The Hall Of Honor

The Hall of Honor was created in 1983. It honors individuals who served with great distinction and contributed immeasurably to successful mission accomplishment. The Hall of Honor preserves the legacy of those who have gone before, highlights their deeds, and honors their contributions to the nation.

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Hall of Honor

As of 2020

Founders 1983

LGen Roy H. Lynn**
LGen Richard P. Klocko**
Col John P. Shean**
CWO Wesley G. Wineinger**
CMSgt Hugh T. Smith**
Mr. Gordon W. Sommers**

1984

LGen Gordon A. Blake**
Col Lewis W. Fogg**
Col George I. Mason Jr.**
Col Thomas C. Hyde**
CMSgt Anthony P. Reiskis**
CMSgt Ervin C. Fleischman**
CMSgt Fred Barrett**
Mr. Joe B. Porter**

 

 

1985

MGen Louis E. Coira**
BGen Bernard Ardisana**
Col Richard D. Small**
Col Einar H. Steelnack, Jr. **
CMSgt Marion S. Dyches**
CMSgt Thomas H. Tennant**
MSG Michael Preslar**
Mr. Billy R. Locke**

 

 

1986

MGen Carl W. Stapleton**
MGen Doyle E. Larson**
Col Robert H. Touby**
Col William T. Ballard**
CMSgt Richard D. Kisling**
CMSgt Stewart L. Engbretson**
CMSgt Louis Rocha
Mr. Fred W. Blount**

1987

Col James H. Macia Jr.**
LTC David H. Eddy**
LTC Delmar C. Lang**
LTC Ernest L. Short
CMSgt Waldo C. Kline
CMSgt Richard (Perry) M. Hain
CMSgt Sam Mims**
Mr. James D. Savage

 

1988

Col Wesley C. Akins**
Col Leslie J. Bolstridge**
Col William R. Bowers**
CMSgt EarI D. Carlile**
CMSgt Clarence L. Fairly
CMSgt Alfred F. Fullwood**
CMSgt Robert T. Haugh
Mr. Frank Pinkston

1989

Col William B. Barnes**
Col William L Rice**
Col Robert F. Stark**
LTC Ivan L. Wolinsky**
Maj Merle J. Vernone**
CMSgt James D. Arceneaux
CMSgt Robert C. Jones**
CMSgt Joshua H. Ruderman**
Mr. William C. Evans Jr.

1990

Col Eldred E. Blackwell
Col James 0. Bush**
Col Grover S. McMakin**
LTC Chancel T. French**
CMSgt Clarence W. Hobbs**
CMSgt Melvin D. Porter Sr.**
SMS Horace (Red) E. Haire**
Mr. Willard (Bill) R. Ellerson**
Mr. Douglas R. Holden

1991

Col Robert N. Andersen**
Col Duane E. Russell**
Col Albert S. (Buck) Rogers**
CMSgt Willis E. Jorde**

1992

Col Michael T. Christy
CMSgt James J. Reynolds**
CMSgt Paul W. Weyandt**
Mr. Craig Johnson

1993

LGen James R. Clapper, Jr.
MGen Norma E. Brown**
CMSgt Bill B. Beard
CMSgt Clifford R. Koonce**

1994

MGen Harold H. Bassett**
Col William H. Buchholtz
Col Robert S. Cope
CMSgt Edward Jolly, Jr.

1995

LGen Donald L. Putt**
MGen John B. Marks**
MGen Harold E. Watson**
Col Dale J. Hanks**
Col John P. Lynch**
CMSgt Conrad R. Schott**
CMSgt Okey Warden, Jr.
Mr. Gerald M. Leies

1996

Col Howard M. McCoy**
Col Bruce D. Strotman**
CMSgt Jerry Cissel
CMSgt Dwight H. Day **
MSgt David Klein
Mr. Doyle K. Northrup**
Mr. Carl F. Romney
Mr. Walter Singlevich**

1997

CMSgt Joseph L. Dean**
Mr. Roy W. Lynn**
CMSgt James R. Mayer
CMSgt Richard J. Wadle

 

 

1998

CMSgt William N. Daniels, Jr.**
CMSgt Richard W. Hites
CMSgt Robert L Sherwood
SMSgt John H. Riedel**

 

1999

LGen Kenneth A. Minihan
BGen Travis M. Hetherington**
Col Thomas W. Ciambrone
CMSgt Jack Roberts**
CMSgt Raul A. Sandoval
SMSgt John S. Deaver**

