Lt. Eric E. Gonzalez  - .Airborne Ranger and graduate of Jumpmaster school.  Currently stationed in Bamberg, Germany.
James Tamez - U.S. Army - stationed in Afghanistan
SPC. Rolando D. Vera. - U.S. Army - 2006-07 Iraq; 2008-10 Afghanistan; HHC, 704th BSB, 4 BCT FOB FENTY APO.AE 09310
Col. Mitchell J. McCarthy - Was in the first group of Marines to go to Iraq and the last of that group to come home.
Jason Haynes  - SFC Army serving 4th deployment in war on terror currently in Iraq.  He has been to Afghanistan twice and this is his second tour in Iraq.
Bruce Edenfield -  CDR USNR Retired - Served in the Naval Air Force from 1964 - 1969 - Vietnam conflict.  He was a Navigator in C-118s and C-130s during that time.
Ryan Ducken  - Served with the Navy Sea-bees 2006 -07 Iraq
Von Greek - World War II, U.S. Navy
Von Leroy Greek - Viet Nam War, U.S. Army
Dale Chastain - Viet Nam War, U.S. Navy
Jack Cole - Korean War, U.S. Army
Joe D. Lewis - Viet Nam War, U.S. Army
Jerry Roy -  US Navy, 1958-1963, Gunnersmate Technician First Class, worked on A-bombs
Bob Pfortmiller - US Navy from 1952 to 1956, Korean War I
Dan Reagan - U.S. Navy
Dana Theron Reagan - U.S. Navy - Viet Nam War
Mike St. John - U.S. Air Force - Viet Nam War
Frank Garcia, Jr. - U.S. Army Reserve for 32 years; retired as a CW4.
Darrell Atchison - U.S. Army - Korean War
Joe King - U.S. Army - 1989 - Present - Ranger Qualified & graduate of Jumpmaster School.
Henry Knox - U.S. Army - Service Battery of the 73rd Armored Field Artillery.
Bart Gonzales - U.S. Army - 1960 - 62 - 720 Military Police B.Co.
Les Cowger - U.S. Navy -1954-58 & U.S. Air Force 1958 - 74
Charles Meier - U.S. Air Force
Carol Meier - U.S. Air Force
Donald Eugene Nelson - U.S. Navy - USS English 696 Destroyer - Korean War
Joe Fitzpatrick - U.S. Air Force 1956-1960; Went to Phillipines, Okinawa, Japan, Scott Air Force Base III, Lackland Air Force Base, Bunker Air Force Base, Peru Ind.  Air National Guard - 10 years; transferred to Air Force Reserve for 19 years.  Retired in 1998.
Bob Knight, Jr. - U.S. Air Force - stationed in Germany near Frankfurt at the Semback Air Base  (1954-1956).  He received an Honorable Discharge Jan. 1969 (Captain).
Charles D. Buchanan (Buck) - MSgt US Air Force Retired.  Served during Korean and Viet Nam Wars.  Served in Law enforcement, Criminal Investigation, Squadron First Sergeant andNCO in Charge, B-52 Command and Control Center.
James Cholick - USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Reactor Dept. 2005-09
Sgt. Raymond V. Leasure - Korea - 1957 -58
Ray Ortega - U.S. Navy - Communicate Tech - Radioman - 1963-69; Top Secret - Crypto School Training; Class A - Comm. Training; Self Survival Training; Prisoner of War Training; Ejection (jet) Training.
Thomas Edgar Butz - U.S. Navy - 1952 - 1972; Naval Machinist Mate School; USS Sperry Auxillary Submarine Tender; USS Buck Destroyer; US Naval Hospital; USS Orleak Destroyer; USS Elokomin Tanker; Nuclear Power Training Unit Instructor; USS Bainbridge Plank Owner - Destroyer Leader Guided Missile Nuclear; USS Truxton Plank Owner-Destroyer Leader Guided Missile Nuclear; USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier Nuclear; Master Chief Machinist Mate.
Bobby Bledsoe - U.S. Army - 82nd Airborne.
Barry Rahar - U.S. Army 1969-75; 101st Airborne T=Paratrooper. Vietnam 11 months; Jungle Fighter; Batallion Tactical Operations Center.
Tom Wilding - US Air Force - 1957-59; 3960th Bomb Squadron
Ron McMurry - 101st Airborne Div 67-68; Military Assistance Command - Vietnam; Bronze Star, Silver Star 68 8- 69; Texas Army National Guard 1972-99; 49th Armored Div.
Tyler McMurry - 82 Airborne Division - 200708 Iraq
Charles D. Bartrop - EM 3rd Class - U.S. Navy
Patricia R. Bartrop - United States Marine Corp.
Dale L. Bartrop - U.S. Army
Casey Lee Schwarz - U.S. Navy
Keith Schwarz - U.S. Navy
Dan Harriman - U.S. Navy
Laurel Haas - U.S. Army - 1954-1956 - Germany
Bill Johns - U.S. Marine Corp - 1942-68 - Master Gunnery Sgt.
