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May 2019

May 7, 2019 | By Bailey Hittle
Legion of Merit
Col. Thomas Barnett Jr., Co. A (-), 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth Col. Frederick Good, 1st Bn, 108th Avn, Topeka Col. Scott Henry, Co. A (-), 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth Col. John Johnson, 69th TC, Topeka, with oak leaf cluster Lt. Col. Eric Ford, HSC, 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth CW3 Joseph Walsh, Co. A (-), 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth

Meritorious Service Medal
Col. Tony Divish, 635th RSG, Wichita, with four oak leaf clusters Lt. Col. Jon Shafer, JFHQ-KS, Topeka with two oak leaf clusters Capt. Ryan Bernard, HHC, 1st Bn, 108th Avn, Topeka Maj. Paul Cope, JFHQ-KS, Topeka Maj. Philip Hickson, 130th FAB, Manhattan, with two oak leaf clusters Maj. Daniel Mehlhaff, JFHQ-KS, Topeka, with oak leaf cluster Capt. Christopher Connell, Co E, 1st Bn, 108th Avn, Topeka Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Hood, Co G, 111th Avn, Topeka Chief Warrant Officer 4 Todd Wilson, Det. 1, Co C, 2nd Bn, 641st Avn, Topeka Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Lockhart, 1st Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Deaver, 169th CSSB, Olathe Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Brandt, HHC, 169th CSSB, Olathe Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Haeffele, HHB, 2nd Bn, 130th FA, Hiawatha Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Harmon, KSTC, Salina, with two oak leaf clusters 1st Sgt. Chad Allen, Co B, R&R Bn, Wichita 1st Sgt. Ronald Beasley Jr., 170th SM, Wichita 1st Sgt. Justin Becker, HQ, 130th FAB, Manhattan 1st Sgt. Travis Bowser, 1077th Medical Co, Olathe Master Sgt. Dwayne Burgoon, 1979th Contracting Team, Topeka, with oak leaf cluster Master Sgt. Clinton Barnett, 635th RSG, Topeka, with oak leaf cluster Master Sgt. Angela Berry, KSTC, Salina Master Sgt. Christina Escott, 1st Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina Master Sgt. James Grosdidier, JFHQ-KS, Topeka Master Sgt. Eric Kaltenborn, Co B, 2nd CAB, 137th Inf, Lenexa Master Sgt. Keith Peine, 635th RSG, Topeka Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy Boss, JFHQ-KS, Topeka, with oak leaf cluster Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Champoux, Btry A, 2nd Bn, 130th FA, Holton Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Copple, Btry B, 1st Bn, 161st FA, Abilene Sgt. 1st Class Richard Gooch, HHB, 130th FAB, Manhattan Sgt. 1st Class Lawrence Hart, 997th, BSB, Hays Sgt. 1st Class David Larson, RTSM, Salina Sgt. 1st Class Shelly Miller, 1st Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Mullen, 778th Trans Co, Kansas City Sgt. 1st Class John Ruthig, 1st Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina Sgt. 1st Class Paul Wilson, 2nd Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina, with oak leaf cluster Staff Sgt. Elfrida Bailey, JFHQ-KS, Topeka Staff Sgt. David Bonn, 105th MPAD, Topeka Staff Sgt. James Capps, HHC (-), 2nd CAB, 137th Inf, Kansas City, Kansas Staff Sgt. Rudolph Draper, Co A, R&R Bn, Topeka Staff Sgt. Matthew Gum, 2nd Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina Staff Sgt. Elissa Hobbs, JFHQ-KS, Topeka Staff Sgt. Bernard Jennings, 2nd Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina Staff Sgt. Ameer Mutazammil, KSTC, Salina Staff Sgt. Jason Phillips, 1st Bn, 235th Rgmt, Salina, with oak leaf cluster Staff Sgt. Mark Reasoner, 731st CTC, Great Bend, with oak leaf cluster Staff Sgt. Matthew Slater, KSTC, Salina Sgt. Jared Harlan, Co A, R&R Bn, Topeka Spc. Marc Beers, 2nd CAB, 137th Inf, Kansas City