2000

MGen John E. Morrison**
Col Wayne B. Fau**
CMSgt Daniel N. D’Apolito**
CMSgt Thomas G. Nurre
SMSgt Larry R. Tart

2001

MGen Paul Martin**
Col John Lewis
Lt Col Lance Harmeyer**
Lt Col James Glenn, Jr.
Mr. John Guntharp
CMSgt James Mahoney
CMSgt Kenneth Een
CMSgt Duane Larkin**

2002

MGen Gary W. O’Shaughnessy
BGen Grover E. Jackson
CMSgt Robert P. Egger
CMSgt Harold O. Overton

 

 

2003

Lt Col Reginald Gilbert**
Lt Col Russell E Harriger**
CMSgt Alfred J. Harrison
CMSgt James A. White

2004

CMSgt Marco Aldaz
CMSgt Robert V. Crabtree
SMSgt Lee Anthony
SMSgt Mike Conner

2005

CMSgt Susan D. Douglas
CMSgt Danny L. Prichard
CMSgt Samuel W. Watson**
MSgt Segundo Espinoza, Jr.

2006

Col William P. Fife**
Col James W. McLendon
CMSgt James C. Swindell**
MSgt Delano R. Jolly**

2007

Col Ronald L. Haygood
Capt David J. Cambridge**
CMSgt William B. Buchsbaum, Jr.
CMSgt Barry W. Matthews**

2008

Lt Col Howard W. Bunton**
CMSgt Gerard V. Gething
CMSgt Thomas M. Giroir
CMSgt James N. Sickich

2009

Col Robert A. Leech
CMSgt Charley R. King
CMSgt Larry E. Mills
Mr. Steve D. August

2010

Gen Michael V. Hayden
LGen John C. Koziol
CMSgt Edward L. Barnes
CMSgt Donald W. Hatcher

2011

BGen Charles L. Bishop
Col Wyatt C. (Chris) Cook
CMSgt Alan R. Dowling
Mr. Jimmy R. Jones

2012

CMSgt Richard J Burda
CMSgt David Doiron
CMSgt Perry Eisenhower
CMSgt William Rogers

2013


MGen Paul Dettmer**
Mr. Dennis H. Alvey
Ms Betsy S. Witt
CMSgt Jesse K. Coultrap
MSgt John H. Armintrout.

2014

CMSgt “Combat” Ronald W. Davey**
CMSgt Michael Meermans
MSgt Navid “G” Garshasb**
MSgt William M. “Skeeter” Dickerson

 

2015

Col. Joseph Hurst
Col. Margaret J. Czapiewski
CMSgt Kevin G Slater
SMSgt Robert W. Lantz**

 

2016

Mr. Kenneth A. Williams
CMSgt Charles J. Ellis
CMSgt Thomas G Rioux
SMSgt Larry R. Boyce

2017

Col William D. W. Grimes**
Lt Col Jerry McKenna
CMSgt Kenneth C. Maynard
CMSgt Jesse L. Greene

2018

Mr. Keith D. Thomas, DISL
Lt Col Douglas K. Kleist
Capt Albert R. Turner Jr.,
SMSgt Doris E. Keeton **

2019

Mr. Gregory C. Radabaugh, SES, Joint Staff (Ret)
Col Gregory A. Roman (Ret)
CMSgt Dennis L. Rassmussen
MSgt Horace (Joe) F. Bisset

2020

Brig Gen Neal T. Robinson  (Ret) **
Mr. Larry L. Benson, Col (Ret)/DISL (Ret)
Mr. John Michael Kretzer,  DISL (Ret)
Lt Col Barnie Gavin (Ret)

2021

Col George V. Eichelberger
CMSgt Kenneth Gendolfe
CMSgt Ralph A. Wade
Mr. Barry Steveson

2022

Colonel Lester R. Mellott
Col Phillip E. Thompson
Lt. Col Neal R. Walters
SMSgt Anthony S. Radziminski

2023

Lt Gen Bradford Shwedo
Ms. Delores (Dee) Studavent
CMSgt Edward (Ted) Colquhoun
CMSgt Raymond (Ray) Farrell **
SMSgt Sharon Frizzell
MSgt Beth Yandow

2024

TBD

2025

TBD

2026

TBD

**Deceased as of February 2018

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