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Features

Guard Welcomes Katrina Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Eagle Test Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Combat Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Comings... and Goings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

The Guard Responds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

The First Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Save Now, Play Later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Departments

Command Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

From the Director’s Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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The Adjutant General

Brig. Gen. Oliver J. Mason Jr.

Director of Public Affairs

Lt. Col. Paul Greg Smith

Public Affairs Officer

Maj. Winfield Danielson

Managing Editor

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Art Director

Staff Sgt. Don Veitch

Staff

CW3 Richard Woodlock

Master Sgt. Pallas deBettencourt

Sgt. 1st Class Steven Tedeschi

Sgt. Jordan St. John

Sgt. June Norton

Spc. Matthew Benedetti

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“Lending a helping hand” 
Command Message

A Holiday Message from 

The Adjutant General

As I think about my first holiday season

as The Adjutant General, I think first

about the things for which I am thankful. Giving thanks is a holiday tradition,

probably because we are so busy during the rest of the year we forget to

stop, look around and realize how lucky

we are.

The Massachusetts National Guard has

certainly been busy over the past year.

We sent more of our fellow Soldiers

and Airmen to Iraq and Afghanistan

and welcomed others home. We sent

members to help New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina and

welcomed some of her citizens as guests at Camp Edwards. We began

transforming, so we would have the units that are most relevant to the

global war on terrorism and homeland defense. 

In short, it often seemed during the past year that we had more to do than

we had time or people to do it. It is all too easy, therefore, for us to bury

ourselves in our work. I ask you this holiday season to avoid that trap.

Take some time to look at the blessings around you and be thankful.

I am thankful most of all for my family. Without their support, I couldn’t

have served my country for more than three decades. I am conscious

however, that they need my support as well, because serving my country

has been hard on them at times. This two-way support has been even

more important for our fellow Guard members who deployed. A unit

family readiness group can help foster that support; make sure your unit

has one.

Next to my family, I am most grateful for you, the Airmen, Soldiers and

civilian employees of the Massachusetts National Guard. I am continually

amazed by your dedication, ingenuity and hard work. 

Think about what we have done over the past few years; mobilized more

Soldiers and Airmen for missions at home and abroad than we have in over

half a century – this at a time when both personnel and funding resources

have been extremely tight. 

You have done so much with so little. Sometimes I wonder how, but you

did it. Thank you.

The wish is another holiday tradition. My wish is for every Soldier, Airman,

civilian employee and family member of the Massachusetts National Guard

to have a safe and joyful holiday season. 

Happy holidays, 

Brig. Gen. Oliver J. Mason Jr.

Richard Bedell

Air Guard Command Chief

Master Sergeant

Chief Master Sergeant Richard C. Bedell, of Worcester, was

selected in October as the Command Chief Master Sergeant of

the Massachusetts Air National Guard.

As Command Chief, Bedell oversees all enlisted activities of Air

Guardsmen across the Commonwealth and is a member of the

Air Guard Commander’s senior staff. He has been a member of

the Massachusetts Air Guard since 1975. Prior to joining the

Guard, he served four years on active duty with the Air Force. He

is the Chief of Management Operations Division of the Enterprise

Integration Systems Command at Hanscom Air Force Base.

Bedell was awarded master’s and bachelor’s degrees from

Western New England College. Among his awards and 

decorations are the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf

cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal and he was selected as the

Senior NCO of the Year for the Massachusetts Air Guard

in 1995. ✯

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Brig. Gen. Oliver J. Mason Jr..
The Force of Freedom 3

From the Directors Chair...

2005 – ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS

By Lt. Col. Paul “Greg” Smith, Public Affairs Director

In this issue of the Minuteman we look

forward to the holiday season and look

back at the past year – and 2005 was

quite a year for the Massachusetts

National Guard.

The year started with a state activation

for a nor’easter blizzard. Once again,

the citizens of the commonwealth were

reminded that the National Guard is

there for them at a moment’s notice.

Guard members evacuated residents of

low-lying areas, transported health care

personnel to hospitals, removed debris

and assisted local police.

Summer also found Massachusetts National Guard members assisting

civilians in need, this time in Louisiana. Nearly 400 men and women of the

Army and Air Guard came together within 48 hours to form Task Force

Yankee. The team was credited with saving more than 100 lives – and hundreds of pets, which would have perished or gone wild in the chaos of

post-Katrina New Orleans. 

While the Minutemen of Task Force Yankee were in Louisiana, Camp

Edward was preparing to receive 235 guests from the Gulf Coast. The

Camp Edwards Village provided a place for people dislodged by Hurricane

Katrina to rest, recuperate and eventually rebuild their lives.

Guard members assisted police in ensuring public safety at annual

Massachusetts events like the Boston Marathon and the Fourth of July on

the Esplanade. In the post Sept. 11 world, these missions have become

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the 1st Civil Support Team help bring peace of mind to citizens attending

these celebrations. I will always remember when the security detail

stepped out in front of the Hatch Shell July 4, and the crowd broke out in

applause. 

In June we joined the regular Army and Army Reserve in celebrating the

230th Birthday of the Army on the Cambridge Common.

We saw the deployment of many of our units in 2005 to join the war

against terrorism overseas. As these patriots deployed, we welcomed

home with joy and thanksgiving the Soldiers and Airmen who had

completed their missions with pride and professionalism.

In the past year, we saw changes in leadership. Maj. Gen. Keefe accepted

a well-earned retirement and handed command to Brig. Gen. Mason, who

met the challenge of command with energy and wisdom. Brig. Gen. Akey

took charge of the Massachusetts Air Guard, and immediately set about

tackling the challenges of BRAC and Future Total Force. Brig. Gen. Pappas

announced his retirement just months ago, and we will miss his wit, common sense and understanding of Soldiers. He will always be remembered

as a Soldier’s general.

It was a year of tragedy as well as triumph for the Massachusetts National

Guard. We will remember with sadness the untimely death of Sgt. Michael

Kelley, who gave his life in Afghanistan while defending our country. 

As we celebrate the holiday season with our loved ones, take a moment to

remember our brothers and sisters who stand guard overseas and can’t be

home for the holidays. Take a moment also to reflect on the great things

that we’ve accomplished together in 2005.

It was a year when ordinary Guard men and women accomplished extraordinary things at home and around the world. In 2005 the people of the

commonwealth and nation were reminded that the men and women of the

National Guard are today’s true patriots. ✯

Lt. Col. Paul “Greg” Smith 

By Spc. Matt Benedetti, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs and Paula

Peters, Environmental and Readiness Center

While hundreds of Massachusetts National Guard members deployed to

the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Katrina, the Massachusetts

Guard also provided a safe haven for over 200 people displaced by 

the storm.

Gov. Mitt Romney provided housing at Camp Edwards on Cape Cod to

209 guests, including 35 veterans. The military installation includes barracks, mess halls, chapels, gymnasiums and medical facilities. 

Guests began to arrive at the Otis Air National Guard airstrip Sept. 8, and

the physical and psychological impact of Katrina on them was obvious

to everyone. “The guests had been living in extremely unsanitary conditions, some were immersed in a toxic stew as recently as 12 hours

before they arrived with no opportunity to bathe or shower before boarding a flight to an unknown destination,” said Lt. Col. Paul “Greg” Smith,

director of public affairs of the Massachusetts National Guard. 

The guests were taken directly to the National Guard’s Massachusetts

Medical Command station, which was set up in a helicopter hanger with

dozens of other human service providers. There, medical triage was

directed by Dr. Alexandria Accardi, a psychiatrist and state surgeon for

the Massachusetts National Guard.

Romney spearheaded the effort to accommodate persons displaced by

Hurricane Katrina in Massachusetts. “We didn’t know exactly how many

folks we could handle, but we said we’d take as many as necessary. The

nation needs us, we needed to do this,” Romney said.

The Army and Air National Guard, working closely with federal, state and

local response agencies, and a host of volunteer agencies including the

Red Cross and Salvation Army, have taken an active role to ensure the

guests received the services they needed. “A reporter asked me if there

was anything that I needed. I paused for a few seconds and couldn’t

think of anything,” he said Allen Langley. 

Romney was pleased that the guests seemed to be enjoying their stay.

“One of the guests said to me that he realized the facility would be comfortable, but he did not realize how warm and generous the people would

be,” said Romney. 

Still, the guests will eventually need new lives to replace the ones they

lost to Hurricane Katrina. “We’re going to need to find ... permanent

housing for these individuals,” Romney said. “Jobs, housing, transportation and the like.”

Until then, Camp Edwards will continue to serve as the guests’ safe

haven after the storm. ✯

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Katrina Guests
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Guard Assists High School 

with Career Direction Program

By Spc. Matt Benedetti, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

The Massachusetts Army National

Guard has been serving the 

residents of the Commonwealth

since 1636 and continues to contribute their best efforts to the

cities and towns across the state. 

Unlike other components of the

military, the Army National Guard

has a federal and state mission.

Guard personnel maintain an active

role in community based initiatives

and local affairs. “We embody the

Citizen Soldier and are involved in a

wide range of duties,” said 

Maj. Tom Stewart, marketing officer

of the Massachusetts Army

National Guard. 

Specifically, Guardsmen have forged a partnership with the faculty of

Methuen High School, providing students with career direction. This innovative program was designed by a team of experts from the education,

business and health care fields in order to provide high school juniors and

seniors with the tools to succeed in our rapidly changing economy.

“Our unique dual role allows us to provide programs like career direction

that help young people prepare to select their career,” said Stewart. 

With an emphasis on goal setting, education and career choices, the 

program has earned accolades from educators. “I would encourage every

school system to incorporate the career direction program into their 

curriculum,” said Bill Cullen, guidance counselor at Methuen High School.

“This program is an important tool in any young person’s career decision

making process,” he added. 

Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Kelly has been administering the program for four

years and recently conducted a class at Newburyport High School. 

“The program is useful because it is up-to-date regarding economic and

employment trends. Due to the aging of the baby boomer generation, the

medical field will be the primary area of employment in seven years,” said

Kelly. “Most students were responsive and indicated that the information

was very helpful.” 

