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If you have family or know of fellow alumni who are serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, please drop an EMail to gary@whoa.org with the person's name and relationship and we will include it here.
 It's not everyday two Wagner Alumn's are on the same crew! I'm on the left Maj Joey Hoffman (class of 85) and on the right is Lt Col Jeff Richenberger (class of 75) We're both C-141C pilots that flew into Baghdad.
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Name (Click on a name to see pictures)
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Relationship (links launch EMail Compose)
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SPC Christina Crawford (Home!)
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Stepdaughter of Lena Davis McClellan '75
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Major Ardis Ferguson (Home!)
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Class of 1975
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LCpl Brian R Hills
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Nephew of Bruce Hills '64
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Sgt. Michael Bowdry
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Son of Becky Char '65
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Scott Hall
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Son of Susan DiBartolo '73
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Robert Hays (Home!)
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Sgt. Jeffrey Jones
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Class of 1987
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Rodney Jones (Navy)
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Cousin of Suzette Strickland '84
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SPC Phillip Strickland (Army) (Home!)
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Brother of Suzette Strickland '84
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SSG Chris Brisley
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Class of 1992
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Lt Jeff M Hart
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Son of Carol Hardeman Hart '65
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Maya Zumwalt (FOXNews Correspondent with 82nd Airborne)
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Niece of Ann Zumwalt Coppolla '70
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Spc. David R. Gerlach
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SSG Benjamin Maez (Home!)
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Class of 1991
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Capt Lee Cracknell (Home!)
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Class of 1990
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SPC Corey R. Cook
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Son of Susan Edson '67
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MSG Don Dresser
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Brother of Carol Dresser Mizell '62
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MSG Bill Cairns
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Class of 1969
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Maj Richard Pacania (Home!)
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Class of 1973
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SGT Brian Potts (Home!)
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Son of Ronnie Potts '76 and
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MSGT Lenville Sutherland (Home!)
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Husband of Denise Young Sutherland '77
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TSgt Matt St. Pierre (Home!)
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Class of 1984
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Marco Lechuga
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Class of 1992
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Wagner Middle School 80-83
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(Army Corps of Engineers)
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Class of 1976
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Cpt Frederick Ramirez
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Class of 1991
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Niece of Jenny Cranfill Miller '80
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Capt Eileen Guevara Perry (Home!)
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Class of 1981
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Class of 1992
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TSgt Charles Webley (Home!)
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Stepson of Lena Davis McClellan '75
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1LT Joseph L Aaron
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Class of 1995
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TSgt Guy Middleton
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Class of 1980
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Major Michael Mras
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Class of 1985
Husband of Michelle Guichard Mras '86
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UPDATE ...
Release # 0324-03-0556
March 22, 2003
TROOP SUPPORT MAIL POLICY STRESSED
WASHINGTON--NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 139-03
(703)697-5131(media)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2003
(703)428-0711(public/industry)
TROOP SUPPORT MAIL POLICY STRESSED
To bolster force protection, the general public is urged not to send unsolicited mail, care packages or donations to service members forward deployed unless you are a family member, loved one or personal friend.
On Oct. 30, 2002, the Department of Defense (DoD) suspended the postal portion of the "Operation Dear Abby" and "Any Servicemember" mail programs due to force protection concerns. Although these programs provide an excellent means of support to friends and loved ones stationed overseas, they also provide an avenue to introduce hazardous substances or materials into the mail system from unknown sources. Unsolicited mail, packages and donations from
organizations and individuals also compete for limited airlift space used to transport supplies, war-fighting materiel and mail from family and loved ones. The programs will continue to support email however.
Recently, DoD has become aware of organizations and individuals who continue to support some form of the "Any Servicemember" program by using the names and addresses of individual servicemembers and unit addresses. These programs are usually supported by well-intentioned, thoughtful and patriotic groups who are simply unaware of the new risks facing deployed military
forces. Some individuals and groups publicize the names and addresses of service members, ships or units on Web sites, with good intentions. The result, however, is a potential danger to the troops they wish to support.
DoD cannot support creative and well-intentioned efforts that defeat force protection measures, but can instead recommend alternatives to mail and donation programs. To show support to troops overseas, the following are recommended:
 Log on to the following Web sites to show support, to include greeting cards, virtual Thank You cards and calling card donations to help troops stay in contact with loved ones:Visit Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and nursing homes. Volunteer your services to honor veterans who served in past conflicts.Mail from family members and loved ones has always been encouraged and the military mail system will continue to work hard to get that mail to servicemembers overseas.
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