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In Memoriam
Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather,
both former military men in the Philippines, Private First Class
Paulo Marko Pacificador, 24, saw joining the U.S. Army as a way
to gain respect and make his family proud.
Pacificador’s life ended on Aug. 13, 2007 when his vehicle was struck by
a roadside bomb while on patrol in Qayyarah, Iraq. Pacificador, of Shirley,
N.Y., was one of three soldiers killed in the attack.
His family remembered a gifted young man who was fascinated by cars and
had hopes of one day becoming an Army officer. “His life was full of
ambition,” said his father, NTEU member Jose Pacificador (Chapter
99, IRS Brookhaven Campus), a former soldier in the Philippines Air Force.
“He wanted to be somebody to someone.”
Born in Buguey, Cagayan, in the Philippines, Paulo Pacificador immigrated
to the United States with his family in 1988, living in Virginia before
moving to Jamaica, N.Y., and then to Shirley, N.Y., on Long Island. He was a member of the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
 Army
Capt. Travis Patriquin was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on Dec. 6,
2006 along with Marines Major Megan McClung and Army Specialist Vince Polmente.
The 32-year-old captain created a widely circulated PowerPoint titled
“How to Win in al-Anbar,” which used stick figures and simple
language to identify and offer solutions to problems in Iraq. Travis, fluent
in Arabic and several other languages, was committed to improving communication
between U.S. soldiers and the Iraqi people. He fought in special missions
in Afghanistan and Iraq. Captain Patriquin was the son of Connie A. Patriquin
of Chapter 10 (IRS Chicago).
 Joshua
Lee Plocica (pictured with sister Brenna Corbin)
Specialist, U.S. Army
Age: 21
Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn.
Killed in action in Iraq on June 25, 2008
Submitted by Kimberly Corbin, aunt
Chapter 72 (IRS Austin Service Center Campus)
NTEU Members and Their Family Members
Antonio C. Abad
Corporal, U.S. Army
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.; Stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Laverne T. Hawkins (aunt)
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)
John P. Abad
Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.; Stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Laverne T. Hawkins (aunt)
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)
John Allison |
Louie Adame
Veteran; U.S. Army
Hometown: Whittier, Calif.
Chapter 293 (SEC)
Olivia Alexander
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Chapter 58 (IRS Buffalo)
John Allison
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)
Gabriel Almodovar
First Lieutenant,
U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Charleston, S.C.;
stationed at Eglin AFB, Fla.
Submitted by Luis Almodovar (father)
Chapter 188 (CBP Puerto Rico)
Alex Anuschat |
Luis Almodovar
U.S. Air Force—Veteran
Hometown: Aquadilla, Puerto Rico
Chapter 188 (CBP Puerto Rico)
Ben Alvarez
Veteran, U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)
John Ambach
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Glasgow, Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)
Paul Amon
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
NTEU Chapter 26 (IRS Georgia)
Calvin S. Amos
Veteran, US Air Force
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Chapter 9 (IRS Cincinnati)
Alex Anuschat
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Hometown: Portland, Ore.; Stationed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Paul Anuschat (father)
Chapter 156 (CBP Oregon)
Brandon Asprion
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Bonney Lake, Wash.; Stationed in San Diego
Submitted by David Asprion (father)
NTEU Chapter 139 (CBP Seattle)
David Asprion
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Bonney Lake, Wash.
NTEU Chapter 139 (CBP Seattle)
John Phillip Atkinson
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Cottontown, Tenn.; Stationed in Nashville, Tenn.
Submitted by Henry Atkinson (father)
Chapter 39, IRS Tennessee
Daniel L. Batts
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corp
Hometown: Castle Hayne, N.C.
Submitted by Willie G. Howard Jr. (brother)
Chapter 9, IRS Indianapolis
John Phillip Atkinson |
Brent B. Baker
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Bellevue, Neb.; stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
Submitted by Evelyn D. Baker (wife)
Chapter 3 (IRS Omaha)
Joseph Balsitis
Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Costa Mesa, Calif.; stationed in Kuwait
Submitted by Debbie Balsitis (wife)
Chapter 108 (IRS Laguna Niguel)
Derrick Banks
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Md.