Although the program is conducted by recruiters, the purpose of the 

program is not intended to serve solely as a recruitment vehicle.

Guardsmen recognize that military service is not for everyone but will 

provide information to interested students. “Career Direction is a program

the Massachusetts National Guard sponsors to support the future of education and give something to each community in the Commonwealth,” said

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Bialy, retired principal at Southbridge High School.

Guardsmen were pleased with the response and are using Methuen High

School as a model for conducting courses in other high schools. “It went

well and the students were very receptive. The faculty welcomed us with

open arms and I believe we spoke to close to 500 students. It was a great

experience all around and we are looking forward to doing it next year,”

said Staff Sgt. Henry Giasson. ✯

Soldiers from the 26th 

Brigade Depart for Iraq

Story and photos by Maj. Winfield Danielson, 

Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

Five Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers from the

26th Infantry Brigade departed for Iraq Tuesday, Oct.

11, 2005, from Devens Reserve Forces Training Area,

Mass.

The Soldiers, Spc. Christopher M. Chaisson, from the

Massachusetts Medical Command, Staff Sgt. Stephen

J. Cho, from B Company 182nd Infantry, Spc. Geoffrey

L. Jenkins, from Headquarters Company 182nd

Infantry, Pfc. Frank M. Russick, from B Company 181st

Infantry, and Sgt. Scott A. Thagard, from Headquarters

Company 104th Infantry, will augment National Guard

Soldiers already serving in Iraq under the 48th Brigade

Combat Team, Georgia National Guard. They are due

to return in approximately nine months. 

"Large deployments get most of the attention, but the

sacrifices made by members of a small group like this

are just as great," Col. Manuel J. Constantine, assistant

adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard,

said after wishing the Soldiers well. "We owe them 

our gratitude." ✯

Deploying Soldiers from the 26th Infantry Brigade pose in front of the brigade headquarters prior to

their departure for Fort Drum, N.Y. and then to Iraq, where they will augment the 48th Brigade Combat

Team. From left to right, Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Cho, from Arlington, Mass., Sgt. Scott A. Thagard, from

Springfield, Pfc. Frank M. Russick, from Fitchburg, Spc. Christopher M. Chaisson, of Newburyport, and

Spc. Geoffrey L. Jenkins, of Mattapan. 
Eagle Test Drive

Story and photo by Cliff McDonald, 102nd Fighter Wing, Public Affairs

After taking a walk around, doing a visual inspection and kicking tires, it

was time to take the "Tub" out for a drive around town. They launched into

the sky on a beautiful clear fall day, the weather was perfect and one could

almost see up and down the coast from Boston to New York City. It was a

routine training mission for veteran F-15 pilot Col. Anthony “Kimo”

Schiavi, who does this kind of flying routinely out of Otis Air National

Guard Base, but what about his rear seat passenger?

The passenger was ready to talk about the experience just minutes after

climbing down from the B-model “Eagle” that flew him high over the

Atlantic Ocean where he participated in air-to-air combat drills for more

than an hour. This fighter pilot, Col. Leon “Catfish” Rice, who has over

4,000 hours of a different kind of aircraft experience, stood on the Otis

flight line winding down from an energy level higher than what one normally experiences on the ground.

Col. Rice described the experience with a sense of excitement still beaming deep from within himself, “What a wonderful airplane, absolutely spectacular, it flies nice, it feels nice and it’s great. It’s so different from the A10 that I normally fly; it’s on a different spectrum of flying than the A-10,

or even the F-111 that I flew on active duty. The F-15 is a very agile, and

smooth flying aircraft that kind of reminds me of my F-111 flying days,”

but he added lightheartedly, “certainly at a different speed, different ‘G’ and

different altitude.” For Col. Rice, this was his first experience in the

F-15, and one he looks forward to doing many times again as he works

with the 102nd Fighter Wing to help transition Otis’ F-15 fighter jets to the

104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield over the

next few years.

He said, “while the transition from Otis to

Barnes will be hard on some, it could also

be exciting for others, a new mission, a

new task, and challenges; it’s the wave of

the future. It gives you a new opportunity

to excel; I think that combining the units in

the state, taking the expertise and knowledge base at Otis and merging these skills

with all those capabilities that Barnes has,

seems initially to be a win-win situation for

the state. It keeps a fighter aircraft in the

state, and possibly keeps the F-15 flying

here for another 20 years, this is really

good news.”

Col. Rice is the state director of operations

for the Air National Guard; he works out of

the Joint Force Headquarters in Milford in

a traditional part time Guard position. He

described his position as having a hand in

the operations of both fighter wings located within Massachusetts, as well as the

other units and commands in the state

from the 253rd Combat Communications

Group to the 212th Installation

Engineering Squadron. He also has a part

in the operations of the state’s Air National

Guard band. He has oversight and keeps

the commander informed on what these

units are doing, and where they’re going.

Force is looking for in the state of Massachusetts.

Col. Rice said of this day’s orientation flight in the F-15, “It gives me an

understanding of what people go through, and what they’re thinking and

talking about, not only just the pilots and operations group, but also other

people and how they interact with the plane.” He is involved with the

mission, the pilots and how everybody is going to move forward and be 

successful flying and fighting in the F-15, while also keeping the operation

going. He said, “It also helps me understand all the other facets that are

involved with the thousand plus people here at Otis supporting the 18

fighter jets on the ramp.”

According to Col. Rice, “Right now the tentative plan for transitioning

Guardsmen at Barnes into the F-15 is unknown. Starting in fiscal year

2007-2008 the transition will start for both bases.”

One thing that Col Rice found most impressive about his first F-15 flight

was how fast the situation develops when you’re up there in the air-to-air

arena where closure rates of aircraft are so much greater than what he was

previously used to over the past 15 years flying the A-10. “Things are 

certainly a lot slower in the A-10 in terms of airspeed, situations develop

in both aircraft very rapidly, but to be in the air-to-air arena and have 

closure of two high-speed fighters coming at each other while being

engaged in the air-to-air fight is a dramatic experience,” said Col Rice.

The colonel looks forward to someday taking the “Eagle’s” front seat, but

that’s still a couple of years away. His plan for the future, now that he’s seen

how it works, is to get down to Otis once a month to fly with the 102nd

and get more familiar. His full time job is flying a Boeing 777 for United

Airlines from New York City to Tokyo. ✯

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Col. Leon “Catfish” Rice, who has over 4,000 hours of a different kind of aircraft experience, kneels in front of an F15 Eagle prior to an orientation flight at Otis Air National Guard Base, Cape Cod.
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By Lt. Col. Paul “Greg” Smith, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

Five members of the 1st Battalion, 102nd Field Artillery, of the

Massachusetts National Guard have been cited for their valorous action

during an April 2 attack on Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib in Iraq.

Sgt. Phillip Rand Jr., 33, a Bridgewater police officer, and Master Sgt. Joe

Young, 52, of Orange, who is serving his second tour in Iraq, were

awarded Bronze Stars with “V” device for valor.

Army Commendation Medals with “V” device for valor were awarded to

Staff Sgt. Christopher “Cheeto” Yarger, 38, of North Attleboro, Sgt. William

Gates, 28, of Belmont, and Sgt. Jimmy Lok, 28, of Randolph.

According to U.S. Department of Defense News, the insurgent attack was

a coordinated ground assault involving multiple attacks by an insurgent

force “estimated to be more than 60 members strong.”

Young, during a phone call to the Soldiers at FOB Abu Ghraib, said, “Small

arms rounds, mortars and rockets were going off all around us.” When

one of the defending weapons systems went down, Young, Rand and the

other Soldiers stepped forward and took action.

Rand recalled, “I had to stand up and pull up on the weapons system to

replace it ... ‘Cheeto’ was covering me.”

Yarger said, “We knew it was vital for the safety of everyone to fight back

the attack. When we heard on the radio that they needed help, I knew it was

my job.”

Gates drove the truck that brought critically needed ammunition, water and

medical supplies to fighting positions. “There were bullets flying everywhere in our area. It wasn’t any more dangerous to repel the attack than it

was to stay in place,” he said.

Lok added, “The Soldiers under fire needed help, I really didn’t think about

safety at the time.”

According to Department of Defense News reports, “A quick reaction force

made up of U.S. Soldiers and Marines prevented the insurgency from

breaching the walls.” The five Massachusetts Guardsmen from the 102nd

were a core element of that force.

The battalion commander at the FOB, Lt. Col. Mark Ray, 46, of Beverly,

said, “These guys acted with bravery and courage. Each of the 21 Soldiers

from the 1-102nd is a hero, but these five guys rose to the top.”

“Their courageous actions saved the lives of hundreds of Soldiers, Marines

and Iraqi civilians,” said Brig. Gen. Oliver J. Mason, The Adjutant General

of the Massachusetts National Guard. “This is at the heart of what it means

to be a Soldier, a patriot and a hero.” ✯
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If I Had a Million Dollars

By Suzanne M. Fournier, 

Gulf Region Southern District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

How is it possible to give someone a million dollars? The largest U.S. bill

in circulation is the hundred dollar bill, and it takes 10,000 of those to make

one million dollars. Ten thousand bills! 

How about $22 million? That is the amount of cash that Roberta “Bobbie”

West, an accountant at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region

Southern District, and three young Soldiers from the Massachusetts Army

National Guard paid in cash to hundreds of Iraqi contractors during the

past eight months. 

Sgt. Craig Chisholm, Spec. Luis Alvarez and Spec. Theodore Giannino of

the 747th Finance Detachment of the Massachusetts Army National Guard,

prepared the transfer of the cold, hard cash. Chisholm and Giannino took

turns acting as the paying agent and certifying officer. Alvarez reviewed all

documentation submitted for payment to ensure accountability. 

West is responsible for paying contractors who completed contracts to

construct or renovate a school, hospital, road, police station, fire station,

water or electrical system, or any one of more than a thousand contracts

awarded in the southern nine provinces of Iraq. She prepared paperwork

for the transfer of cash after engineers notified her that the work was completed at the construction site. 

