport, MS; Detachment Commander, 4214 United States Army Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Patient

Administration Officer, 48th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Meade, MD; Medical Operations Officer/Observer

Trainer, US Joint Forces Command, Surgeon (J02M)/Joint Warfighting Center, Norfolk, VA; Joint Medical Plans

and Operations Officer, United States Pacific Command (PACOM) (J-57), Camp Smith, HI; Operations Staff

Officer, HQ Department of the Army Staff, Office of Surgeon General (OTSG), Falls Church, VA; Federal

Coordinating Center Chief of Plans, Operations Officer, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC;

Force Program Plans and Operations Officer, Office of Chief Army Reserves, G3/5/7, Washington, DC; National

Disaster Medical System Administrator Chief, US Army Medical Command, Moncrief Army Hospital, Fort

Jackson, SC; Deputy Director National Disaster Medical System, US Army Medical Command, Health Care

Operations, G34, Emergency Preparedness, Joint Base San Antonio, TX.

Her military education includes: Medical Service Corps Officer Basic Course and Advanced Course; Patient

Administration Course; Patient Administration Deployment Training Course; Contingency Planning Course;

Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security, and Training Officer Course; COL John R. Sperandio

Medical Operations Short Course; US Army Forces Command: Pre-Command Course, Commanders Legal

Course, Emergency Preparedness Course; Command and General Staff College: Combined Arms and Services

Staff School, Command and General Staff Officer Course; Joint Forces Staff College: Joint Planning Orientation

Course, Homeland Security Planners Course, Senior Medical Leader Course; Joint Staff, Joint Medical Planners

Course; National Center for Medical Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, Medical Intelligence Course;

United States Northern Command, Defense Support to Civil Authorities; Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies,

College of Security Studies, Asia-Pacific Foundation Course.

Colonel George A. Milton Colonel George A. Miltonwas commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School class 4-89 on 21 June 1989. His first duty assignment was as a Automotive/Armament Platoon Leader, B

Company, 26th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Aschaffenburg, West Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were:Automotive/Armament Platoon Leader of Bravo Co. 26th Forward Support

Battalion, Kuwait City, Kuwait and Iraq; Maintenance Officer Bravo Co. 26th Forward Support Battalion,

Aschaffenburg, West Germany; Observer Controller Trainer 3/381st 75th Division Grand Prairie, TX; Observer

Controller Trainer (Team Chief) 3/381st 75th Division Grand Prairie, TX; Assistance Professor Military Science

(ROTC) Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA; Readiness Officer HQ 63rd Regional Readiness

Command Los Alamitos, CA; Commander 950th Maintenance Company Mosul, Iraq; Army Analysis Team

Leader J3/4 Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA; ISAF Support Branch Plans Officer/Deputy Chief ECJ5/8

U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany; Chief of Staff ECJ5/8-Strategy Division U.S. European

Command Stuttgart, Germany; Chief Civil Partnership Division, ECJ9-Ineragency Directorate, Chief Army

Reserve Engagement Team ECJ9, Stuttgart, Germany.

He is currently serving as the Assistant Chief of Staff/Chief of the Reserve Component Affairs Office in the

Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia.

His military education consists of: Ordnance Basic and Advanced Courses, Intermediate Level Education,

Theater Logistics Studies Course, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Combined Arms and Services Staff

School, United States Army Command and General Staff College, the Army War College.

His Military awards include Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster),

Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf

Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense

Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (3 Bronze Stars), Iraq Campaign Medal, Gulf War on Terrorism

Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NCO Professional

Development ribbon, Army Service Ribbon (1 Bronze Star), Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), Kuwait

Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Valorous Unit

Award, Combat Action Badge, Parachute Badge, German Armed Forces Military Proficiency Badge.

Colonel Ronald F. Taylor Colonel Ronald F. Taylor was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School class 3-93 on 14 May 1993. His first duty assignment was as the Assistant Plans Officer, 51st Rear Area

Operations Center (RAOC), Florence, SC.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Assistant Plans Officer, 251st RAOC, West Columbia, SC; Assistant S-3

(Operations), 59th Troop Command, West Columbia, SC; Assistant S-1 (Personnel), 59th Troop Command, West

Columbia, SC; Assistant S-3 (Operations), 59th Troop Command, West Columbia, SC; Commander, 132d

Military Police Company, West Columbia, SC; Assistant S-1 (Personnel), 59th Troop Command, West

Columbia, SC; Executive Officer, 122d Engineer Battalion, Edgefield, SC; Operations & Training Officer

(S1/S4), HQ’s STARC, Columbia, SC; Commander, Recruiting & Retention Command, Columbia, SC; Branch

Chief (Training Administrator), JFHQ (Detachment One), Columbia, SC; Branch Chief (Training

Administrator), JFHQ (FWD 15) Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VI, Afghanistan; Counter Drug

Coordinator, JFHQ (Detachment One), Columbia, SC; Director, Emergency Services/Provost Marshal, Fort

Jackson, SC; Director J1.1, JFHQ (Detachment One), Columbia, SC; Director J1, JFHQ (Detachment One),

Columbia, SC; Chief of Staff-Army, JFHQ (Detachment One), Columbia, SC.