Chapter 65 (IRS National Office)
Ruby Banks
U.S. Navy—Veteran
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Chapter 274 (FDIC Kansas City)
Louis Bantom
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Chapter 24 (IRS Michigan)
Arlyce M. Barefield
Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Missouri City, Texas; Stationed in Texas
Submitted by: Shawn N. Allison, mother
Chapter 222 (IRS Houston)
Douglas Barnes
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)
Douglas W. Beard |
Wendy A. Barnes
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Oklahoma City; stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
Submitted by Douglas Barnes (father-in-law)
Chapter 45, IRS Oklahoma
Matthew D. Barnes
Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Hometown: Oklahoma City; stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Submitted by Douglas Barnes (father)
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)
Raymond Batey
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Picayune, Miss.
Chapter 6 (IRS New Orleans)
Michael L. Beacco
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Negaunee, Mich.
Chapter 24 (IRS Michigan)
Alan and Kim Beebe |
Douglas W. Beard
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Belleville, Mich.; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Judy Beard, mother (retired)
Chapter 24 (IRS Michigan)
Marsha Beecham
Veteran, Kentucky National Guard
Hometown: LaGrange , Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)
Robert Beckman
U.S. Army—Veteran
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
Chapter 301 (OCC West)
Bryan K. Bellamy |
Alan E. Beebe
Master Sergeant, Wyoming Air National Guard
Hometown: Elizabeth, Colo.; stationed in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Submitted by Kim M. Beebe, wife
Chapter 32 (IRS Colorado)
Joseph A. Beebe
U.S. Army
Hometown: Williamsburg, Va.; Stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga.
Submitted by Pamela R. Meiring, mother
NTEU Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)
Kim M. Beebe
Wyoming Air National Guard—Veteran
Hometown: Elizabeth, Colo.
Chapter 32 (IRS Colorado)
Bryan K. Bellamy
Corporal, U.S. Army
Hometown: Mandeville, La.; Stationed at Fort Rucker, Ala.
Submitted by Pamela Smith, mother
Chapter 6 (IRS New Orleans)
James Bird |
Jeffrey Bevington
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Alvarado, Texas; stationed aboard U.S.S. Ronald Reagan
Submitted by Kathy King (mother)
Chapter 46 (IRS Dallas)
Steven Bevington
Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Alvarado, Texas; stationed in Spain
Submitted by Kathy King (mother)
Chapter 46 (IRS Dallas)
James Bird
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Dumfries, Va.
Chapter 296 (NPS)
Paul Bischoff
Veteran, U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Enid, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)
Christine Black |
Christine Margherite Black
Sergeant, U.S. Army/Nevada National Guard
Hometown: Reno, Nev.; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Felicia Duque Black (grandmother)
Chapter 267 (IRS Appeals Southern California)
Donna Bohn
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Kingwood, Texas
Chapter 222 (IRS Houston)
Phil Bohn
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Kingwood, Texas
Submitted by Donna Bohn, wife
Chapter 222 (IRS Houston)
Brian Boies
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Chapter 239 (IRS Sacramento)
Gerald Bordenet
Veteran, US Army
Hometown: Gallatin, Tenn.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)
Christina M. Bowie
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Hometown: Akron, Ohio; Stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Lillie Epps, mother
NTEU Chapter 74 (IRS Akron)
Xavier Bowie
Sergeant 1st Class, U.S. Army
Hometown: Akron, Ohio; Stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Lillie Epps, mother-in-law
Chapter 74 (IRS Akron)
Alphonso Braggs |
Colton Bowser
2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown and stationed in Kansas City, Mo.
Submitted by Ron Bowser, father
Chapter 67 (IRS Kansas City Service Center)
Ron Bowser
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Chapter 67 (IRS Kansas City Service Center)
Alphonso Braggs
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Wilmington, N.C.
Stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii
Chapter 35 (IRS Honolulu)
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