D. Duane Dyer - U.S. Air Force - Staff Sgt.
Roy L. Thompson - Korea
Jerry K. Clements - U.S. Air Force, Oct. 1958-June 1963; 36th TAC Fighter Wing, Bitburg, A.F. Base, Germany
Judson Savage - Texas National Guard (served 8 years in the U.S. Navy) during Desert Storm and was assigned to a "fast  attack" submarine stationed at Pear Harbor, Honolulu, HI
Jonathan Savage - U.S. Coast Guard currently stationed at the Astoria, OR Air Station.
Richard Savage -  U.S. Marine Corps. - obtained a rank of Sgt., served in Viet Nam (Da Nang)
Bob Pfortmiller - U.S. Navy
Darrell Atchison -Korean War - 1952-54; U.S. Army - Medical Corp - Ambulance Driver - 8th Army
Jonathan Hamlin - Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom;  Alpha Company 25th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army.
Miles Whorfeld - U.S. Navy
Arthur R.Nowakowski. (Art) Enlisted in the Army 3-27-1942. Discharged Nov.1945. Served as a combat soldier with the 90th Infantry Division As a Platoon Sgt. (T/Sgt). Involved in the landing on the beaches of Normandy France June 6th 1944 (D-Day). He was involved in five major battlles, and received the Bronze Star and The Silver Star.
Glen A. Tuch - WWII Veteran - U.S. Army Rank T4; Activity during WWII ETO in France, Germany, Belgium; Honor Flight SD to Washington D.C.Nov. 13-14, 2009. Jill (Travis) Damron's grandfather
Perry L. "Skip" Mahan -  With Samson - USAF 1973-79 Staff Sgt.; Texas Army National Guard 1979 - 1980 Spec. 4
Karen Dove - U.S. Coast Guard
Sgt. Matthew L. McMurtry (great nephew of P.J. McMurtry and son of Keith McMurtry) - United States Marine Corp (Reserves)  2 combat tours in Iraq and now a full time student at Texas A&M University
Gary Scarborough - U.S. Navy
First Master Seargent Louisa Jackson - currently on tour in Iraq (4 children)  daughter in law of Joe and Ruth Ann Jackson
Senior Master Seargent Bradley Jackson - will be scheduled to leave on tour soon.  son of Joe and Ruth Ann Jackson
Joe M. Caraveo, Major, Infantry - Commissioned in 1979 from Texas A&M University as a 2LT in the Infantry Branch; Served on active duty from 1/1/1980 through 4/15/1989 and reserve status until 7/1/1992;
Assignments included:  3 years in the former West Germany in various combat unit assignments; promoted to Captain while at Infantry School, 1984; company commander and battalion executive officer at Fort Jackson, SC; 1st Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC with various assignments in Central America; Reserve company commander, in Sinton, Tx, 1989 -1991; 90th Support Command Group Adjutant, San Marcos, Texas, 1991-1992; promoted to Major in reserve cmd, 1991 Awards:  Senior Jump Master Wings, 1st Special Opns Cmd, Expert Infantryman Badge, 2 Meritorious service & 3 Army Commendation awards  (Joe Caraveo is a 1975 graduate of Rio Hondo High School and was a classmate of Debbie Horton Damron)





Rio Hondo Baptist Church
MILITARY WALL OF HONOR
James Tamez, son of Homer and Ina TamezCaptain Eric E. Gonzalez, son of Arnie and Anita Gonzalez.Rolando VeraJason Haynes, son of Annette Tewell.Judson Savage, son of Richard and Vivian Savage.Judson SavageJonathan Savage, son of Richard and Vivian SavageJonathan SavageJonathan Hamlin, grandson of Johnny and Ruth Ann Canville.  Jonathan HamlinBarry RaharLaurel HaasDan HarrimanJoseph FitzpatrickDale ChastainCharles and Carol MeierElwood Schwarz Keith SchwarzCasey SchwarzSgt. Raymond V.  Leasure Ray OrtegaRay OrtegaRay OrtegaBob LittleCharles BartropDale BartropPatricia BartropDan ReaganThomas Edgar ButzFrank GarciaRoy L. ThompsonJoe LewisBob PfortmillerDarrell AtchisonDarrell AtchisonMiles WharfieldGlen A. Tuch - WW II VeteranPerry L. "Skip"  MahanJack ColeKaren DoveSgt. Matthew L. McMurtry - United States Marine Corp (son of Keith McMurtry and great nephew of P.J. McMurtry)Gary ScarboroughFirst Master Sgt. Louisa Jackson (daughter in law of Joe and Ruth Ann Jackson)Sr. Master Sgt. Bradley Jackson. (son of Joe and Ruth Ann Jackson)Joe Caraveo, 1975 Graduate of Rio Hondo High SchoolBill Johns - U.S. Marines
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