Colonel Taylor also served two tours overseas; one of which was the Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer

with the 251st RAOC in Saudi Arabia/Iraq, the second as the Provost Marshal with the Combined Joint Task

Force Phoenix VI in Afghanistan.

His military education includes: Military Intelligence Course, Air Load Training, Primary Leadership

Development Course, Basic Non Commissioned Course, Master Fitness Trainer Course, Infantry Officer Basic

Course, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms Service and Staff School, Military Police Officer

Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, Recruiting and Retention Managers Course, Human

Resources Management Course, Resource Management Information Course, Joint Operations Center Course,

Core Vulnerability Assessment Course, Counter Drug Senior Leader Course, Emergency Management Concerns

for Threat and Risk Assessment Course, LECC Narcotics Commanders School, and the Army War College.

Colonel Nathan G. Smith (Ret.) Colonel Nathan G. Smith (Ret.) was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class 3-85 on 26 July 1985. His first duty assignment was as a Rifle Platoon Leader with C

Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 39th Infantry, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Baumholder, Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Executive Officer, B Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 39th Infantry,

8th Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany; Assistant S3, 2d Brigade, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized),

Baumholder, Germany; Rifle Platoon Leader, B Company, 3d Battalion, 87th Infantry (Light), 96th Army Reserve

Command, Fort Carson, CO; Platoon Leader, B Company, 3d Battalion, 87th Infantry (Light), 18th Military Police

Brigade, Friedberg, Germany in support of Operation Desert Storm; Executive Officer, B Company, 3d Battalion,

87th Infantry (Light), 96th Army Reserve Command, Fort Carson, CO; Commander, C Company, 3d Battalion,

87th Infantry (Light), 96th Army Reserve Command, Fort Carson, CO and with TDY at Fort Sherman, Panama;

Executive Officer/Operations Officer, 2d Battalion, Simulations Exercise Group 2, 1st Brigade (Battle Command

Staff Training), 91st Division, Camp Parks, CA; Commander, 3d Battalion, 361st Regiment, Training Support

Battalion, 5th Armored Brigade, First Army, Fort Carson, CO, and COIN Academy -Camp Taji, Iraq; Deputy

Chief Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer, Defense Coordinating Element, Region VIII, US Army

North, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO; Exercise Branch Chief, 2d Battle Command Training Group, 5th

Battle Command Training Brigade, 75th Battle Command Training Division, Denver, CO, with TDY at 3rd Army-

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and Task Force Med East, Baghram AFB, Afghanistan; Interim Brigade Commander, 2d

Battle Command Training Group, 5th Battle Command Training Brigade, 75th Battle Command Training

Division; Deputy Exercise Director-Pacific Warrior Exercise, Fort Hunter Liggett, CA; US Army North

Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer to Wyoming National Guard, Cheyenne, WY.

His military education includes: US Army War College, US Army Command and General Staff College,

Combined Arms Service Staff School, Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Iraq Counterinsurgency

Course, Afghanistan Counterinsurgency Course. DOD Support to Civilian Authorities Course (DSCA).

Colonel Nathan G. Smith currently serves in the Department of Veterans Affairs as the national manager for

Provider Experience Relations in the Office of Community Care, Denver, CO.

Colonel Andrew P. Sullivan Colonel Andrew P. Sullivan was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School on 14 May 1993. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, D Company, 1-6 Infantry, 3rd

Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Executive Officer, C Company, 2-2 Infantry, 1st Infantry Division,

Vilseck, Germany; Operations Officer, 1-11 Infantry, Fort Benning, GA; Future Operations Officer, Military

Police Activity, Fort Benning, GA; Company Commander, 209th MP Detachment, Fort Benning, GA; Law

Enforcement Operations Officer, Military Police Activity, Fort Benning, GA; Executive Officer, Military Police

Activity, Fort Benning, GA; Plans Officer, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA; Plans Officer, 3rd Infantry

Division, Iraq; Deputy Provost Marshal, 3rd Infantry Division, Iraq; Deputy Provost Marshal, 3rd Infantry

Division, Fort Steward, GA; Battalion Executive Officer, Arctic MP Battalion, Fort Richardson, AK; Brigade S-

3, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Richardson, AK; Chief of Readiness and Training, Office of the

Provost Marshal, Military District of Washington/Joint Forces Headquarters National Capitol Region, Fort

McNair, Washington, DC; Battalion Commander, Washington CID Battalion, 3rd Military Police Group (CID),

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA; Director Security Force Assistance Integration Cell, Combined Joint

Interagency Task Force 435, Afghanistan; Provost Marshal and Director G-34, G-3/5/7, United States Army

Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, VA.