“This payment system is a bit out of the ordinary, but it gets the money into

the hands of small contractors who otherwise couldn’t compete,” said Nick

Ash, resource manager for the Corps’ Southern District. “These cash payments helped prevent work stoppages and developed lasting positive

working relationships with the Iraqi people.”

contractors with the opportunities to compete, the Corps arranged to pay

contractors in cash after they completed a certain portion of the contract. 

In this way, more small contractors are able to bid and compete for 

construction contracts to enhance the quality of life for the Iraqi people.

Small contractors hire local Iraqi workers, so the money goes back into the

local economy.

“I have had the pleasure of working with Sgt. Chisholm, Spec. Alvarez and

Spec. Giannino since my arrival at Camp Adder in July. They’ve made the

process of cash payments flow smoothly and exhibited a high level of 

professionalism and customer service,” said West. “I am particularly

impressed with the respect they’ve shown to Iraqi businessmen.” 

Chisholm, Giannino and Alvarez returned to Massachusetts with the rest of

the 747th on Oct. 22, 2005. ✯

Spc. Alvarez, Spc. Giannino and Sgt. Chisholm (left to right) of the Mass. Army

National Guard and Roberta “Bobbie” West, US Army Corps of Engineers, watch

Iraqi contractors sign acceptance of cash payment (sitting on the table) for

completing work under a reconstruction contract. Photo courtesy of the Gulf Region

Southern District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

126TH MHD Continues 

to Make History

By Spc. Matt Benedetti, 

Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

Five members of the 126th Military History

Detachment were given a heartfelt sendoff from the

Ancient and Honorable Society in Fanuiel Hall in

Boston on Oct. 16, 2005. 

The MHD will deploy for service to Iraq for 

approximately a year. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the MHD

mobilized for missions in New York and tours in

Afghanistan and Iraq. The unit also documented the

Democratic National Convention in Boston. 

Maj. Jack McKenna of Attleboro, Mass., is the 

commander of the unit and eager for the opportunity to serve overseas. An infantry officer by trade, he

applied a thoughtful approach when searching for

members of the unit. “I took some time to find 

combat arms Soldiers who are historically 

conscious. As a result, I’m confident in their skills

on the battlefield,” he said. “Our unit has the ability

to collect historically significant data and respond to

any contingency that might result.” 

Sgt. Gregory Sapp of Salem is a trained artillerymen

with a bachelor’s degree in history and is proud to

deploy. “I love the unit,” he said. “I’m excited about

serving in Iraq, it’s a great opportunity for someone that’s

interested in military history. ✯
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Biathlon Team Looks

for New Members

By Capt. Andy Parsons, Team Coach & Coordinator

The Massachusetts National Guard biathlon team is looking ahead to the

snows of winter. 

Who are we? The team is composed of Massachusetts National Guard

members. Any member – male or female, Army or Air Guard – is eligible

and encouraged to contact us if interested in participating.

What is a biathlon? Biathlon originated as a winter sport in the

Scandinavian region (Norway, Sweden and Finland). Soldiers there to this

day conduct border patrols by skiing and carrying rifles on their backs.

From this military background was born the modern day winter biathlon:

cross-country skiing and .22-caliber rifle target shooting. 

The sport combines athletic ability with rifle marksmanship, an excellent

skill set for any Soldier. The race venues here in the Northeast are the

military biathlon locale at Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vt., and

civilian courses in Bretton Woods, N.H., Fort Kent, Maine, Day, N.Y., and

Lake Placid, N.Y. 

This past winter, the Massachusetts National Guard biathlon team members competed in several races, to include the week-long national championships held in Jericho, Vt. Over 50 racers were present, with individuals

ranging from beginner to Olympic ability levels. Massachusetts prolonged

its respected racing tradition with many great performances over the

course of the season.

A lack of year-round snow and a desire to continue in competition gave rise

to the summer biathlon – running a six-kilometer course and stopping

twice for .22-caliber rifle target shooting. These races are held from June

through October each year. The growth in popularity of the summer 

sport has also given birth to new race formats, such as mountain bike

riding and shooting! 

in the sport to try it out, thanks to warm weather and no skiing requirement. The racing and training will also have a positive effect on your twomile APFT run time!

Biathlon is a fun way to stay in shape, meet new people and represent the

Massachusetts National Guard. Currently involved individuals train yearround at their own designated levels and at their home locales. The

Massachusetts National Guard provides much of the needed equipment

and GSA vehicles (the team coordinator and your unit administrator can

help you acquire orders for competition weekends). 

The schedule for this winter is as follows:

Jan. 25 to 29, 2006, Regional races at EAFR in Jericho, Vt.

Feb. 11 to 19, 2006, National races at Camp Ripley, Minn.

If you enjoy fitness and wish to practice target shooting, or simply have 

a good attitude and a desire to represent the Massachusetts National

Guard in competition, this is the sport for you. Give us a call – no 

experience necessary! Contact me, Capt. Andrew Parsons, 

at (W) (508) 233-7585, (DSN) 256-7585, (Mobile) (508) 328-0168, or

andrew.parsons@ma.ngb.army.mil. ✯

Members of the Massachusetts National Guard Biathlon Team compete in races

that test both athletic ability and rifle marksmanship; skills for any Guard

member. Photos courtesy of the Massachusetts National Guard Biathlon Team.

Camp Edwards - Time to Shine

By Spc. Stephanie Ostapowich, Headquarters Detachment, Camp Edwards

Hurricane Katrina’s effects were felt far and wide and Camp Edwards was

no exception. 

When the 217 Gulf Coast evacuees were plucked from their rooftops and

put on a plane, many had no idea where they would go. Sept. 8 and 9, they

received a warm welcome from volunteers, agency workers, government

officials and Soldiers at Cape Cod. 

Countless hours were spent in preparation for their arrival. More than 50

Soldiers were called to duty at Camp Edwards since Operation Helping

Hand kicked off. This included Soldiers not only from the units normally

based there - Headquarters Detachment Camp Edwards, 180th Engineers

Detachment, Force Protection, and 126th Aviation - but also individuals

from the 181st Infantry, 101st Field Artillery and Joint Forces Headquarters. 

The state initiated Operation Helping Hand Sept. 6, launching the Camp

Edwards Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, into action. 

The Camp Edwards Logistics Division and Facilities Engineer Division

immediately began preparations. Engineering staff initiated major electrical, plumbing and carpentry projects to help ensure the safety and comfort

of the civilians during their stay on Camp Edwards. Logistics staff quickly readied four barracks buildings and a dining hall. 

Maj. Doris Lopilato, Chief of Logistics, said that her division’s most 

significant achievement was “getting all four barracks occupant-ready in

72 hours.” She noted that the assistance of the Department of Corrections

made this feat possible. It was just one example of the close cooperation

between Camp Edwards and other agencies.

Soldiers on Camp Edwards were kept busy supporting the guests and

working along side nearly 20 different state agencies ranging from the

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to the Registry of Motor

Vehicles and United States Postal Service. 

The nerve center of this cooperation was the Camp Edwards EOC. 

“The Soldiers that volunteered for duty at the Camp Edwards EOC ...

earned the respect of all of the various agencies involved,” said Capt. John

Shealy, Camp Edwards Headquarters Detachment commander and officer

in charge of the Edwards EOC.

Katrina’s effects were felt at Camp Edwards, but so was the spirit of teamwork among those working to provide a temporary home for the guests.

Massachusetts’ fine National Guard Soldiers executed their duties selflessly and treated both the guests and members of other agencies with

respect, exemplifying the Army Values. ✯
The Force of Freedom 9

Pilot for a Day

Story and photo by Cliff McDonald, 102nd Fighter Wing, Public Affairs

Eight-year-old Christian O'Grady of Sandwich, Mass., was selected as the 102nd Fighter

Wing's sixth "Pilot for a Day" event on Sept 28, at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape

Cod. Christian has leukemia. He is in remission and has one more year of treatment,

which totals two and a half years of treatment. Christian was promoted to the rank of

captain and given the call sign "Knuckles."

The call sign refers to the several finger rings he wore, which were said to bare a 

resemblance to brass knuckles. He was treated to a full day of mission briefings and

other pilot active by his host, F-5 pilot Maj. Vaughn Littlejohn. Some activities 

included sitting in an F-15 and watching aircraft launches from the side of the runway.

He also visited with base firefighters and security forces. Christian's immediate family

and two best friends also participated to the day's activities.

Pilot for a Day is a U.S. Air Force program, which focuses on young people who are

either handicapped or have been stricken with a life threatening illness. The program

invites these people to be special guests of an operational Air Force flying unit and 

experience a realistic day in the life of a pilot. Anyone that knows of such a young

deserving person is welcomed to submit a nomination to the wing Public Affairs Officer,

1st. Lt. Nicole Ivers. ✯

Bruins Record

First Assist

of the Season

By Spc. Matt Benedetti, 

Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

The NHL may have taken a year off but the

spirit is alive in the most unlikely of places;

Iraq. Massachusetts National Guardsman

Staff Sgt. Andrew Fay, of West Roxbury,

started a fledgling street hockey league amid

the oppressive heat and sandstorms. 

Based in Tikrit, the heart of the notorious

Sunni Triangle, Fay and members of the 42nd

Division Artillery began the league as a respite

from the rigors of their duties. The Boston

Bruins and partners UPS, Franklin Sports, the

Boston Police Athletic League and several

friends and family provided street hockey

equipment to the Massachusetts Guard

members.

Paul Stewart of the Bruins Foundation, a

former NHL player and referee, was more than

happy to help out friends in need. “When our

neighbors in the National Guard are doing

their job in Iraq, we will do anything to help. If

we can bring a little bit of Boston hockey to

them, that’s what it’s all about,” he said. 

Fay (a Boston police Officer who was on leave

visiting his wife Elizabeth and children,

Matthew, 19; Taylor, 3; Ryley, 6; and William,

5) attended an event Aug. 10, 2005, supplying

the Guardsmen with hockey equipment.

