Marcos Rosado
Petty Officer Third Class, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.; stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Submitted by: Brendaliz Castro (wife and NTEU member)
Chapter 188 (CBP Puerto Rico)

Carla Rosario
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Hometown: Comerio, Puerto Rico, Stationed in Afghanistan
Chapter 18 (IRS Hartford)

Emmett J. Roth III
Senior Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Chula Vista, Calif.; stationed in San Diego
Submitted by Paula Roth (wife)
Chapter 92 (IRS San Diego)

Phil Rothroch
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Londonderry, N.H.
Chapter 241 (FDIC Boston)

Stephen W. Rowe
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Richmond, Va.; stationed aboard USS Kitty Hawk, Japan
Submitted by Maxine J. Lepp (aunt)
Chapter 2 (IRS North Dakota)

Nicholas Ruppert

Nicholas Ruppert
Private 1st Class, U.S. Army
Hometown and stationed in Philadelphia, Pa.
Submitted by Robert M. Edinger (grandfather)
Chapter 22 (IRS Philadelphia)

Peggy Riley
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Faith, S.D.
Submitted by Shirley Steen (sister)
Chapter 239 (IRS Sacramento)

Peggy Riley

Craig Sadler
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Crawfordsville, Ind.
Stationed in Ramstein AFB, Germany
Submitted by Bonita R. Clement (mother)
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)

Joseph Salemi
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Oak Park, Ill.
NTEU Chapter 10 (IRS Chicago)

Joey M. Salzman
Seaman Apprentice, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.; stationed aboard U.S.S. Harry S. Truman
Submitted by Mary Salzman (mother)
Chapter 84 (IRS Central Florida)

Joey Salzman

David R. San Angelo
Petty Officer First Class, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Charleston, S.C.; stationed at Whidbey Island, Wash.
Submitted by Adrienne A. San Angelo
Chapter 30 (IRS Seattle)

Marcus Sanders
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Hometown: East St. Louis, Ill.; stationed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Kimberley Sanders (wife)
Chapter 20 (IRS San Francisco)

Marcus and Kimberley Sanders

Robert Santana
2nd Lt.; U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Miami; stationed in Perrine, Fla.
Submitted by Laurie Martinez (fiancé)
Chapter 77 (IRS Miami)

Abe Sasso
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Mike Scalise
Veteran, U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

Matthew Schmitt
Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.; stationed at the U.S. Defense
Intelligence Agency (Washington, D.C.)
Submitted by Elsa Cardoso Schmitt (wife)
Chapter 128 (CBP Headquarters)

Matthew Schmitt with daughter Rachel

Crystal L. Schollard
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Hawley, Texas; stationed in Albuquerque, N.M.
Submitted by David Snow (father)
Chapter 46 (IRS Dallas)

Matthew J. Schollard
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Atlantic City, N.J.; stationed in Albuquerque, N.M.
Submitted by David Snow (father-in-law)
Chapter 46 (IRS Dallas)

Justin Self
Apprentice Seaman Recruit; U.S. Navy
Hometown: Rogers, Ark.; attending boot camp in Chicago
Submitted by Lynn Self (mother)
Chapter 168 (CBP New Orleans)

David Snow with Crystal and Matthew Schollard

Kenneth Self
Petty Officer First Class, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Rogers, Ark.; stationed aboard USS Kearsarge, Virginia Beach, Va.
Submitted by Lynn Self (mother)
Chapter 168 (CBP New Orleans)

William P. Shade Sr.
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Philadelphia
Submitted by William P. Shade Jr., son
NTEU Chapter 71 (IRS Philadelphia Service Center Campus)

William P. Shade Jr.
Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Hometown: Philadelphia; Stationed at McGuire AFB, N.J.
NTEU Chapter 71 (IRS Philadelphia Service Center Campus)

Marvin Shelton
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
NTEU Chapter 58 (IRS Buffalo)

Jason Shepherd
Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG), U.S. Army
Hometown: Georgetown, Ky.; stationed in Iraq/Kuwait
Chapter 73 (IRS Cincinnati Service Center)