His military education includes: Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, Airborne School, Bradley Infantry

Fighting Vehicle Course, Infantry Maneuver Captains Career Course, Special Reaction Team Training,

Combined Arms Service Staff School, Intermediate Level Education, United States Army War College.

Captain Alfred J. Lipphardt

Captain Alfred J. Lipphardt was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School Class 2-67 on 16 December 1966. His first duty assignment was as a Training Officer (OIC, Field Firing

Range), Headquarters Company, US Army Training Center, Ft Gordon, GA.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, D Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 196th Light

Infantry Brigade, Vietnam; Platoon Leader, A Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade,

Vietnam; Chief Sound Branch Operations Officer, D Company, US Army Infantry School, Ft Benning, GA;

Chief Support Branch, 45th Military Intelligence Company, Combined Intelligence Center, Vietnam; Photo

Intelligence Interpretation Officer, National Photo Interpretation Center Division, Director for Collection and

Surveillance USAE DIA (SDWOOTAA) Washington, DC; Counter Intelligence Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff

Intelligence (DCSI), Forces Command, Ft McPherson, GA.

His military education includes: Military Intelligence Aerial Surveillance Officer Course, Military Intelligence

Officers Advanced Course, Foreign Service Institute Department of State, Washington, DC; United States

Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Washington, DC.

His military awards include: Bronze Start with V Device and Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Army

Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal,

Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Vietnamese Staff Service Medal 1st Class,

and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

Captain Lipphardt has been a member of Rotary since August 1984 and received numerous leadership awards

including Rotary International’s highest award for Service, the “Service Above Self Award”. He has also been

awarded the Rotary International Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. As a member of VFW since

2002, he has sought to fulfill the mission of the VFW which includes advocating for our service members and

veterans in the halls of congress. He has received VFW’s highest recognition of achievement in the form of the

VFW National Triple Crown for successful leadership as an All American Post Commander in 2006, an All

American District Commander in 2010 and an All American Department Commander in 2015.

Captain Edward F. Miles, Jr. (Ret.)

Captain Edward F. Miles, Jr. (Ret.) was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Armor Officer

Candidate School Class 6-67, Company A2 on 16 February 1967 at Fort Knox, KY. His first duty assignment

was as a Tank Platoon Leader with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 24th Infantry Division,

Augsburg, Germany.

His subsequent assignments with 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor were: Mortar Platoon Leader and C Company

Commander United States Army Europe, and C Company Commander, Fort Riley, KS; Student Officer, Military

Assistance Training Advisor Course, Fort Bragg, NC; Operations Training Advisor, Special Detachment 5891, III

Corps US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam.

His military education includes: Armor Officer Candidate Course, Air Ground Course, Aircraft Loaders Course,

United States Army Special Warfare School.

He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action, and the Purple Heart on 26 April 1969 while serving as

Operations Advisor, Trang Bang District, Vietnam. During a Search and Clear operation, the point man of the

lead company was wounded by a booby-trapped mortar round. With disregard for his personal safety, he entered

the mined area to aid the wounded soldier when no one else would. CPT Miles triggered a concealed booby trap

and was severely wounded in both legs. Despite his critical condition, he continued to urge the rescue of the

wounded soldier. As a direct result of his display of battlefield courage, the wounded soldier was successfully

evacuated by his fellow soldiers. CPT Miles’ wounds resulted in the amputation of both legs above the knee, the

loss of his right eye and the loss of use of his right arm. He was medically retired in July 1970.

His involvement as the Associate Director of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), and with

the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines resulted in the shared Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for the

advocacy to eliminate the use of landmines. Through the pioneering efforts of CPT Miles the VVAF has

established rehabilitation clinics in Cambodia, Vietnam, Angola, Ethiopia, Kosovo, Central America and Sub-

Saharan Africa. It was determined that CPT Miles death on 26 January 2004 was the result of the wounds

sustained on 26 April 1969, and his name was added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel W26, Line 55.