Gary Fay, brother of Staff Sgt. Fay, spearheaded the effort to send more hockey gear to

the troops after receiving e-mails and photos

showing damaged equipment. “People

responded by donating shirts, sticks and

equipment. UPS, Franklin Sports, the Boston

Police and the Bruins Foundation have all

been outstanding,” he said. ✯

Newly promoted Brig. Gen.

Michael D. Akey is pinned by his

children, Michael and Jennifer, at

a promotion ceremony held at

Barnes Air National Guard Base,

Westfield. Akey is the Commander

of the Massachusetts Air National

Guard and was recently assigned

as Massachusetts Joint Force

Headquarters Commander.

The Massachusetts Army

National Guard congratulates

Col. (P) Michael E. McCormack

II, on his new assignment as

Commander, Massachusetts

Army National Guard and

Deputy Commander, Joint

Force Headquarters, II effective Oct. 27, 2005.

Seeing Stars
10 Minuteman Fall 2005

2005 Farewells 

and Homecomings

Units that Deployed Elements

Overseas in 2005:

• Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts

• Headquarters, Massachusetts Air National Guard

• 101st Finance Detachment

• 101st Regiment, Regional Training Institute

• 102nd Fighter Wing

• 102nd Weather Flight

• 126th Military History Detachment

• 212th Engineer Installation Squadron

• 253rd Combat Communications Group

• 267th Combat Communications Squadron

• 685th Finance Detachment

• A Company, 118th Medical Battalion

• B Company, 181st Engineer Battalion

• C Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group

• E Battery, 101st Field Artillery

• E Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion

• Headquarters Company, 26th Infantry Brigade

• Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry

• Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry

• C Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry

• Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery

• Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation

• A Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation

• C Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation

• D Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation

• E Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation

Units with Elements that Came

Home from Overseas in 2005:

• Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts

• Headquarters Battery, 42nd Division Artillery

• E Battery, 101st Field Artillery

• 1st Battalion, 102nd Field Artillery

• 26th Personnel Services Detachment

• 42nd Military Police Company

• 272nd Chemical Company

• 704th Quartermaster Detachment

• 747th Finance Detachment

• C Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry
The Force of Freedom 11
12 Minuteman Winter 2006

Otis Helps to Deploy Troops

for Katrina Relief

Story by Cliff McDonald, 102nd Fighter Wing, Public Affairs

During the Labor Day weekend, 108 members of the 102nd Fighter

Wing were called to duty in support of a deployment of Massachusetts

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deploying to Gulf Coast areas

affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The Airmen worked through the Labor Day weekend, swiftly packing

more than 200 tons of cargo and loading it aboard 17 military cargo 

aircraft, along with approximately 500 Airmen and Soldiers headed to 

the Gulf Coast. The shipment included 23 vehicles and 18 pallets of 

support equipment.

The task force consisted of military policemen from the 51st Troop

Command, and infantrymen from the 26th Infantry Brigade of the

Massachusetts Army National Guard. 

The task force also included 102nd Security Forces Squadron members

from Otis and the 104th Fighter Wing based at Barnes Air National

Guard Base in Westfield.

"The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina are being felt by our fellow

Americans. The Massachusetts National Guard is eager to deploy

and will perform to perfection. They are the most highly

trained and informed Soldiers and Airmen in the world and the

best Massachusetts has to offer," said Brig. Gen. Oliver J. Mason,

Massachusetts adjutant general.

The deployed National Guard members include medical, logistics, security, aviation, engineer and communications specialists. Some have

since returned to Massachusetts. ✯
The Force of Freedom 13

Post Katrina Commo

By Sgt. 1st Class Michael Paduchowski, 

Photo by Maj. Sean McNally, Joint Force Headquarters, 

Massachusetts National Guard

Though Team Yankee retuned to Massachusetts at the end of September,

the Massachusetts National Guard remained in New Orleans for 

another month. 

A team of nine Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers were there, supplying state of the art satellite communications to Task Force Katrina. The

team deployed Sept. 26, occupied space at a Holiday Inn near the

Superdome and set up the Interim SATCOM Incident Site Communications

Set. 

ISISCS is a mobile suite of communications equipment designed to 

facilitate command and control and enhance shared situational awareness

among local, state and federal emergency responders. Originally developed to assist a state’s National Guard in responding to a homeland security incident or natural disaster in that state, several states have deployed

ISISCS units to support efforts in the Gulf Coast areas most affected by 

the storm. 

Without compromising communications security, the Massachusetts

ISISCS team used highly sophisticated satellite communications equipment, allowing Task Force Katrina personnel serving with the Army,

National Guard, police and fire departments, the Department of Homeland

Security, FEMA, the U.S. Marshals and other participating agencies to communicate without regard to existing electrical power, telephone or radio

communications infrastructure. The team operated 24 hours a day, seven

days a week.

“If you ask me, the Soldiers from Missouri and Massachusetts fit together

like ‘Socks on a Rooster,’ you can't get a better fit than that!" said Maj. Sean

Elfrink, commander of Task Force Tiger. “To execute a solid mission you

must be able to shoot, move and communicate. Task Force Tiger can

communicate without any issues. We are by far the best outfitted unit ...

when it comes to communications. I’m grateful for the support of the

Massachusetts National Guard, [their] assistance is a combat multiplie

without question.”

The Massachusetts National Guard ISISCS team returned to

Massachusetts Oct. 22, 2005. Members of the team were Maj. Sean

McNally from Merrimack, N.H., Chief Warrant Officer Paul Maynard from

Sutton, Mass., Warrant Officer John Gardner from Worcester, Mass.

Master Sgt. Richard Taylor from Bellingham, Mass., Sgt. 1st Class Scot

Masury from Oxford, Mass., Sgt. 1st Class Michael Paduchowski from

Litchfield, N.H., Staff Sgt. Eric Cove from Auburn, Mass., Staff Sgt

Anthony Deprofio from Hudson, Mass., and Spc. John Surette form

Saugus, Mass. ✯

Patriots and the Massachusetts

Army Guard Field Impressive Teams

Story by Spc. Matt Benedetti, photo by SFC Steve Tedeschi, 

Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

The New England Patriots and the Massachusetts National

Guard both opened the season with flying colors. The

three-time Super Bowl Champions, the New England

Patriots, defeated the Oakland Raiders 30-20 in front of a

capacity crowd on Sept. 8, 2005, at Gillette Stadium in

Foxboro, Mass. At the same time, the Massachusetts Guard

welcomed 75 recruits into their ranks.

The electric atmosphere was enhanced by several A-list

performers like Green Day, Ozzy Osbourne and Carlos

Santana.

The most enthusiastic fan response was reserved for the

men and women of the Massachusetts Army National

Guard. During the halftime intermission, two hundred

Soldiers stood in formation as Brig. Gen. Gary Pappas

swore in 75 new recruits into the Massachusetts Army

National Guard. Soldiers marched off the field to deafening

applause as the crowd loudly voiced their support. ✯

The scene was inspiring to all members of the Guard. “We are proud to

serve and happy to welcome the next generation of Soldiers to the

Massachusetts Army National Guard,” said Stewart.

The Massachusetts National Guard’s newest Soldiers are sworn in during the Patriots home

opener on Sept 8th.
14 Minuteman Winter 2006

Story and photos by Master Sgt. Pallas deBettencourt, 

Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs 

On Sept. 3 and 4, members of the 211th Military Police Battalion, 181st

Infantry Battalion, and the 102nd and 104th Fighter Wing Security Forces

Squadrons mobilized at Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Mass., forming Task

Force Yankee.

Day 1: With less than 72 hours notice, approximately 475 Soldiers and

Airmen converge on the Massachusetts Military Reservation to unload

weapons, ammunition, ruck sacks, duffel bags, 40,000 water bottles, fuel

and 60,000 MREs from humvees and five-ton trucks. They prepare to

sustain themselves for at least 10 days in a very unstable, possibly hostile

environment. The Guard members are headed to the Gulf Coast area to

help save lives, mitigate human suffering and restore critical services to

the hard-hit city of New Orleans, La.

Hurricane Katrina left a wake of destruction spanning three states, causing

irreversible damage to families, homes and livelihoods of thousands of

Gulf Coast residents. The Massachusetts National Guard is one task force

among many requested to respond to the emergency. 

“Task Force Yankee will be attached to the 41st Infantry Brigade in support

of Task Force Pontchartrain,” said Maj. Michael Finer, Task Force Yankee

commander, during the first battle update brief. “Our first priority is force

sustainment; watch your people, see that they drink frequently and don’t

become a heat casualty. Second order of business is occupying our area

of operation. MPs will be tasked heavily and our fire teams need to be

ready to push forward.”

Today’s Minutemen and women from Massachusetts are going into areas

only recently reachable as the water receded. Because of the flooding, no

federal or state agency has been able to enter northwestern New Orleans.

Task force Soldiers are eager to use the skills they know and continually

Task Force Yankee, a few clicks away from their final staging area,

marches in the 100 degree heat over a bridge unsafe for vehicle travel.

Task Force Yankee is comprised of members of the 181st Infantry

Battalion, 211th Military Police Battalion, and the 102nd and 104th

Fighter Wing Security Forces squadrons.
train on. In May, the Massachusetts National Guard trained down to the

battalion level for a hurricane scenario, the lessons learned can now be

applied to the real-world mission before them.

Outside the Regional Training Institute on Camp Edwards, weapon-slinging troops register and file through a number of mobilization stations

including financial, medical and administrative. For many of the members,

this is an information update exercise – most of them have deployed at

least once within the last year, either at home or abroad – for others, it’s a

new experience.

Two National Guard Chaplains, whose services grow more important each

day, and the Massachusetts Critical Incident Stress Management Team are

embedded to support Soldiers and Airmen along the way. 

“Civilians and guardsmen alike can become drained, disoriented and

detached as time goes by,” said Air Guard Chaplain Maj. Douglas

Cunningham. “As chaplains, we need to address the physical and spiritual effects on everyone involved in a mission like this and offer support

where we can.”

