The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office proudly honored its brotherhood of service members and veterans during a pinning ceremony Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at 10am. Sheriff Tim Pounds honored the men and women with US Military lapel pins that they will wear on their Class A and B uniforms. The small token will be worn daily and could help to foster connections between the officers and citizen veterans they encounter daily.
There is a total of 77 service members and veterans that serve with the DCSO. These men and women have served a combined total of 630 years in military service to our country. Forty have served in the U.S. Army; six with the U.S. Navy; 17 with the U.S. Marines; five with the U.S. Air Force; and nine with the National Guard.
The following Douglas County Sheriff’s Office personnel have served in the armed forces:
- Deputy Richard Aiken (Air Force)
- Sergeant Ken Aycock (Marines)
- Deputy James Barber (Marines)
- Deputy Chris Bass (Army)
- Jailer Joseph Bires (Marines)
- Officer Brian Bozeman (Army)
- Lieutenant Ross Brown (Army)
- Captain Ron Cain (Air Force)
- Bailiff Euriel Campbell (Army)
- Deputy Tony Carr (Marines)
- Deputy Anthony Cassity (Army)
- Sergeant Chuck Catlin (Army)
- Deputy Jeff Catron (Navy)
- Officer Jeong Chun (Marines/National Guard)
- Bailiff Charlie Clonts (Army)
- Investigator David Cockrum (Army)
- Master Sergeant Andy Cooke (Army)
- Officer Clint Crumley (Marines)
- Deputy Chris Ernst (Army)
- Deputy Chris Fields (National Guard)
- Deputy Thomas Floyd (Marines)
- Investigator Hosea Gainer (Army)
- Investigator Erin Garner (National Guard)
- Officer Zachary Geldmeier (Army)*
- Sergeant Derrick Goode (Marines)
- Officer Darryl Green (Marines)
- Deputy David Greer (Marines)
- Captain Jamie Harrell (Army)
- Officer Jeff Hawes (Army)
- Investigator Jay Hayes (Marines)
- Deputy Rodney Hendrix (Army)
- Lt. Dennis Howard (Army)
- Sergeant Jacquie Jewell (Army)
- Investigator Kevin Jones (Marines)
- Deputy Richard LaPoint (Marines)
- Deputy Jeff Lentz (Army)
- Sergeant Josh Lipscomb (Army)
- Investigator James Little (Air Force)
- Deputy Vanessa Love (Army)
- Deputy Michael Manson (National Guard)
- Deputy Rafael Martinez (Army)
- Deputy Herman McCuller (Army)
- Deputy Carl McKinley (Army)
- Deputy Jeff Merck (Army)
- Deputy J.P. Miller (Marines)
- Jailer James Mitchell (Army)
- Lieutenant Charlie Mitchell (Army)
- Deputy Jeremiah Montgomery (Army)
- Deputy Steve Moore (Navy)
- Bailiff Pete Mordensky (Air Force)
- Colonel Doug Oliver (Navy)
- Lieutenant Donnie Parker (National Guard)
- Investigator Rodney Pettaway (Army)
- Deputy Thomas Puckett (Navy)
- Deputy Craig Ramirez (Army)
- Deputy Thomas Ray (Army)
- Deputy Deon Ray (National Guard)
- Sergeant Anne Rice (Marines)
- Officer Bryntyn Russell (Army)
- Deputy Timothy Sagoes (Army)/(Marines)
- Lieutenant T.C. Scott (Army)
- Deputy Charles Sharpe (National Guard)
- Deputy Steve Simpson (Army)
- Deputy Aaron Smith (Army)
- Deputy Gordon Sonderegger (Air Force)
- Civilian Jacob Sweat (Marines)
- Bailiff Tommy Thompson (Army)
- Captain Allen Watkins (Marines)
- Deputy Kenneth Watts (Army)
- Bailiff Bob Weaver (Marines)
- Deputy Recruit William Womack (Army)
- Deputy Keith Wood (Army)
- Deputy Bryan Wood (Navy)
- Investigator Melinda Wright (Army)
- Officer Darrel Wright (Army)
*Currently on active deployment
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