Frank Shield
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Manley J. Shrewsberry, Jr.
Private, U.S. Army
Hometown: Mullens, W.Va.; stationed in South Korea
Submitted by Melva Shrewsbury (cousin)
Chapter 64 (IRS West Virginia)

Bob Shriver
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va.
Submitted by Chapter President Clarence Rogers
Chapter 82 (IRS Martinsburg Computing Center)

George Shores
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Jason Shepherd

William Shum
U.S. Air Force—Veteran
Hometown: West Nyack, N.Y.
Chapter 299 (OCC Northeastern District)

Shelley Shumate
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
NTEU Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

Stephen Anthony Sifuentez
Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy Reserve
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.; Stationed in Richmond, Va.
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)

Sedric M. Simmons
Veteran, U. S. Air Force Reserve
Hometown: Ladson, S.C.
Chapter 166 (CBP South Carolina)

Debra L. Ricks-Sinquefield
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: College Park, Ga.
Chapter 284 (IRS Atlanta Customer Service Center)

Robert W. Smee
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Republic, Wa.
Chapter 164 (CBP Blaine)

Charles Smith
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Chapter 66 (IRS Kansas City Service Center Campus)

Joseph P. Smith
Specialist, U.S. Army
Hometown: Northfield, Minn.; Stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Mary Slattery (mother)
Chapter 29 (IRS Minnesota)

John Spangler
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Hal Spannagel
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Clint Sperry
Captain, U.S. Army
Hometown, Stationed in : Kansas City, Mo.
Chapter 294 (EPA Kansas City)

Brett Stadsklev
Airman, U.S. Air Force
Submitted by Deb Stadsklev (mother)
Chapter 29 (IRS Minnesota)

Ross Stadsklev
1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.; Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Submitted by Deb Stadsklev (mother)
Chapter 29 (IRS Minnesota)

Teresa Stafford
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

James Stahl
1st  Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Cherry Hill, N.J.; stationed in El Paso, Texas
Submitted by James Stewart
Chapter 110 (CBP Philadelphia)

Nicholas Steigert
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Hamburg, N.Y.; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Jean M. Steigert (mother)
Chapter 58 (IRS Buffalo)

Shane Steinke
Major, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Dallas; Stationed in Texas
Submitted by Geraldine Malmberg, mother in law
Chapter 32 (IRS Colorado)

Kristin Steinke
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Submitted by Geraldine Malmberg, mother
Chapter 32 (IRS Colorado)

Marilyn D. Stepherson
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Chapter 65 (IRS National Office)

Kevin Stertzel
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Bernville, Pa.
Chapter 293 (SEC)

Laura Stewart
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn.; stationed in Iraq
Chapter 270 (IRS Southplace)

Larry Stonebarger
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Lisa Strom
Petty Officer 1st Class, U.S. Navy Reserve
Hometown: Bristol, Conn.; stationed in Connecticut
Chapter 18 (IRS Hartford)

Carlos Suarez
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

John Susman
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Erie, Pa.
NTEU Chapter 34 (IRS Pittsburgh)

Brett R. Taylor
U.S. Army Specialist, 10th Mountain Division
Hometown: Springfield, Ill..; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Richard D. Taylor (father)
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

John E. Thieman
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.; stationed in Minneapolis
Submitted by Lynn Thieman (wife)
Chapter 29 (IRS Minnesota)

Morris Thompson
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Lackawanna, N.Y.
NTEU Chapter 58 (IRS Buffalo)

Dollie Tinsley-Motter
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Joseph Tobin
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Arlington, Va.
NTEU Chapter 251 (IRS Chief Counsel)

Randolph Toy
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: San Francisco
NTEU Chapter 165 (CBP SF/Oakland/San Jose)

Cliff Toyama
Senior Master Sergeant, Hawaii Air National Guard
Hometown: Honolulu; stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
Chapter 35 (IRS Hawaii)