Captain Gary M. Rose (Ret.) Captain Gary M. Rose (Ret.) was commissioned a Field Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School on December 1973. His first duty assignment was as Assistant Executive Officer/Fire Direction Officer, B

Battery, 4th Battalion, 4th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Executive Officer, D Battery, 3rd Training Battalion, Fort Sill, OK;

Commanding Officer, D Battery, 3rd Training Battalion, Fort Sill, OK; Testing Officer, Army Testing and

Evaluation Command, White Sands Missile Range, NM; Battalion Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 76th Field

Artillery, Germany; Battalion Fire Direction Officer, 2nd Battalion, 39th Field Artillery, Germany; Commanding

Officer, B Battery, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany; Assistant S3, 72nd Field Artillery Brigade,

Germany; New Equipment Training Team, Army Test and Evaluation Command, Fort Sill, OK.

His military education consists of: Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course,

Advanced Infantry Training Course, Special Forces Medical Training, Non-Commissioned Officer Academy,

Tactical Fire Direction (TACFIRE) System Training, TACFIRE Artillery Intelligence Course.

His military awards include: Medal of Honor, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and V Device, Purple Herat

with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Award, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct

Medal with two Knots, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign with two Stars, Republic of Vietnam

Service, Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation, Vietnam Civic Action

Medal Unit Citation, Parachute Badge, Special Forces Tab, Combat Medal Badge.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as a Special Forces Medic in the Vietnam War. His company

was continuously engaged by a well-armed army for a period of 4 days. During his period, he continuously

exposed himself to intense fire as he fearlessly moved from casualty to casualty, administering life-saving aid.

Ignoring his wounds, he continued to render aid to the other injured soldiers. As helicopters came to extract the

wounded, he again risked his life to carry wounded personnel to be evacuated. He returned to help repel the

enemy until the final extraction helicopter arrived. The helicopter that he was on had crashed, further injuring

him. Despite his wounds, he continued to administer aid until another helicopter arrived. His extraordinary

heroism saved many lives during that four day span.

Captain Hyrum W. Smith Captain Hyrum W. Smith was commissioned an Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School

Class 1-67 (Fort Sill) on 17 December 1966. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader with Battery A,

4th Battalion, 41st Artillery, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Commander, Headquarters Battery, 56th Artillery Group, Germany.

His military education includes: Pershing Missile Officer Course, Preventive Maintenance Course.

His military awards include: Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal.

His civilian service includes: The Department of the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, Co-founder of

The Galileo Initiative, Founder of the Franklin Quest Company, and creator of the Franklin Planner. He has been

inducted into the Honorable Order of St. Barbara and the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame, financed the Tuacahn

non-profit arts and education center, and served as President of the Board of Trustees for the Command and

General Staff College Foundation. Under his leadership at the Command and General Staff College Foundation,

the size of the endowment was dramatically increased. Captain Smith also chaired the capital campaign for

Brigham Young University, securing over $450 million in endowments. In addition, Captain Smith has become

an internationally recognized motivational and leadership speaker.

Captain Lafe Z. Smith (Ret.) Captain Lafe Z. Smith was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School

class 14-69 on April 3rd, 1969. His first duty assignment was Platoon Leader D/1/12, 1st Cavalry Division

(Airmobile) Fort Campbell Kentucky.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, 1st Air Delta 1st BT 12 Cav, Vietnam; Platoon Leader, 1st

Air Calvary Division, Vietnam; XO COA, Alpha Company 1-12th Cav, Vietnam; 1542 Infantry Unit

Commander, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd AIT Bde USATC, Fort Lewis, WA; USAR, Grand Junction, CO.

After leaving active duty, he served in the Army Reserves for 4 years in Grand Junction, CO, during which time

he managed Western Industrial Laundry. He later owned and managed Pacific Linen & Uniform Service. He was

recognized for using his business to improve and service his local community. His community involvement and

awards include, JCOC Montrose, Colorado, Oregon State Sheep Commission, JCOC Klamath Falls, Oregon,

Lions Club Bonanza, Oregon, Bonanza High School Booster Club, Kiwanis Klamath Falls, Oregon, Rotary Club

Klamath Falls, Oregon, 4-H Club Leader Klamath County, Klamath County Fair Board, Chairman Klamath

County Sheep Producers, Oregon Wool Growers Board, District, State, and National FFA Association Judge,

Paul Harris Fellow Klamath Falls Rotary, Klamath County School District Budget Committee, Bonanza High

School FFA Advisory Committee, Van Donation to Klamath County Dive Rescue Organization, 4-H County and

State Citizen Washington Focus Coordinator 1987-1996, Institute of Industrial Laundry Magazine Recognition

for Community Service, Institute of Industrial Laundry Magazine Recognition for Small Laundries Management,

Herald and News Recognition for Community Beautification for Planting Trees around Business, Outstanding

Service Award Bonanza Schools 1990, Honorary Oregon State FFA Degree 1996, and Oregon State 4-H

Distinguished Service award 1996.