Day 2: Soldiers board a KC-135 at Otis Air National Guard Base and fly to

Belle Chasse Naval Air Station, La., marshalling station for the joint service operation. All the services are represented along with many volunteer

organizations. Any supplies and equipment supporting the operation are

staged there. The evening is spent sleeping on the flight line awaiting the

arrival of vehicles and the remainder of the unit.

Day 3: The task force drives through downtown New Orleans on the way

to the next staging area. Awe is felt but unspoken as the Soldiers stare at

the passing landscape, the surreal scene sinking in; glimpses of water

pets, downed power lines, displaced

people and the acrid odor of stagnant

water act only to spur the task force on.

Each member of the task force realizes

the daunting task ahead and the scope of

their mission. 

They stop, have chow and bed down at

dusk on a loading dock of the United

States Army Reserve Base in New

Orleans. There’s no electrical service,

just a small generator that lights the

fourth floor command center. The dock

overlooks a levee adjacent to the

Mississippi river. Four days earlier it

was soaking in Mississippi overflow.

Fighting sleep, the task force is one step

closer to their area of operation; the

northwest quadrant of New Orleans

south of Lake Pontchartrain.

Day 4: Nine buses from around the

country arrive and troops board what

they hope is their final transport. It is;

unable to cross a washed-out bridge in

the busses, the force marches the

remaining distance in the 100 degree

heat. Two clicks away, they arrive at the

reserve center, the new tactical operations center.

After clearing the building they setup the TOC. The Commonwealth of

Massachusetts flag is proudly run up the flagpole to claim the ground,

dubbed “Camp Romney.” Desks are commandeered, offices arranged and

territory staked. Members of the 253rd Combat Communications

Squadron, Massachusetts Air National Guard, set up communications.

Various buildings are assigned to the medics and infantry platoons.

Across another bridge the MPs dig in at the University of New Orleans.

Vehicles left stranded in the aftermath of the storm are jump started and

become field-expedient transportation. Military vehicles arrive later, having taken the long way around.

Wandering onto the base, a civilian tells the story of his 92-year-old mother, who lived in the area, but hasn’t been heard from in 10 days. He gives

directions to her house to a search team and thanks them for checking on

her. He tells his tale of living in New Orleans through the hurricane, wearily speaking of lost family, property and possessions. It is a somber

moment. 

The team returns in about an hour. They brief the commander. Finer, the

chaplain and Lt. Col. Richard Fontaine, a CISM team member embedded

with the task force, try to comfort the man as he is told his mother was

found dead in her apartment. A prayer is said by all. ✯

(Note: Master Sgt. Pallas deBettencourt accompanied Task Force Yankee

on the first days of their mission to provide relief to New Orleans in the

wake of Hurricane Katrina. Task Force Yankee continued to provide

security in New Orleans through September.)

The Force of Freedom 15

Task Force Yankee commander Maj. Michael Finer (left) and executive officer Maj. John Drohan, both of the 1st.

Battalion 181st Infantry, Massachusetts Army National Guard, brief members of the task force before leaving Belle

Chasse Naval Air Station, La.
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30 JUN 05 through

30 SEP 05

Congratulations to the following 

promotion recipients:

E-2

ALMEIDA, ROBERT M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA

BATES, DEREK M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY B 1ST BN 101 FA

BELAIR, ERIC J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO

CEDENO, BLANCA P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272 CHEMICAL CO (-DET 2)

CHACE, DENNIS W JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 1ST BN 181 INF 

CIANCI, VINCENT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L)

COLE, PATRICK J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

COLE, ROBERT M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY B 1ST BN 101 FA

CORREIA, JOSHUA D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

CRUZ, MIGUEL A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN

DEMAIO, MATTHEW D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 3RD BN 126TH AVN

FANG, JIEWEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 726TH FINANCE BN 

GLANVILLE, NATHAN E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

GONZALEZ, MIGUEL A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

GREENWOOD, ARTHUR S II . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

GRIGARAUSKAS, MICHAEL P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 181 ENGR BN 

HICKEY, JEROD J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

JESSE, TIMOTHY J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

JOHNSON, PAUL M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

KEEFE, PETER J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

KIMBALL, ALAN H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA 

LANGONE, ANTHONY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 181 ENGR BN 

LARCHVESQUE, MICHAEL P . . . . . . . . . .1058TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

LAVIGNE, TYLER F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 181 ENGR BN 

LETOURNEAU, MICHAEL A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

LOBO, HERCULES M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

LOPEZ, KAREN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MARCOTTE, PETER T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MAZOLA, JAKE J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

MCNALLY, JOSHUA J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1166TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

MILLER, NICHOLAS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

NICHOLLS, SCOTT E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

OBUCHOWSKI, MATTHEW T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

PASTENA, BRIAN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PASTENA, ROBERT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PHAY, THIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

PHELPS, JAMIE E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567 AIR FORCE BD

PROULX, STEVEN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

ROBBINS, MARK N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN 

ROBERT, MICHAEL J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN 

ROTT, JEREMY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE)

RUSIECKI, KIMBERLY E . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

RYAN, ERIK D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

SALSGIVER, MICHAEL R . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

SNYDER, DEAN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN 

STUART, MICHAEL J II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

TAPPER, JAMES K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

VANCELETTE, JOSHUA T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 181 ENGR BN 

VIVEIROS, DERECK P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

WESTGATE, TROY A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

WHEELER, ANDREW K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

YOUNG, DOMINIC L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA

E-3

ACEVEDO, JORGE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

ARAUJO, COREY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1058TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

BATES, MICHAEL K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

BEAUDRY, AMY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE 

BOUCHER, JOHN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379TH ENGINEER CO 

BRICKLEY, SHANE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 1ST BN 181 INF 

BROUGHEY, RYAN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE 

BRUNI, DANIEL P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

CARVER, JASON B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

CELIA, ANTHONY P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN R

CIEBOTER, RICHARD P III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

CONFORTO, MARC J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

CORONA, OMAR A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST BN 181 INF 

CZUBYK, EDWARD J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

DANFORTH, DUANE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 181 ENGR BN 

DAVIS, JASON A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

DEANGELIS, JAMES D JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE 

DEFOREST, JEROME H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

DEFRONZO, FRANCESCO M . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272 CHEMICAL CO REAR 

DEGRANDPRE, AMBER D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HSC, (-) 226TH DASB 

DENERT, RADOSLAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

DEPALO, THOMAS J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

DIMEGLIO, DEREK J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

DONAHER, ELISABETH A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE 

DVOSKIN, MIKHAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 181 INF 

ECKERT, ANTONY B JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

EMMANUEL, RUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

FELIX, PENA WILLIAM A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

FLOOD, STEVEN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

FLYNN, JUSTIN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

FOLEY, JAMES M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

FOSTER, MARY A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HSC, (-) 226TH DASB 

FRANK, JOSHUA R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

FRAZIER, JOHN S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

GAGNE, CHRISTINE E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 211TH MP BN 

GAGNE, MERRILL J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

GARNEAU, SHANE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN 

GRILLI, CHRISTOPHER P . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

GROSS, BRANDON R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

HANNAN, KTHLEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

HARRIS, BRIAN T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

HEBERT, MATTHEW J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

HOEG, JANNA L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

HOURIHAN, TRACY J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 118TH MED BN 

JILLSON, DAVID T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA 

KHEAV, KIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

KNOWLES, RACHELLE L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO REAR 

LACERDA, JOSEPH T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CAMP EDWARDS TNG SITE 

LAI DAVID, NHATANH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

LASHUS, PHILLIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

LUNA, DIOGENES R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN 

MACSWAIN, DANIEL E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN R

MASSE, ANDREW W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MAURER, MICHAEL R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MCCUE, BRENDON T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 ENG INSTL SQ

MCCUE, BRYAN T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 ENG INSTL SQ

MCKNIGHT, WILLIAM J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

MELLO, RYAN C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

MILLER, TODD E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN (LING) 

MINGHELLA, PHILLIP V II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

MITCHELL, VALERIE J . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C DET 1 3/126 AVN REAR

MONTANEZ, LUIS A JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DET 1 CO B 226TH DASB 

NICELY, BRUCE S III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

NICHOLSON, ADAM R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1058TH TRANS (LT/MED) 

OHEARN, SARAH L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PACHECO, JAMES D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

PEASE, ROSS E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

PIERCE, PHILIP C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

PUGSLEY, ROBERT F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST BN 181 INF 

PUYANA, JUSTIN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

QUILES, CARLOS J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 1ST BN 181 INF 

RADEOS, STEVE J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST BN 181 INF 

REYES, YESSENIA M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321ST QUARTERMASTER TM 

RIVERA, JESSICA V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .721ST MAINT CO (-) 

ROBINSON, ARUNDELL D . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

SALTMARSH, RYAN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

SANTIAGOLOPEZ, LUIS D . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

SAVOY, JASON M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 1ST BN 181 INF 

SHELTON, RYAN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 118TH MED BN 

SHEPPARD, LISA M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1058TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

SKOCZYLAS, KAREN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

SMITH, JUSTIN VAUGHN R . . . . . . . . . . . .101ST FA BTRY E TGT FWD 

SMITH, ROBERT H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

SOTO, ALICEA CARLOS G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST BN 181 INF 

SPENCER, BRIAN S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

SQUIER, DANIEL A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

SUAREZ, RAYMOND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

THAYER, SEAN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

TORRES, KERRI M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

TUPER, SETH T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 181 ENGR BN 

TURNER, MATTHEW E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

VARELA, ERIC W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

WAITE, JAMES R III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

WAMBOLDT, GEORGE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA 

WEBSTER, ALLAN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

WEDDERBURN, NICHOLAS N . . . . . . . . . . . . .C CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

WILK, RYAN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 104 INF 

ZISKIND, BRANDON MICHAEL . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

ZOROLA, DANIEL O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

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ALLEN, STEPHEN W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN 

ANDRADE, GERSON D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA 

ANDRADE, JOSEPH D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO D 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

