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Our Community Salutes (OCS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization. It was created in 2009 in New Jersey to recognize and honor

high school seniors (and their parents/guardians) who plan to enlist into the military after high school graduation. OCS also provides future service members and their families with access to educational resources and

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What started as one OCS ceremony in southern New Jersey has now spread across the nation. These events are planned and conducted independently in each community by volunteers, including military veterans, high school

and college educators, local businesses, community leaders, and active duty military personnel. Our Community Salutes San Antonio has been honoring

future service members in the San Antonio area since 2012.

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Program

Welcome

Dr. Cyndi Porter, President, Our Community Salutes San Antonio

National Anthem

Petty Officer First Class Steven Comacho, U.S. Navy

Invocation

Bishop Trevor D. Alexander, U.S. Army Retired

U.S. Army Certificates Presented by Lieutenant Colonel William Hermann,

Commander U.S. Army San Antonio Recruiting Battalion

Texas Army National Guard Certificates Presented by Brigadier General Gregory Chaney,

Commander Texas Army National Guard and Adjutant General - Army

U.S. Marine Corps Certificates Presented by Major Maria Harley,

Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Antonio

Sergeant Major James Baum, Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Antonio

U.S. Navy Certificates Presented by Commander Nicholas Gamiz,

Commanding Officer Navy Recruiting District San Antonio

Command Master Chief Francisco Valdovinos, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio

U. S. Air Force Certificates Presented by Lieutenant Colonel Nora De Los Rios, 341st Air Force Recruiting Squadron

Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth Gardner, 342nd Air Force Recruiting Squadron

2020 Gen. Colin Powell Award Recipient

Alissa Pérez, Karen J. Wagner High School

Service Songs Cheryl Lindquist, Piano and Richard Novak, Tenor

Farewell

 

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Thank You Videos Provided by Dr. Barbara Aranda-Naranjo, Provost, University of the Incarnate Word

Major General Juan Ayala, Director of Military & Veterans Affairs, City of San Antonio, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Retired, 36 years of service

Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs TV Broadcast Studio Analyst Former San Antonio Spurs Player, 2006-2016

Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey, U.S. Army Veteran Retired, 31 years of service

Command Sergeant Major Alberto Delgado, Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Army North

General Carter Ham, President & CEO, Association of the United States Army, U.S. Army Veteran Retired, 38 years of service

Don Harris, News 4 WOAI Sports Director

George Hill, Former San Antonio Spurs Player, 2008-2011

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

Captain Keith Hoskins, Senior Vice President, Navy Federal Credit Union, U.S. Navy Veteran Retired, 27 years of service

Force Master Chief Brannon Knox, Veterans United Foundation, U.S. Navy Veteran Retired, 29 years of service

Heather Krauss, Director, USO San Antonio

Chief Master Sergeant Christopher Lantange Command Chief Master Sergeant for 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA

Brigadier General Laura Lenderman, Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA

Lieutenant General Rick Lynch, U.S. Army Veteran, 35 years of service

Chuck Miketinac, Fox 29 Sports Director, “Maximum Sports”

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Mishket, Military Affairs Representative, USAA, U.S. Army Veteran Retired, 24 years of service

Ron Nirenberg, Mayor, San Antonio, Texas

Richard Perez, President & CEO, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

Force Master Chief Gregory Pratt, USAA, U.S. Navy Veteran Retired, 30 years of service

Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson, Commander, United States Army North

Justin Rodriguez, Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 2

Sergio “Chico” Rodriguez, Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 1

Major General Angie Salinas, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), 39 years of service, CEO Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

Ryan Smith, SmithPrint, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, 5 years of service

Kevin Wolff, Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 3

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2020 General Colin Powell Award Recipient

Alissa Pérez, Karen J. Wagner High School

College and career readiness has always been a passion of mine.

I absolutely love working with students to figure out the best

route for them to take after high school. Since I didn’t come

from a military family, I have taken every opportunity I can to

learn about each branch. I’ve created relationships with all our

military recruiters and have spent countless hours picking their

brains. I’m so thankful that I was selected to go on the Navy’s

Educators Orientation Visit trip last summer because it allowed

me to get a glimpse into different aspects of the Navy. All of this

has helped me better educate my students when planning for

their futures.