His military awards include National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service

Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device,

2 Bronze Stars for Valor, and Bronze Star for Meritorious Service.

Captain Nguyen Van Hanh, Ph.D. Captain Nguyen Van Hanh was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School Class 34-67 on 9 June 1967. His first duty assignment was a Faculty Member, Academic Hall, National

Military Academy in Dalat, Vietnam.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Senior Staff Member, Office of President of Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu,

Republic of Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam; Director General of Planning, Ministry of National Planning and

Development, Saigon, Vietnam; Director, Office of Refugee Affairs, California Health & Welfare Agency,

Sacramento, California; Economist, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento; Part Time Faculty

Member, California State University, Sacramento; Affiliate Professor, George Mason University, Virginia;

Manager, Finance Unit, California Environmental Protection Agency. Community Representative - Governor’s

Appointee, California Governor Deukmejian’s Office, Sacramento; Deputy Director - White House Appointee,

Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare, Washington, D.C.

He was later appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Director of the U.S. Office of Refugee

Resettlement, and Director of Board of Directors, National Cooperative Bank, Washington, D.C.

Captain Nguyen Van Hanh received his Ph. D. degree in Economics from University of California at Davis.

After retiring from U.S. Government responsibilities, Dr. Nguyen Van Hanh is currently working as Associate

Director, Humphreys University International Program in Sacramento, California, conducting socio-economic

studies on Vietnamese Americans, higher education, environmental protection and economic development.

His military education consists of: Thu Duc Military Officer Training School, Vietnam, and U.S. Officer

Candidate School Class 34-67, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Lieutenant Colonel Lynn D. Baker (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Lynn D. Baker (Ret.) was commissioned an Army Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class 19-69 on May 23, 1969. His first assignment was an Infantry Platoon Leader, E

Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Rucker, Alabama on May 24, 1969.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, D Company, 1st BN 6th INF, Americal Division Vietnam;

Executive Officer, HHC, 16th Combat Aviation Group, Vietnam; Company Commander, HHC, 16th Combat

Aviation Group, Vietnam; Chief, Training Division, Headquarters, FT. Huachuca, AZ; Commanding Officer,

HHC 8th BN 49th Armor, Tucson, AZ; S-2, 8th BN 40th Armor, Tucson, AZ; S-3, 8th BN 40th Armor, Tucson, AZ;

Executive Officer, 8th BN 40th Armor, Tucson, AZ; Executive Officer, 1st BN 10th INF, Ft. Carson, CO;

Mobilization Manager, Armor Systems Division, Ft. Knox, KY; Liaison Officer, US Military Academy, West

Point, NY; Test and Evaluation Officer, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Chief, Analysis Division, Artillery

School, Ft. Sill, OK; Senior Planner, 3rd Army, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

His military education consists of: Basic Training, Ft. Bliss, TX; Advanced Individual Training, Combat

Engineer, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Infantry Officer Candidate School, Ft. Benning, GA; Jungle Expert School,

Panama, CZ; Armor Advanced Course, Ft. Know, KY; Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth,

KS; Material Acquisition Management, Ft. Lee, VA.

His military awards consist of: Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with 2 Device, Global War on

Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, Armed Forces Reserve Medal

with Gold Hour Glass and “M” Device, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, Republic of Vietnam

Campaign Medal with 60 Device, Army Commendation Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross,

Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Reserve Components Achievement Metal with 1 Silver Oak Leaf

Clusters.

Lieutenant Colonel Jon C. Hatfield (Ret.)

Lieutenant Colonel Jon C. Hatfield (Ret.) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class 518 on 28 September 1968. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, Special

Training Company, Ft Polk, LA.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Shift Officer, Commanding General Message Center, Headquarters 8th

Army, Korea; Executive Officer, U Company, Quartermaster School Brigade, Ft. Lee, VA; Commander, H

Company, Quartermaster School Brigade, Ft. Lee, VA; Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 300th Area

Support Group USAR; 2079th USAR Instructors School, Ft Lee, VA.

Among his many achievements as a civilian, he served for nearly twenty years as the Executive Director of the

Virginia War Memorial. During this time, it was transformed from a crumbling static Memorial with two

ceremonies a year into the premier veterans’ state memorial in the United States. Under his guidance, the

Memorial building, grounds, and Shrine of Memory were completely renovated; the 18,400 square foot Paul and

Phyllis Galanti Education Center was built, and the plans and funding for the final phase of the Master Plan were

completed. Now in construction, the new 20,000 square foot wing will contain an expansion of the Shrine of

Memory, additional galleries, library, long distance learning center, and 200 space underground parking deck.