ARCHER, MATTHEW T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO D 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

ARROYOMERCADO, JOSE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA 

ARTHURS, MATTHEW C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY B 1ST BN 101 FA 

BARBEE, SYKI P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125TH QUARTERMASTER CO 

BEGIN, PATRICK D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN (LING) 

BEZHANI, LEKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN (LING) 

BROOKS, JONATHAN B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE 

BROOKS, PHILIP J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

BROWN, JOSEPH M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 SECURITY FORCES SQ

BUCKERT, GAYL L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1166TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

CALLAHAN, MARK A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

CAPLIS, CHRISTINE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79TH TROOP COMMAND 

CAPONIGRO, ROBERT D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

CARMODY, JASON K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

CATINO, THOMAS P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125TH QUARTERMASTER CO 

COSTELLO, CHRISTOPHER T . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN (LING) 

DELANEY, KEVIN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN FWD 2 

DELAROSA, JOHANNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 26TH PERS SVC DET 

DEMERS, MICHAEL G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

DEVOU, STANLEY J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

DOOLEY, JOHN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

GERSHON, MARSHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MPF

GEORGENES, RYAN G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 126 AVN 

GOODNESS, STEVEN C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

GRESHAM, GREGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SFS

HAMEL, JEREMY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

HARNOIS, PHILLIP N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST BN 181 INF 

HARRISON, CRAIG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 ENGR DET UTIL 

HARRISON, JOSHUA D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

HENDERSON, CHRISTOPHER L . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 102 FA 

HENNESSY, RYAN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY E (TAB) 101 FA REAR 

HESSION, TIMOTHY P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

HOWCROFT, FREDRICK L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

HUYNH, SANG Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY C 1ST BN 102 FA 

JARVIS, JAMES R II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

JENKINS, GEOFFREY L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE FWD 3 

JOHNSON, PATRICK P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 181 INF 

KEOUGH, SEAN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

KING, KEVIN D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE)

KOLESNIKOVAS, JENNIFER L . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

KUMIEGA, ANTHONY L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 SECURITY FORCES SQ

LAMARCHE, JAMES M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

LAPRISE, PAUL E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LAUBER, STEPHEN A JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY C 1ST BN 102 FA 

LEE, MUSUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN 

LOUISSAINT, DEDATO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .685TH FINANCE DET FWD 

LOWE, KARMA C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

LOZZI, ROBERT N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

MAES, JONATHAN R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 ENG INSTL SQ

MALLARD, ERIN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110TH MAINTENANCE CO 

MANZI, CRYSTAL L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1166TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

MARIA, JAVIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

MATTHEWS, JASON I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 211TH MP BN 

MCEVOY, CHRISTOPHER J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 ENGR DET UTIL 

MENZIE, KEVIN E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MICHEL, GREGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

MONACELLI, ROSE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN (LING) 

MONTEIRO, ANA SOFIA O . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 26 PERS SVC DET REAR

MORALES, MARIO O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

MURPHY, ANANDA V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

NGUYEN, NEAL T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

OCONNOR, JESSE F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

OWEN, MICHAEL D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

OWUSU, MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125TH QUARTERMASTER CO 

OXLEY, TIMOTHY K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY E (TAB) 101 FA REAR 

PARKER, MICHAEL D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

PELLETIER, DANIEL K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PENALOZA, DANITZA A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PICARD, NICOLE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 CIVIL ENGINEER SQ

POIRIER, SEAN L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 SECURITY FORCES SQ

POTTER, CHERYL P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 211TH MP BN 

POTTER, ERIN K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CAMP EDWARDS TNG SITE 

RAVAGNO, CARMEN M III . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

ROBERTSON, ASALYN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 SECURITY FORCES SQ

ROLDAN, MAYRA I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .721ST MAINT CO (-) 

ROQUE, MANUEL R JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA 

SHAFER, CHRISTOPHER B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MAINTENANCE SQ

SHULENBURG, MAURICE P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 102 FA 

SMITH, ROGER W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN (LING) 

SMITH, WILLIAM M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY E (TAB) 101 FA R 

SOUCIE, RYANNE E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN R

TEDONE, THOMAS S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 OPERATIONS SUPPORT 

TELLIER, DEVIN R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

THEOBALD, STEVEN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

THERRIAULT, MATTHEW P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

THOMPSON, ADAM M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

TIRADO, ARAMIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 CF

TRIGUEROS, JOSUE N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

TRUDEAU, KENNETH P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110TH MAINTENANCE CO 

WARNER, SCOTT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704TH QM DET WTR PUR R

WEGIEL, TIMOTHY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MAINTENANCE SQ

WESTGATE, GARY J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA 

WHITTEN, BENJAMIN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C DET 1 3RD BN 126 AVN

WILEY, BRENDAN S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE)

WILKINSON, CHARLES A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

WISNEWSKI, JASON W . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

WOLFF, RICKY L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

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AARON, JAMES T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

ALBANI, HEATHER E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

ALLEN, GEOFFREY D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG REC AND RET CMD 

AMARAL, PAUL M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

AMES, GEOFFREY W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 211TH MP BN 

ARAUJO, LUIS F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

ARMSTRONG, STEVEN D . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

BASILIERE, KATIE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 AIRCRAFT MAINT SQ

BERRY, LAURA J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JFHQ MASSACHUSETTS 

BERUBE, RYAN N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

BETTENCOURT, CLIFF S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DET 1 721ST MAINT CO 

BISSEY, TRAVIS SEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704TH QM DET 

BITTEL, DANIEL P JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 ENG INSTL SQ

BORREGO, WALBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

BOUCHARD, JAMES E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DET 1 721ST MAINT CO 

BOUCHARD, RYAN W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DET 1 721ST MAINT CO 

BRADWAY, DANIEL B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE

BROWN, JARROD A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

BROWNE, THOMAS J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

BURKE, PETER J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

BUSA, CHARLES T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

CAHILL, THOMAS J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

CARTAGENA, RIGUELME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

CORRIVEAU, MICHAEL L . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

COTES, CARLOS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

CUNNINGHAM, CHRISTOPHER J . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

DELUCA, JONATHAN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

DEMAUROMCGEE, WESLEY . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

DEMPSEY, WILLIAM C III . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

DEPINA, ANNE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

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DURKEE, SEAN T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 223 MI BN PLT FWD 3 

ELLIOT, KATHERINE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE

EUTIQUIO, DANIEL C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

FERNANDES, CHRISTOPHER J . . . . . . .CO E 3RD BN 126TH AVN FWD

FIELD, SARAH R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110TH MAINTENANCE CO 

FIELD, TYLER D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

FOSDICK, DANA E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA 

FOX, ANGUS S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 COMMUNICATIONS FT

GAW, EIAN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704TH QM DET 

GORDON, MARK S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 118TH MED BN 

GOULD, SEAN G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN FWD 2 

GUSTAFSON, JOSHUA P . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

GUZMAN, JUAN C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

HARTNETT, CHARLES L . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

HEENAN, KEVIN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN FWD 2 

HENNE, ROBERT D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

HOBSON, HEATH D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA 

HOWE, CHRISTOPHER J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 104 INF 

HURTEAU, SHAWN D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110TH MAINTENANCE CO 

INKLEY, HEATHER F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

JIMENEZ, JOHNNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

JOHNSON, JASON H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO E 3RD BN 126TH AVN FWD

JOHNSON, RANDY E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

JORESS, BENJAMIN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

JOUJOUTE, LESLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

KEAVNEY, BRENDAN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

KILCOLLUM, JUSTIN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567 AIR FORCE BD

KING, JEFFREY A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MAINTENANCE SQ

KLINK, SEAN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

KOMEAU, JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

KULLMANN, KEITH A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

LABELLA, JASON G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LAFRANCE, SHAMUS M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN 

LANDIS, SCOTT R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

LANE, ROBERT T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

LARSON, JOEL S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

LEWIS, DAVID F III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

MACDONALD, BRIAN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

MACDONALD, GLEN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MACGILVRAY, CRAIG T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

MSCHADO, CARL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 AMXS

MAROTTA, MARIO J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MARTELLI, TIFFANY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MAINTENANCE SQ

MARTIN, JOSHUA R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

MARTIN, MICHAEL P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

MARTINS, TANYA M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 SERVICES FT

MEAK, SOPHATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

MECCA, JOHN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

MENWER, YASSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 OPERATIONS SPT FT

MONTEIRO, ELSON F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

MONTESACOSTA, LUIS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 181 INF 

MULROY, SEAN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

MURPHY, ROBERT W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

NEVINS, JUSTIN K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

NOONEY, MELISSA I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C DET 1 3RD BN 126 AVN

ORTIZ, LUIS R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

OSBORNE, CHESTER A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA 

PACHECO, AARON M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

PAGE, LORI L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387TH ORDNANCE CO EOD 

PATEL, SUNDIP K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704TH QM DET 

PATTERSON, COLLEEN R . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

PATTERSON, SCOTT T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

PAU, STANLEY M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE

PAULINO, ROBERTO C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

PEREYRA, BREYDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND DIV ARTY REAR 

PHIPPS, KEVIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 WF

PIERCE, STEVEN B JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

PISCIONERE, JR ANTHONY M . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

REARPOPE, RONALD B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN 

RAMIREZ, SOTO JONATHAN A . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

RECUPERO, FRANCESCO G . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO

RICHARD, JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SFS

RODRIGUEZ, LUIS M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

RODRIGUEZ, MARIO E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

RUSSELL, DAVID M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

SAUNDERS, WILLIAM S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

SCANLAN, JAMES D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

SCHRECKE, JASON J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 COMMUNICATIONS FT

SO, NIRAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

SOLANO, JORGE EJR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 1ST BN 181 INF 

SOUVANNA, BOUNTHALA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704TH QM DET 

TORRES, JUAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

TRELLOPOULOS, ANDREAS J . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

VALENCIA, JUAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SFS

VERGE, JOSE D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

WALLACE, PAMELA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704TH QM DET 

WATT, REBECCA R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

WILLIAMS, DONALD M . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

WILLIAMS, FREDERICK C . . . . . . . . . .CO A 118TH MED BN (143) 