Honorees U.S. Army

Gabriella Aguilar

Janie Alvarado

William Anderson

Phillip Antunez

Santiago Arriaga

Joel Baker

Brenden Baros

Khaleil Bell

Erik Carlson

Michael Carrasco

Victoria Compton

Triana Contreras

Enrique Curi

Johnathan Curi

Devon Dantzler

Santiago Diaz

Melanie Dorantes

Griffin Drosehn

Jared Eckert

Christian Estevez

Guadalupe Flores Sanchez

Anneli Flores

Ana Fruto

Javier Garcia

Jose Gonzalez

Bryan Grimaldo

Gavin Guajardo

Christopher Heinemann

Kaleb Herrera

Alexander Huang

Daniel Ibarra

Tony Le

Anthony Leal

Noel Ledesma

Yunseong Lee

Dorian Leija

Kolton Long

Marissa Luna

Ariel Maldonado

Samantha Maury

Isaac Mendiola

Kaylee Nguyen

Javier Nunez

Olivia Ochoa

Jeremy Ortiz-Arce

Siah Peralta

Jessica Perez

Daniel Ponce

Kendrit Quinones

Keion Ray

James Rodriguez

Joseph Rodriguez

Roberto Rodriguez

Desirae Saenz

Sofia Salinas

Abby Sanchez

Ivette Sanchez

Jazmine Santoyo-Arias

Caleb Sevier

Alysha Skroblus

Pedro Tello

Keagan Thompson

Justin Vorman

Kimani Washington

Taylor Weir

Caiden White

Nikolas Wilkerson

Honorees Texas Army National Guard

Mark Anguiano

Anakarina Arguello

Jazmin Arriaga

Jukari Bolden

Pierce Carlisle

Michael Castro

Bailey Childers

Oscar Cisneros

Cameron D'Albergo

Christian Del Rio

Sara DeLeon

Kyle Felker

Jesus Frausto

Alias Fuentes

Jacob Garcia

Roberto Gonzalez

Alexandra Guerrero

Trinity Kight

Isabella Lara

Alyssa Lindquist

Luis Longoria

Jared Luevanos

Blake Luna

Paulina Marin

Akane Martinez

Joel Martinez

Monica Martinez

Mekayla Mason

Jose Mata

Vincent Meza

Sarai Montgomery

Josiah Morales

Bart Mulcahy

Alexia Perales

Jada Rainbolt

Austin Rather

Patrish Reyes

Julie Rivera

Timothy Rodriguez

Noe Santos

Brandon Tejeda

Jesse Vergara

Walter Wardlaw

Honorees U.S. Marine Corps

Rey Barbo

Angel Barrientos

Kristopher Black

Nole Carrasco

Luis Diaz

Tabitha Elmore

Nathaniel Ferguson

Jeremy Galvan

David Garcia

Christan Gibbs

David Gil

Analiza Gomez

Elias Gomez

Jamie Gonzalez

John Gonzalez

Juan Gonzalez

Johnathan Guerra

Nikolas Gutierrez

Mark Hernandez

Ethan Hunter

Brian Jinez

Taylor LaGrange

Adrian Linares

Damien Madsen

Jacob McCutchen

Gabriel Morales

Andres Munoz

Jared Padilla

Mia Padilla

Joe Paez

Byran Patino

Grace Pierce

Alexander Pizana

Michael Polanco

Benjamin Rodriguez

Eliseo Sandoval

Julian Sharp

Michael Smith

Elizabeth Solis

Thomas Songster

Julian Tinajero

Kaleb Vera

Omar ViguerasLuna

Jonah Walls

Honorees U.S. Navy

Samantha Alvarez

Joshua Avila

Hayley Caballero

Rey Castillo

Caitlyn Diaz

Madison Dobyns

Hailey Driver

Garrett Duross

Ezekiel Eldridge

Jacinda Esquivel

Ariana Fernandez

Jalynn Free

Alec Garcia

Jessalyn Garcia

Evelyn Garcia Jorge

Patrick Gaytan Cuellar

Jonathan Geurkink

Dominic Gonzalez

Julio Gonzalez

Alyssa Hernandez

Xaiver Jacobs

Aaron Ledesma

Oscar Ledesma

Takaion Louis

Sophia McEnroe

Allyson Meier

Natalie Natal

Jacob Nieto

Sean Parks

Melanie Ponce Gomez

David Ratnayeke

Noah Rodriguez

Joceyln Ruiz

Jalyn Sanchez

Benjamin Seifert

Bailey Snelson

Kayla Tejeda-Terry

Esteban Vasquez

Juliana Villareal

Izcalotzinth Villasenor

Kenneth Wyatt

Honorees U.S. Air Force

Deull Arnold Jose Delgado Remington Lopez

Alexander Cantu Jeshurun Dulnuan Jaci Nixon

Nickolas Cantu-Hartwell Denise Fernandez Bryanna Perez

Alexis Castillo Devin Garcia Rafael Perez IV

Morgan Cherry Miguel Garcia Cesar Pina

Jasiah Cisneros Colton Hale Kyla Wood

Caleol Clifton-Smith Jaiden Haywood

Leonard Cooper Nicholas LaMonita

Honorees Air National Guard

Miles Smith Andrew Viera

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Service Songs

United States Army & Guard March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free.

Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.

We’re the Army and proud of our name!

We’re the Army and proudly proclaim:

First to fight for the right,

And to build the Nation’s might,

And The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Proud of all we have done,

Fighting till the battle’s won,

And the Army Goes Rolling Along.

Then it’s hi! hi! hey!

The Army’s on its way.

Count off the cadence loud and strong;

For where’er we go,

You will always know

That The Army Goes Rolling Along.

United States Marine Corps From the halls of Montezuma

To the shores of Tripoli

We will fight our country’s battles

In the air, on land and sea.

First to fight for right and freedom,

And to keep our honor clean.

We are proud to claim the title of,

United States Marines.

United States Navy Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.

Farewell to foreign shores,

we sail at break of day, of day.

Through our last night ashore, drink to the foam,

Until we meet once more

Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

United States Air Force & Guard Off we go, into the wild blue yonder,

Climbing high into the sun.

Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,

At ‘em boys, give ‘er the gun.

Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,

Off with one hell-uv-a roar!

We live in fame or go down in flame,

Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force.

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