Zachery Trumble
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Stationed in Afghanistan
Hometown: Erlanger, Ky.
Submitted by Sandra Huesing, aunt
Chapter 73 (IRS Covington Service Center)

Melvin Allen Tukes
Veteran, U.S. Air Force Reserve/U.S. Army
Hometown: Ellenwood, Ga.
Chapter 26 (IRS Georgia)

Ron Turner
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Austin, Texas
NTEU Chapter 52 (IRS South Texas)

Tai-Marie Tuttle
Petty Officer 1st Class, U.S. Navy
Hometown: South San Francisco, Calif.; Stationed in Norfolk, Va.
Submitted by Estrellita Tuttle, mother
NTEU Chapter 165 (CBP SF/Oakland/San Jose)

Bert Uyenco
Captain, U.S. Army
Hometown: Honolulu; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Raul Uyenco (father)
Chapter 151 (CBP Hawaii)

Rudy Vaca
Captain, U.S. Army
Hometown: Puyallup, Wash.; stationed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Michael Hanemann (father-in-law)
Chapter 139 (CBP Seattle)

Audie David Valdez
Private, U.S. Army
Hometown: Ogden, Utah; Stationed at Ft. Leonardwood, Mo.
Submitted by Gina Valdez
NTEU Chapter 67 (IRS Ogden Service Center campus)

Marshall S. Varrato
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Fairfield, Vt.
Hill AFB, Utah
Submitted by Jerome J. Varrato, father
NTEU Chapter 142 (CBP Vermont)

Jerome J. Varrato
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: St. Albans, Vt.
NTEU Chapter 142 (CBP Vermont)

Justin J. Varrato
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Fairfield, Vt.
Stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
Submitted by Jerome J. Varrato, father
NTEU Chapter 142 (CBP Vermont)

William Vaughn
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

Alan Villacorta
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii
Submitted by Chapter President Julie-Anna T. Bardon
Chapter 35 (IRS Hawaii)

Cecilia Villanueva
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Springfield, Mass.
Chapter 241 (FDIC Boston)

Jennifer Vogt
Specialist 4th Class, Hawaii Army National Guard
Stationed in Honolulu
Submitted by William Vogt (father)
Chapter 35 (IRS Hawaii)

Scott Wagner
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Chapter 66 (IRS Kansas City Service Center)

Joan Waller

Joan Waller
Sergeant First Class, Mississippi National Guard
Hometown: Smyrna, Tenn.; stationed in Tupelo, Miss.
Chapter 39 (IRS Tennessee)

Naomi E. Walker
U.S. Army, stationed in Iraq
Submitted by William L. Walker (father)
Chapter 64 (IRS West Virginia)

David O. Ward
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Oak Hill, Va.
Chapter 209 (FCC)

Terry W. Waters
Chief Petty Officer; U.S. Navy
Hometown: Florence, Ky.; Stationed in Oahu, Hawaii
Submitted by Tammy Russell, mother
NTEU Chapter 27 (IRS Columbus)

Terry W. Waters

James Watt
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Concord, N.H.
Chapter 241 (FDIC Boston)

Mark Weaver
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Westminster, Md.
NTEU Chapter 82 (IRS Martinsburg Computing Center)

Clint P. Webb
Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army
Hometown: Hooper, Utah; stationed at Fort Rucker, Ala.
Submitted by Sharon L. Webb (mother)
Chapter 17 (IRS Utah)

Scott Webb
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Beckley, W.Va.; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Cynthia Webb (mother)
Chapter 64 (IRS West Virginia)

Erik R. White
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Bloomfield, Ky., stationed at Barksdale AFB, La.
Submitted by Sherri White (mother)
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

Gerry L. White
A Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army National Guard–1st Battalion, 141st Infantry regiment stationed in San Antonio, Texas—Gerry L. White enlisted in 1989 to help pay for his college education as well as to travel the world.

The experience of serving in the U.S. Army National Guard, along with the excitement of meeting new faces, seeing new places and doing new things was something White said he couldn’t pass up. “You never know when a new opportunity may present itself,” he said of his guard duty.

