Saluting Our Heroes
We Would like to Honor Our Coworkers and Families Serving in the Armed Forces...
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In mid-January 2010, Deputy Andrew McVey updated us on his wife's military service: "My wife Suzanne is on her second deployment overseas in three years. It gives me a great sense of pride when I think of our department and how they take care of their own. I'm equally as proud of my wife -- and will continue to support her 100 percent as she tends to the wounded warriors who come her way. Suzanne is a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserves, and is currently attached to the US Army's hospital located in Landstuhl, Germany. Her tour of duty is just about complete. She should be returning to the states in the next couple of weeks to resume her civilian occupation as a full-time nurse for Multnomah County." |
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Retired CCSO Deputy Edward Rhoads just finished serving as a International Police Officer attached to the P.E.U. (Prisoner Escort Unit) High Risk Team in Kosovo. In December 2007, he sent us an e-mail about his last day of service there: "December 24: My last full day in Kosovo. At 57, I acquired the nickname 'That crazy old American.' Team Alpha was mostly made up of Filipinos, Africans, and Turks, with a few Romanians and Austrians thrown in. I was the only American and the oldest team member -- hence the nickname. To quote an old friend, 'I will not tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death.' Have a great Christmas. I know I will. Signed, The Balkan Deputy." |
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Robert Dean Taylor It is with great sadness that we report the death of Marine Private Robert Dean Taylor, 18, on August 4, 2005. Pvt. Taylor, the son of Clackamas County Sheriff's Sergeant Richard Taylor and his wife Rae, collapsed and died during an endurance training run while serving in San Diego, California. He was buried with full military honors at Willamette National Cemetery on August 12, 2005. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Taylor family. |
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PFC Brandon Alderman 1st Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Expiditionary Force Son of Detective Sergeant Alderman Returned March 2005. |
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PSC Tim Beard Coast Guard Reserve Deployed to Kuwait and Iraq from February 2003 to September 2003. |
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SFC Tom Dryden Iraq Survey Group, US Central Command Detective Returned March 2005. |
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SGT Matt Foster 1st Armor Division Son of Chaplain Foster Currently serving in Fort Carson, CO |
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Sgt. Anthony Kollias served at home during Operation Noble Eagle -- and overseas during Operation Enduring Freedom. Kollias writes: "My Unit was the 142nd Security Forces Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard. I was a Technical Sergeant (E6) and served from 1992 to 2003. I was activated on 09/11/2001, and served full time until March of 2003. The gun [in the photo at left] is a .50-calibre; I am the one manning it. Most of my service was done at home after 09/11. I patrolled the Oregon ANG Base in Portland. I served overseas for three months at Rein Mein AFB in Germany." |
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SPC Ben Lovelace 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade, 8th Cavalry, 6th Troop (Cav. Scout/Recon) Son of Corrections Deputy Ray Lovelace Currently serving in Iraq |
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SPC Travis Meharry 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, 1st Cavalry Division Son of Patrol Deputy Lancer Meharry Returned March 2005. |
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LCPL Lou Serafin Jr 1st Marine Div, 4th Bn, C Co, Son of Deputy Lou Serafin (Ret) Returned March 2005. |
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MAJ David Shauvin Armor 82nd ROC, I Corps Corrections Deputy Returned from Iraq in May 2004 |
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MAJ Steve Strickland Military Police 82nd ROC, I Corps Patrol Deputy Returned from Iraq in May 2004 |
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SPC Jeff Tutmark 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, 1st Cavalry Division Son of Patrol Sergeant Tutmark Returned March 2005. |
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SSG Brian Zacher 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, 1st Cavalry Division Son of Patrol Deputy Zacher Returned March 2005. |