To honor the sacrifice of the over 12,000 Virginians who have died in combat since the beginning of World War

II, under Jon’s leadership, the Memorial developed and conducted over 50 educational events annually for

students, teachers, and the general public. He also oversaw the planning and production of a series of award-

winning “Virginians at War” documentary films for use in the Virginia middle and high schools as well as Junior

and Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps classes. Twenty of these video programs were completed and

distributed to Virginia classrooms statewide. During LTC Hatfield’s tenure as Executive Director, visitation to

the Memorial increased from just over 9,000 annually to over 74,000. His military education includes: Quartermaster Officer Advanced Course, Supply Management Officer Course,

and the Logistics Executive Development Course.

His military awards include: National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Expeditionary Medal,

and the Army Commendation Medal.

Lieutenant Colonel James M. Sprayberry (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel James M. Sprayberry (Ret.) was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from

Officer Candidate School Class 2-67 on 10 January 1967. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Combat Infantry Platoon Leader; Combat Infantry Company

Commander; Army Aviator, Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Commander of an Air Cavalry Troop in

Germany; Senior Academic Instructor at Fort Rucker; Threat Manager US Armor Center; Active Duty Advisor

to the Reserve Components for readiness testing and field exercises.

His military awards include: The Medal of Honor; Combat Infantry Badge; Purple Heart.

Post Retirement Activities: Lieutenant Colonel Sprayberry has been at the forefront of Vietnam MIA recovery

efforts.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving as Executive Officer of Company D during

the Vietnam War. After receiving enemy machine gun fire during a night patrol, CPT Sprayberry moved his men

to protective cover, while he himself crawled within close range of the bunker from which the fire was coming.

Without regard for his own safety, he silenced the machinegun with a hand grenade. Identifying several enemy

positions nearby, CPT Sprayberry immediately attacked them with the rest of his hand grenades. He crawled

back for more grenades. He charged another enemy-held bunker and disabled it with a grenade. He crawled

forward and neutralized 3 additional bunkers with grenades. The rescue operations, which lasted over 7 hours,

saved the lives of many of his soldiers.

Lieutenant Colonel Joe E. Stepp (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Joe E. Stepp was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-78 at Fort Benning, GA on 22 February 1978. His first duty assignment was a Platoon Leader, Troop E, 2nd

Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Fort Knox, KY.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR),

Germany; Support Platoon Leader, HHT, 3rd Squadron, 11th ACR, Germany, Troop Commander, HHT, 3rd Squadron, 11th

ACR, Germany; Systems Automation Operations Officer, 13th Support Command, Fort Hood, TX; Author and Instructor,

Army Management Staff College, Fort Belvoir, VA; Special Forces Staff Officer, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta Force; Special Forces Company Commander, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), Fort

Bragg, NC; Senior Operations Officer, United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, Umm Qasr, Iraq; Chief, Special

Operations Division, J3 Directorate, Joint Task Force Six, Fort Bliss, TX.

He retired from Active Military Service as a Special Forces Officer in 1998. He is currently serving as the Regional

Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Coordinator, Regional Intelligence Center, Pasadena Police Department, Pasadena, TX.

After 9/11, LTC Stepp worked ten years in Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq as a Special Forces Contractor in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

His military education consists of: U.S. Army Airborne Course, Ft. Benning, GA; Special Forces Qualification Course, Ft. Bragg, NC; Ranger Course, Ft. Benning, GA; Pathfinder Course, Ft. Benning, GA; S.E.R.E (High Risk) Course, Ft. Bragg,

NC; Parachute Jump Master Course, Ft. Bragg, NC; Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, KY; Infantry Officer

Advanced Course, Ft. Benning, GA; Systems Automation Engineering Course, Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN; Resident Course Graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award),

Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award), Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2nd Award), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award),

Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon,

Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), United National Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Ranger Tab, and Special Forces Tab.

Lieutenant Colonel James Ellis Wright, Jr. (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel James Ellis Wright, Jr. (Ret.) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from

Officer Candidate School Class 5066 on 14 April 1966. His first duty assignment was Battalion S-

2/Commandant, Dominican Training Committee, 1st 504 PIR, 82nd Airborne Division, US Forces Dominican

Republic (1966).