From the wide open spaces of Texas, White’s tour of duty so far has taken him halfway around the world and back as a combat medic/trauma specialist, including to the deserts of Iraq, where he served from December 2004 to January 2006. “My job is to keep [wounded soldiers] alive until I can get them evacuated to the hospital for greater medical attention,” said White, who also is a national registered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

Before White joined CBP in 1998 as a Customs Inspector, he got a brief preview of life in CBP by serving with the Guard on a U.S. Customs Service task force near the U.S.-Mexico border.

White has been an NTEU member since 2004 and said he values its support. “NTEU does good things,” he said. “They defend us and advise us, not to mention if you have an altercation with management, NTEU is there for you.”

Renell D. Whitehead

Renell D. Whitehead
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Cincinnati
NTEU Chapter 73 (IRS Covington Service Center Campus)

Christopher Williams
Specialist, U.S. Army
Hometown: Washington, D.C.; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by LaDonna Williams (mother)
Chapter 302 (OCC HQ)

Denard Jerome Williams
Petty Officer 3rd Class, U.S. Navy
Hometown: Norfolk, Va.; Stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Diane W. Williams (mother)
NTEU Chapter 39 (IRS Tennessee)

Denard Jerome Williams

Ryan K. Williams
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Plattsburgh, N.Y.
NTEU Chapter 142 (CBP Vermont)

David A. Wilson
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Hometown: Erie, Pa.; stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
Submitted by Julie Wilson (sister)
NTEU National Office, Washington, D.C.

Marc Wilson
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chapter 45 (IRS Oklahoma)

Michael Wilson
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Hometown: South Burlington, Vt.
NTEU Chapter 142 (CBP Vermont)

Robert M. Wilson Jr.
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Reserve
Hometown and stationed in: Charleston, S.C.
Submitted by Julie Wilson (sister)
NTEU National Office, Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Winaker
Specialist, U.S. Army National Guard
Hometown: Goshen, N.Y.; stationed in Peekskill, N.Y.
(Chapter 47 (IRS Manhattan)

Paul Winters
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Coraopolis, Pa.
Submitted by Chapter President John Kevin Noonan
Chapter 135 (CBP Pittsburgh)

Mark Wireman
Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M.
Submitted by Rose Ann Wireman, mother
NTEU Chapter 41 (IRS Albuquerque)

Thomas Wireman
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M.
Submitted by Rose Ann Wireman, mother
NTEU Chapter 41 (IRS Albuquerque)

Tom Wireman
Veteran, U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M.
Submitted by Rose Ann Wireman, wife
NTEU Chapter 41 (IRS Albuquerque)

Martin Wiseman
Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Hometown: Arlington, Va.; stationed at the Pentagon
Chapter 301 (OCC West)

Caratrella “Ann” Woodberry
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Hometown: Dallas; stationed in New Orleans
Submitted by Sharon Wilson
Chapter 46 (IRS Dallas)

James C. Woodfin
Private, U.S. Army
Hometown: Chesterfield, Va.; stationed at Fort Hood, Texas
Submitted by Martin Fox
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)

Robert Wuerth
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

Roy Wyatt
Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown: Jeffersonville, Ind.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

Bill Young
U.S. Air Force—Veteran
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Chapter 30 (IRS Washington)

Kimberly Young
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: New York
Chapter 47 (IRS Manhattan)

Jorena Lehuanani Young
Staff Sergeant, Hawaii Air National Guard
Stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
Submitted by Maryann U. Young (mother)
Chapter 35 (IRS Hawaii)

Jose Zellers
Veteran, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Chapter 25 (IRS Kentucky)

S.C. Zemp
Veteran, U.S. Army
Hometown: New Kent, Va.; stationed in Belgium
Submitted by Bonnie Hill (mother)
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)

W.H. Zemp
Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army
Hometown: New Kent, Va.; stationed in Iraq
Submitted by Bonnie Hill (mother)
Chapter 48 (IRS Richmond)

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