WILSON, LESLIE J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG MED COMMAND 

WINSLOW, CHRISTOPHER C . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

WOEHLKE, BENJAMIN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

WOOLEY, KENNETH B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

WEYERS, CHARLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

YEM, TAH C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

ZOGRAPHOS, PETER A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3)

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ADAMO, KIOLBASA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

ANDRE, TIMOTHY J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

BALLERINI, DAVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

BONILLA, GUILLERMO A . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

BOOS, JEANETTE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 CIVIL ENGINEER SQ

BREWINGTON, GLENN L JR . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

BRILLANT, RICHARD E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

BROGAN, KRISTY E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

BROOKS, EVAN W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101ST QM BN MESS AUG 

CALLAHAN, EDWARD J JR . . . . . . . . . . .104 LOGISTICS READINES SQ

CONRAD, STEVEN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG REC AND RET CMD 

COOMBS, KELLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SFS

CROSS, PAUL E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1058TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

DEINZER, JOHN S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

DUFAULT, WILLIAM J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

EASTWICK, MICHAEL J . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO

GELORMINI, KENNETH W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

GREENBERG, ERIC R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 101 ENGR BN 

HIXON, DIANE M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

JOHANSEN, PAUL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 CES

JONES, DAVID L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

KELLEY, THOMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

KIRCHMYER, JOSHUA M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1ST BN 181 INF 

KOCHINSKAS, JOHN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG MED COMMAND 

KUHN, ROBERT J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LAFRANCHISE, ERIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SFS

LAKE, WAYNE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

LAUNIE, STEVEN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LEGER, RONALD H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA FWD 3

GODDARD, TIMOTHY F . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LEPAGE, BETHANY J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LEVESQUE, ROBERT J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

LOPES, RONALD J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CAMP EDWARDS TNG SITE 

LYNCH, MATTHEW J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

MADELLE, STEVEN K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

MARTINEZ, JULIO R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHS 1ST BN 101ST FA FWD 3

MASON, DONALD E II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42ND MP CO (-DET 1,2,3) 

MATHIAS, ROBERT M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

MEAD, NICHOLAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 AMXS

MEADOWS, MATTHEW D . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG REC AND RET CMD 

MEDLIN, MICHAEL W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 LOGISTICS READINES SQ

NADEAU, MATTHEW J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

NEWTONPAAS, JACQUELYN J . . . . . . . . . . .JFHQ MASSACHUSETTS 

NORD, PAULA A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CAMP EDWARDS TNG SITE 

ONG, FONDA J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE

PAGE, JOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

PARKS, MARIA C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1058TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

PATTERSON, MATTHEW J . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PETRIE, DAVID N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG REC AND RET CMD 

PETTERSON, MICHAEL P . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PICCININ, JOHN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

PINE, ARTHUR P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG REC AND RET CMD 

POOL, JASON T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA 

POWERS, ANDREW C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

PRICE, ALBERT III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY A 1ST BN 101 FA 

RAMOS, RAFAEL A JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 1ST BN 102 FA FWD 

RILEY, MICHAEL J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

ROBAR, LEONARD P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .747TH MILITARY POLICE CO 

ROSA, MICHAEL D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 101 ENGR BN 

ROTHWELL, SCOTT C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG REC AND RET CMD 

RUSSELL, ROBERT W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B CO 1ST BN 182 INF (L) 

SCANLON, JAMES W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1060TH TRANS CO 

SMITH, ERNEST E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MISSION SUPPORT FT

SOLARI, DAVID C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BTRY B 1ST BN 101 FA 

STREETER, COLBY R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

TAM, JOSEPH L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO D 3RD BN 126TH AVN 

TRAHANT, MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

WAHLBERG, JESSIKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 LRS

WARE, BRUCE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG MED COMMAND 

WASHBURN, JEREMY G . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

WESTGATE, JOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 LRS

WHITAMORE, DOMINIC A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 101 ENGR BN 

WISSLER, MICHELLE N . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1164TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

YOUNG, RICHARD A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379TH ENGINEER CO 

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ALLADIO, MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 FW

ARCHAMBAULT, RANDALL S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 AMXS

BOOKER, JEFFREY R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

BROWN, KIMBERLY E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXG

CAHILL, MICHAEL LAWRENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . 379TH ENGINEER CO 

CARLETON, MICHAEL J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MOF

CHARRON, ANDRE J JR . . . . . . . . . . . .104 LOGISTICS READINES SQ

COLGLAZIER, JOSEPH A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 SECURITY FORCES SQ

CRONIN, THOMAS J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 ENG INSTL SQ

DEMBRO, VINCENT PAUL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO A 101 ENGR BN 

EDGERLY, CHARLES E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567 AIR FORCE BD

ELLIS, CHARLES W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1166TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

FOYE, RICHARD A III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125TH QUARTERMASTER CO 

GARDNER, DAVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51ST TROOP COMMAND 

GOSHEA, DAVID M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO B 181 ENGR BN FWD 

HAYES, DALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXG

JAWOREK, LELAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

KEPHART, CHRISTOPHER P . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

LEGRAND, JOELLEN M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 COMMUNICATIONS FT

MAES, DANIEL C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

MAININI, CYNTHIA A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CAMP EDWARDS TNG SITE 

MALLARD, JOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SVF

MASURY, SCOTT P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JFHQ MASSACHUSETTS 

MCDONOUGH, KEVIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 CF

MENDRALA, JEFFREY A . . . . . . . . . . . .104 LOGISTICS READINES SQ

MULLANE, TODD N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 CIVIL ENGINEER SQ

MORSE, PETER J JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1166TH TRANS (LT/MED) TC 

O'BRIEN, JOSEPH M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

PERRY, SADIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 LRS

READY, SEAN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772ND MILITARY POLICE CO 

RICHARDS, ANTHONY P . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHB 42ND D-ARTY -DET 1&2 

SWIFT, COLBY WILLIAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST 20TH SFG FWD 7 

THOMAS, JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 LRS

THOMSON, PETEE H II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 FIGHTER WG

TUPLIN, JOSEPH A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 101 ENGR BN 

WINCHESTER, EDWARD T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 LRS

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ALEXANDER, JOHN P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JFHQ MASSACHUSETTS 

BEAULIEU, ROBERT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MAINTENANCE GP

COUTURE, ANDREW J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 1 BN 104 INF (L) FWD2

DEMELIM, RONALD J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MXM

FINNEGAN, ROBERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MOF

FOSTER, KENNETH A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 ENG INSTL SQ

GINGRAS, EDWARD A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2ND BN 101ST REGIMENT(GS)

LEBLANC, JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SFS

MARQUEZ, MICHAEL A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MOF

MCGRAW, BRUCE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2ND BN 101ST REGIMENT(GS)

MUNSON, JULIE A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 MPF

POIRIER, MICHAEL J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 FW

SPRAGUE, RAYMOND L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 AMXS

THOMPSON, JOEL B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 MAINTENANCE SQ

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NEDELCU, RADU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO C 1ST BN 2O SFG 

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SERPAPEREZ, IVAN J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHD 726TH MAINT BN 

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CUTTER, DOUGLAS F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HHC 26TH INF BDE (YANKEE

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FRIDMANN, GERARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MA ARNG ELE JFHQ FWD 17 

STANASEK, CHARLES F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JFHQ MASSACHUSETTS 

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By Maj. Winfield Danielson, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

What do you think about when you think about retirement?

Whatever thoughts came into your mind, the chances are that working at

McDonald’s to make ends meet wasn’t one of them. But that is what will

happen if you do not plan ahead.

If you are counting on Social Security alone, think again. The aging population of the United States has reduced the ratio of people paying into the

program to those drawing benefits from it. In 1950, there were 16 and-ahalf workers supporting each recipient, today there are roughly three.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the number of people age

65 and older will nearly double by 2030 and it is estimated that there will

be less than two workers supporting each recipient. 

It is unlikely that Social Security can remain solvent under these pressures.

Even if the program does survive; however, it will likely not be enough by

itself. According to the Retirement Living Information Center

(http://www.retirementliving.com) the average monthly benefit for a retired

couple is roughly $1,500. Do you think that will support the kind of retirement you envision? 

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are lucky in that if we serve for 20

years, we can earn a reserve retirement that could be worth several

hundred additional dollars per month after age 60, depending on rank.

And the longer we serve – say 25 years or even until age 60 – the greater

that amount will be. 

Retired Guard pay is a start, but it and Social Security will still likely not be

enough; additional savings will be necessary. You might think, “But retirement is many years away for me. I have car payments, mortgages, student loans, credit card debt, children and other expenses to worry about.

There’ll be time for saving later, right?”

Wrong. Even if you can only save a little now, it will be worth more than

larger amounts invested as you near retirement. This is because of what

is called compound interest. Put simply, each dollar you save earns interest and increases in value again and again over time. Let’s assume you

invest $2,000 at 5 percent annual interest. Next year that $2,000 will be

worth $2,100, in five years roughly $2,500, in 10 years approximately

$3,300, in 20 years $5,300 and in 30 years around $8,600. 

The increase in value over the first 10 years is only $1,300, but it increases by a further $2,000 over the second decade, and by an additional $3,300

in the third decade. You can see that each dollar you save is worth more

at retirement the earlier you save it. Because of this, Merrill Lynch

estimates that a person who starts saving $2,000 each year at 18 will retire

with nearly double the savings of someone who starts at 28. 

This isn’t to say that if you didn’t start saving at 18 you should pack it in,

the point is to show that the earlier you start, the better off you are. In

other words, as writer Robert Bly put it in his article "Finance 101 for

Freelance Writers," whatever your age is, if you haven’t started saving in

earnest, do so now - not in a week - now.

If you are a traditional Guard member who has not started an Individual

Retirement Account or is not participating in a 401(k) plan through your

civilian employer, start. Your employer’s human resources office should be

able to advise you on 401(k) options, and an accountant, financial planner

or discount broker should be able to help you start an IRA.