His subsequent duty assignments were: Infantry Platoon Leader, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st

Cavalry Division (Airmobile); Detachment Leader, Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP), 1st Cavalry

Division (Airmobile); Instructor, CO Opns Dept, Map Reading Committee, United States Army Infantry School,

Fort Benning, GA; Infantry Company Commander, C Company, 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division

(Airmobile); Student Officer, University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration, Knoxville, TN;

Personnel Officer, U.S. Army Communications Command-TRADOC (USACC-TRADOC), Ft. Monroe, VA;

TRADOC Systems Staff Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff Combat Developments, Ft. Monroe, VA; Assistant Chief

of Staff Personnel (ACSPER), 3RD Support Command, Federal Republic of Germany; Director, Research and

Development, U.S. Army Communicative Technology Office, Fort Eustis, VA; Director, Faculty Awards and

Research Review, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN; Site Lead/Analyst, TRADOC Enterprise

Classroom Programs, Computer Sciences Corporation, Fort Eustis, VA.

After retiring from Active Military Service he was employed as Director, Faculty Awards and Research Review,

Oak Ridge Associated Universities supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), This support included

implementing and directing the principal DOE peer review efforts underpinning billions of dollars in grants,

financial awards and contracts.

His military education consists of: Jump/Jumpmaster School, Ranger School, U.S. Army Special Warfare School,

U.S. Army Engineer School, Language School, U.S. Army Officer Candidate School, U.S. Army Intelligence

School, U.S. Army Infantry Officer Advance Course, University of Tennessee, U.S. Army Personnel and Human

Resource Management Schools, Armed Forces Staff College.

Major Gerard M. Devlin (Ret.) Major Gerard M. Devlin (Ret.) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate

School on 18 April 1958. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader with Bravo Company, 9th Battalion,

Fort Jackson, SC.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Company Commander, 7th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, West

Germany; Military Assistance Command, 1st Battalion, 31st Vietnamese Army, Vietnam; Senior American

Advisor, 44th Vietnamese Ranger Battalion, Vietnam; S3, 25th Infantry Division, US.

After retiring from the Army, he gained national acclaim as an author. His books Paratrooper, Silent Wings, and

Back to Corregidor appeared on the NY Times bestsellers list. He was involved as a researcher and subject matter

expert in two documentary films on PBS. He was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame in 1995.

His military awards include: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star Medal with V device and 4 OLC, Air

Medal, Purple Heart, ARCOM, AAM, VSM, Gallantry Cross with Palm, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman

Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge.

He served as the Senior American Advisor to the Vietnamese Ranger Battalion, one of the most combat proven

and elite formation in the Vietnamese Army. He earned a Bronze Star for his actions under fire in directing

allied air cover and evacuating wounded personnel during the fierce fighting at Kien Long. His actions during

the infamous battle of “Blood River” at Thoi Lai earned him the Distinguished Service Cross. During the battle,

most of the Ranger command group was killed, and despite sustaining serious wounds, CPT Devlin rallied the

unit and directed a successful defense that ultimately repelled the insurgent attack. His wounds were so severe

that he was not expected to recover, and was evacuated out of Vietnam.

Major General Tracy A. Thompson Major General Tracy A. Thompson was commissioned an Engineer Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class 2-84 on 27 March 1984. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, 397th

Engineer Battalion, Onalaska, WI.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Commander, 412th TEC, Vicksburg, MI; Commander, 420th Brigade,

Bryan, TX; Commander, 300th Sustainment Brigade, Grand Prairie, TX; Deputy Commander, 300th

Transportation Group, Grand Prairie, TX; Commander, 436th Transportation Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait;

Commander, 462nd Transportation Battalion, Ft. Dix, NJ; S3 Operations Officer, 300th Transportation Group,

Butler, PA; Executive Officer, 313th Transportation Battalion, Baltimore, MD; Inspector General, 310th Theater

Support Command, Ft. Belvoir, MD; Commander, 299th Engineer Company, Ft. Belvoir, MD; Deputy

Commanding General (Support), US Army Reserve Command, Ft. Bragg, NC

He is currently serving as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. in addition

he recently retired from private practice in 2017. Prior to retiring, he was a co-founder and President of Powell &

Thompson, P.C., a Virginia litigation firm established in 1990.

His military education includes: Engineer Basic Officer Course, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, Inspector

General Course, Command and General Staff Course, Army War College and CAPSTONE.

