Company: United States Army
Location:  Temple, Texas, United States 

Affiliations/Associations/Societies:

• 4th Battalion, 16^th Infantry Regiment One-Station Unit Training with Charlie Company (April 26, 1989 to July 6, 1989)
• (Airborne) A co 1^st Battalion (ABN) 507th Infantry, Fort Benning, GA (August, 1989)
• 1^st Battalion, 70^th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Polk, LA
• 1^st Battalion, 72^nd Infantry Regiment at Camp Casey Korea (Mortar Gunner in the 107mm Mounted Mortar Platoon)
• Alpha Company, 2^nd Battalion, 327^th Airborne Infantry, Fort Campbell, KY (Mortar Gunner in a 60mm Air Assault Unit)
• Bravo Company, 3^rd Battalion, 325^th Airborne Infantry, Vicenza, Italy (Mortar Gunner in a 60mm airborne unit) (Squad Leader in the 81mm Mortar Platoon)
• Alpha Company, 1^st Battalion, 504^th  Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC (Mortar Section Leader in a 60mm section Airborne Unit)
• Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2^nd Battalion, 120^th  Infantry Brigade Fort Chaffee, AR (member of Sergeant Addie Murphy Organization)
• 1^st Battalion, 18^th Infantry Regiment at Sweinfurt, Germany (Mortar Platoon Sergeant with the 120mm Mortar Platoon) (Two Deployments, Kosovo and Operation Iraqi Freedom)
• 1^st Battalion, 409^th Calvary Regiment Observer Control and Trainer at Fort Knox, KY
• 7^th Squadron 10^thS. Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Brigade 4^th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO (First Sergeant for Hell Raiser Troop)
• First Army Division West III Corps, Fort Hood TX. (First Sergeant of Higher Headquarters Division (HHD) Head Hunters Company)
• 1-11 Armor Calvary Regiment, National Training Center Fort Irwin, CA (Operations Sergeant Major November 10, 2016)
• 2^nd BN, 8^th CAV, 1BCT, 1CD Fort Hood, TX (2-8 CSM as Stallion 9)
• Home Station Mission Command (HSMC)

Achievements:

• Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2021)
• Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2021)
• Graduate, United States Sergeant Major Academy, CLASS 64, earned the MOS identifiers of MRT Resilience and Battle Staff, Fort Bliss, TX (2014)
• Recipient, 11th Regiment Honorary Rolls for his outstanding leadership on 22 rotations and redesigning the TOC operations (2016)
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2^nd award), United States Army
• Army Achievement Medal (9^th award), United States Army
• Army Commendation Medal (6^th award), United States Army
• Army Service Ribbon and NATO Medal (2^nd award), United States Army
• Army Superior Unit Award, United States Army
• Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
• Completion, Joint Readiness Training Center and a Multiple Purpose Cold Weather Training Center
• Excelsior College, Bachelor of Business
• Expert Infantryman Badge, United States Army
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, United States Army
• Good Conduct Medal (8^th award), United States Army
• Iraq Campaign Medal (2^nd award), United States Army
• Joint Meritorious Unit Award, United States Army
• Joint Service Achievement Medal, United States Army
• Korea Defense Service Medal, United States Army
• Kosovo Campaign Medal, United States Army
• Legion of Merit, Bronze Service Medal (2^nd award), United States Army
• Meritorious Service Medal (4^th award), United States Army
• National Defense Medal (2^nd award), United States Army
• NCO Professional Development Ribbon (4rd award), United States Army
• Overseas Service Ribbon (5^th award), United States Army
• Parachute and Air Assault Badge, United States Army
• Recipient, 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman Career Award, United States Army
• Recipient, Order of the Saint Maurice, United States Army
• Recipient, Saint Barbara Medal, United States Army
• Recipient, Sergeant Audie Murphy Medallion, United States Army
• Recipient, Silver and Gold Spurs and the Order of St. Maurice, United States Army
• Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Instructor, United States Army
• Selected, Security OPS Forces Protection in Saudi Arabia, United States Army
• Top OC/T (observer, coach, trainers), Successful Master Trainer course completion, Small Arms Master Gunner Course
• Valorous Unit Award (2^nd award), United States Army

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