The good news for Guard employees, traditional and full-time, is that the

government has set up the Thrift Savings Plan to help you save for

retirement. TSP offers the same type of savings and tax benefits that many

private companies offer under 401(k) plans.

Whether you are a traditional Guard member, Active Guard Reserve or a

government service employee working for the National Guard, the Thrift

Savings Plan allows you to save money tax-deferred. In other words, the

money you save is put into your savings account before you pay taxes on

it. This means that you have more take-home pay than if you had saved

that money from after-tax income. 

Another benefit is that Thrift Savings Plan contributions come directly out

of your pay. Why is this a good thing? Because Thrift Savings Plan contributions come out before your money is deposited in you bank account,

you can’t accidentally spend the savings portion of your budget. You pay

yourself first, so to speak. 

How much should you put into your Thrift Savings Plan? Most experts

agree that you should be socking away 10 to 20 percent of your earnings.

Currently, uniformed service members, including Guard members and

reservists, can contribute up to 10 percent of their base military pay each

period. Government service civilians, including National Guard technicians, who began their federal service careers prior to Dec. 31, 1983, are

covered under the Civil Service Retirement System and can also contribute

up to 10 percent of their base pay. Unfortunately, neither the uniformed

service member nor the CSRS civil employee programs currently offer

agency matching contributions. 

Government service civilians who began their federal service careers after

Jan. 1, 1984, however, are covered under the Federal Employees’

Retirement System and can contribute up to 15 percent of their base pay.

Additionally, the agency will actually make matching contributions up 

to 5 percent of base pay. Just keep in mind you have to be in federal 

service for three years before you are allowed to keep the matching 

contributions.

More information on both the uniformed service and civil employee TSP

programs can be found on the Thrift Savings Plan Web site at

www.tsp.gov/. To enroll, see your unit administrator or readiness NCO.

Saving a little now is worth more that saving a lot of money later, and the

Thrift Savings Plan – together with an IRA or a 401(k) for traditional Guard

members – can help you begin to lay a foundation on which you can build

a retirement savings program that may be able to support your current

lifestyle into retirement.

Or, you can start on that McDonald’s application. ✯

18 Minuteman Winter 2006

Save Now, Play Later

Using the Thrift Savings Plan to Bolster 

Your Retirement Income
Command Visit

Command Sergeant Major of the Army

National Guard Visits Massachusetts

Story and Photo by: CW4 James Girard, Massachusetts National Guard

It was a historic first in September for the Massachusetts National Guard

as Command Sergeant Major John Gipe, the 8th Command Sergeant Major

of the Army National Guard, addressed the Enlisted Promotion Workshop

at the Joint Forces Headquarters in Milford. His attendance marked the first

time a Command Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard has visited

Massachusetts.

“The workshop focused on the need for change in the enlisted promotion

regulation,” said State Command Sergeant Major Richard Belanger. 

“The committee of Command Sergeants Major and enlisted branch chiefs

discussed and recommend changes to the National Guard Bureau on 

the regulation.”

Belanger sits on Gipe’s council representing the Northeast to include 

New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. ✯

Command Sergeant Major John Gipe and Sergeant Major Gregory Hefner

address the Enlisted Promotion Workshop.

The Force of Freedom 19

Westfield Dedicates New Roadway

to Army and Air National Guard 

New road signs designating two areas of highway as Air National Guard Bridge

and Army National Guard Bridge were dedicated in a Sept. 23 ceremony orchestrated by Senator Michael Knapik, and serenaded by the 215th Army Band.

John Cagliano of the Executive Office of Transportation, Representative Donald

Humason, Westfield Mayor Richard Sullivan, Brig. Gen. Oliver J. Mason, The

Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, and Brig. Gen. Michael

Akey, commander of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, witnessed the signs’

unveiling with other dignitaries and National Guard members.

Photos by Master Sgt. Pallas deBettencourt, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs.

Lewis & Clark Youth Rendezvous

By Sgt. Jordan St. John, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs

Ten junior and senior high school students from Massachusetts will have

an opportunity to join hundreds of other students in the National Guard

Bureau’s 2006 Lewis and Clark Youth Rendezvous to be held August 2006

in North Dakota.

Students who will be high school juniors or seniors next year can earn the

free trip to North Dakota by writing a Lewis and Clark focused essay. 

During the three-day August adventure the 540 essay winners from every

U.S. state and territory will follow the Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota,

visiting sites in western North Dakota that include Fort Abraham Lincoln

and nearby American Indian villages. Students will learn about Army life

for Soldiers in the 1870’s and how Indians of the time worked and lived.

The adventure will showcase the daily activities of the Captains Meriwether

Lewis and William Clark as they took their Corps of Discovery expedition.

The expedition arrived at American Indian villages on the upper Missouri

River in North Dakota on Oct. 25, 1804, and remained in the area until the

spring thaw when they continued their journey up river.

The two explorers took careful notes of their trek to report to President

Thomas Jefferson. Event planners said that the Lewis and Clark journals

are wonderful reference materials for the Youth Rendezvous. Lewis and

Clark Project Officer Maj. Davina French noted that the journals make

specific references to animals, American Indian villages along the Missouri

River, land navigation techniques and astronomical data.

The Youth Rendezvous will be the National Guard’s major event in support

of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery expedition.

The event is designed to highlight the multi-mission role of the National

Guard today and the militia service of the members of the Corps of

Discovery during the expedition.

For more information or to submit an essay, visit www.lcyouthrendezvous.com. To receive an application by mail, send a request to 

Lewis and Clark Youth Rendezvous, P.O. Box 5511, Bismarck, 

ND 58506-5511. ✯
Diversity Awareness Training

Story by Mr. Tom Desmond, Human Resources

Gathered together on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, the senior leadership from

the Massachusetts National Guard spent a day reviewing and 

discussing diversity and the makeup of the Massachusetts National Guard. 

Maj. Al Durr, the lead instructor, spoke of diversity not being just a human

resources issue but rather a mission imperative and leadership strategy.

The instructors returned often to the theme that leaders must be aware of

the talent around them and that recruitment without mentoring will not lead

to retention. As Durr pointed out, cultural baggage inhibits relationships

and teamwork; differences do matter and can add value to the team. 

The Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Oliver Mason, led the discussion and was

joined by Brig. Gen. Michael Akey, Commander, Air National Guard, Brig.

Gen. Field, Assistant Adjutant General Air and Brig. Gen. Gary Pappas,

Commander, Army National Guard. Also present were Commanders and

senior enlisted personnel from the sub-major commands and Air Wings.

The training addressed seven key areas critical in ensuring diversity within the Massachusetts National Guard. These areas are: Policy Alignment,

Education and Training, Community, Recruiting and Retention, Career

Progression and Mentoring. There was discussion on what policies and

practices were in place that helped or hindered commitment to a diverse

force. The attendees participated in developing a strategy for implementing diversity within the Guard

Session trainers challenged the leadership to think back about their careers

and ask what sort of mentorship and guidance they had received as junior

officers or enlisted personnel. “Would you be here today without that

mentorship?” was the leading question. This was followed by a presentation on the E-Mentorship Program. This Web-based program, developed

by National Guard Bureau, allows Soldiers to register on line as mentors or

mentees or both. While there is no substitute for face-to-face mentoring,

e-mentoring is another tool for Soldiers to use. 

The Adjutant General concluded the day with remarks outlining his vision

for a diverse organization. Mason indicated that a diverse force is “a key

component of my vision.” 

The National Guard is committed to this effort with the development of a

Strategic Diversity Plan. This program will be developed to meet the needs

of our changing society and the Massachusetts National Guard. ✯

20 Minuteman Winter 2006

Soldiers Helping Soldiers

Troops from the Massachusetts National Guard turn out Aug. 18, 2005 to help

with the building of a home for Sgt. Peter Damon, a National Guard Soldier

injured in Iraq. The Guard members along with other volunteers and radio 

station WAAF donated their time building the house, located in Middleboro,

Mass. The house was built by Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization

strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly served our country

and suffered serious injuries. More information on the house can be found at

http://www.homesforourtroops.org/peterdamon.htm. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class

Steven Tedeschi, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs.)

Web Site Aids Guard, 

Reserve Members

From Federal Times

National Guard and reserve members can report problems related to their

civilian jobs on a new Labor Department form, available on the Web at

https://vets1010.dol.gov.

Developed by Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, VETS

Form 1010 allows National Guard and reserve members to report 

violations of veterans’ preference and the Uniformed Services

Employment and Re-employment Rights Act. USERRA protects the job

rights of employees who voluntarily or involuntarily leave their jobs for

military service. The law also prohibits employers from discriminating

against veterans, current service members and military applicants.

“America’s Soldiers who sacrifice so much for all of us, deserve every 

consideration and legal protection in returning to civilian life and careers,”

Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said. “This new online form will make it 

easier for National Guard and reserve service members to alert us to 

any job-related problems they may encounter because of their service to

our country.” ✯

Massachusetts National Guard Chief of Staff Jay Daley passes the guidon to Maj.

Charles Cody during the change of command ceremony held on Camp Edwards

Aug. 30, 2005, for the Massachusetts Army National Guard Recruiting and

Retention Command. Also participating in the ceremony are Command Sgt.

Major Phillip DeVincent and former recruiting commander Lt. Col. Sterling

McLeod. Photo by Chief Warrant Officer James Girard, Massachusetts National Guard

Recruiting and Retention Command.

Soldiers from the Massachusetts Army National Guard participated in the Army

Ten Miler in Arlington, Va., Oct. 2, 2005. Standing from left to right: Col. Steven

Wickstrom, Lt. Col. William Callahan, Master Sgt. Paul Ronan, Staff Sgt. Richard

Fortuna, and Staff Sgt. John Mahan. Kneeling from left to right: Sgt. Paul Brown

and Staff Sgt. Jeremy Brown. Maj. Martin Spellacy, not pictured, also ran 

the race.

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