His military awards include: Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious

Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal. The battalion he commanded

when deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom also earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

Major General (TN) William E. Whitworth (Ret.) Major General (TN) William E. Whitworth (Ret.) was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from

Officer Candidate School Class NGOC #1 51st Co. on 12 August 1958. His first duty assignment was as a Fixed

Wing Aviator with the 130th Aviation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Section Commander, A Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion 11th

AAD, Fort Benning, GA; Commander, D Troop 3/17th Cavalry, 11th Air Assault, Fort Benning, GA; Platoon

Leader, A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion enroute to Vietnam on the USS Iwo Jima; Platoon Leader (Blue

Tigers), 121st Aviation Company, Soc Trang, Vietnam; Assistant S-3, 13th Aviation Battalion, Can Tho, Vietnam;

Stage Field Officer, Stagefield Operations, Army Fixed Wing Flight Training, Fort Stewart, GA; Assistant

Operations Officer, Liberty Army Airfield, US Army Fixed Wing Flight Training Facility, Fort Stewart, GA;

Instructor/Student, First AH-1G Attack Helicopter (Cobra) Class, Hunter Army Airfield, GA; Operations Officer,

D Troop 3/5 Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division, Bear Cat, Vietnam; Executive Officer/Mission Commander, D Troop

3/5 Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Commander, B Troop 7/17 Cavalry, US Army Armor Center, Fort

Knox, KY; Commander, 155th Aviation Company, Attack Helicopter, Fort Ord, CA; Training Officer, Forces

Command, Race Relation/Equal Opportunity Division, Forces Command, Human Resources Division, Fort

McPherson, GA; Staff Officer, Headquarters, US Army Europe, Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management,

Personnel Staff Officer for Resource Management of Personnel Spaces in Europe; Professor of Military Science,

Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN; Cartographic Staff Officer, Headquarters Defense Mapping

Agency, Washington, DC; Executive Officer to DCS, Requirements and Programs Defense Mapping Agency,

Washington, DC; Cartographic Staff Officer, Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic and Topographic Center,

Brookmont, MD; Inspector General, Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic and Topographic Center,

Washington, DC. Retired as a Regular Army Lieutenant Colonel in October 1988.

His military education includes: Armor Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course, US Army Fixed Wing

Flight Training, Rotary Wing Transition Course, Army Aviation Instrument Flight Training and IP Course, Fixed

Wing Flight Instructor Standardization and Qualification Course, AH-1G Attack Helicopter (Cobra) Transition

Course, Armor Officer Career Course, US Air Force Command and Staff College, Inspector General Training

Course.

Major General Richard O. Wightman, Jr. Major General Richard O. Wightman, Jr. was commissioned an Engineer Officer upon graduation from Officer

Candidate School Class 24-E on 29 August 1969. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader with Alpha

Company, 18th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Ft. Devens, MA.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Assistant S-3, 18th Engineer Battalion, Fort Devens, MA; Assistant S-

1/Trial Counsel, 46TH General Support Group, Ft. Devens, MA; Commander, C Company, 18th Engineer

Battalion, Camp Drum, NY; 570th Commander, Can Tho, Vietnam; Deputy Installation Commander, Binh Thuy,

Vietnam; S-4, 91st Composite Service Battalion, Can Tho, Vietnam; S-2/Assistant S-3/Liaison Officer, 101st

Engineer Battalion (Combat) Reading, MA; Congressional Liaison/Legislative Researcher, Reserve

Compensation System Study Group, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, DC; Deputy

Facilities Engineer, Ft Devens, MA; Action Officer, Training Management and Soldier Qualification Training

Evaluation Officer, Ft Belvoir, VA; Executive Officer, 1st and 2nd Battalions Engineer OCS Brigade, Ft Belvoir,

VA; 1st Infantry Division Detachment Commander/Public Safety Officer, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion;

Commander, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO; Logistics Operations Officer, 917th Corps

Support Group, Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO; Commander 917th Corps Support Group, Richards-Gebaur AFB,

MO; Security, Plans, and Operations Officer, 19th Theater Army Area Command, Des Moines, IA/Taegu, Korea:

Assistant Chief of Staff – Personnel, 310th Theater Army Area Command, Ft Belvoir, VA; Deputy Commanding

General, Headquarters, Military Traffic Management Command, Washington, DC; Assistant Deputy Chief of

Staff – Logistics, Washington, DC; Commanding General, 143rd Transportation Command, Orlando, FL; Military

Advisor to the Chairman/Military Executive, Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense,

Washington, DC; Deputy Commander, Joint Warfighting Center, US Joint Forces Command, Suffolk, VA;

Commanding General/Senior Military Representative, NATO Headquarters – Sarajevo, Camp Butmir, Bosnia-

Herzegovina; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense – Material and Facilities, Office of the Secretary of Defense,

Washington, DC; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense/Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense –

Reserve Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC.

His military education includes: Engineer Office Advance Course, Civil Affairs Officers Advanced Course,

Resident Command and General Staff College, Resident US Army War College, Army Management Staff

College, CAPSTONE, National Security Decision Making Seminar, Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course.