ATLANTA CHAPTER of OUR COMMUNITY SALUTES (ACoOCS) Hybrid ’21 High School Recognition Ceremony

May 15, 2021, 1:00 PM ACoOCS Supporters

Chairs Chairs Ed Postell LTC (Ret) Chairman/Recruiter Contact/Gen Colin Powell Awards Rob Ramirez LTC (Ret) GMC Venue OIC Mike Nunnally COL (Ret) Ellijay GA Venue OIC Jim Eberle Fund Management Kris McBride Logistics/Recognition Booklet/Attendees Cindy Worley Logistics/Recognition Booklet/Attendees

A special Thank You to all the Area Military Recruiters. Well done!

US Army: LTC David Hensel, Commander, Atlanta Recruiting Battalion US Navy: CMD Kimberly George, Commanding Officer, Navy Talent Acquisition Group USMC: Col. William Gray, Commanding Officer 6th Marine Corps District USMC: Maj. Joshua Abraham, Commanding Officer, Recruiting Station Columbia Commanding Officer US Air Force: Lieutenant Colonel, John F. Eck, Jr., Commander. 336th Recruiting Squadron US Coast Guard: Chief Petty Officer Ryan Finch , Recruiter in Charge, Recruiting Office Atlanta US Coast Guard: Chief Kellyn Montesio, Recruiter in Charge, Recruiting Office Savannah GA Army National Guard: LTC Patrick McDougald, Commander, GA Recruiting and Retention Bn.

Congratulations to the High School Counselors receiving the General Colin L. Powell Service Award as nominated by Area Recruiters!

Mrs. Brandi Beavers Mrs. Karren Kelly, USN (Ret) Eagles Landing High School Mrs. Emma Shelnutt East Coweta High School Mr. Paul G. Griffith, Jr. Hart County High School Mrs. Holly J. Passmore Dr. Jill Olson Union County High School

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LTG (Ret) Bill Lennox ’71 Werner Koller LTC (Ret) Ray Drummond ’71 Jim Eberle ‘71 Ray Costner ’71 Michael Hare LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

MAY 15, 2021

Enlistees,

On behalf of myself and the members of the ACoOCS Committee, we want to be one of the first to thank you and express our appreciation for your willingness to serve our Nation. We applaud you for your willingness to put your Country and its citizens before yourself. Your Service provides the opportunity to grow in leadership and character, develop additional life skills, and further your education and training skills, benefiting you during your time in Service and the rest of your life. Our Country and its people need you more now than ever. We express our deepest gratitude to you and your families.

Thank you so much.

Ed Postell, LTC (Ret) USMA ’71 Chairman-Atlanta Chapter of Our Community Salutes

We, the ACoOCS Committee, welcome your support in honoring the Class of 2022 High School Seniors. If interested in assisting us in honoring the ’22 Enlistees and their Families, please contact me at [email protected]. MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT

April 29, 2021

Enlistees and Families,

First, congratulations on the culmination of your High School career and the beginning of your enlistment. I remember what lead me to make the honorable choice you all have made. I was in college and our country had been attacked on 9/11. I knew then I had no choice but to do my duty and serve my country. That decision has been one of the greatest of my life. My time in the Army has given me some of the best friends and mentors I have ever met.

Every day I wear my uniform and put on my Green Beret I remember those who came before me and those who will come after me. Our country is; and will remain free and prosperous due to young people like you. Our military is the strongest in the world, and that is due to the men and women who have taken the oath to serve. Our future is dependent on you and the values you will learn through service.

Your time in the military will be the most rewarding years of your life. The trust and bonds you build with your fellow service members can never be replaced. You will be part of the best trained, best equipped military in the world. Your contributions will not go unnoticed, the pride of your service should fulfill you everyday. I look forward to serving with all of you. Congratulations, and welcome.

Sincerely,

SSG Matthew O. Williams Medal of Honor Recipient US ARMY ARMY First to fight for the right, and to build the nation’s might, and the Army goes rolling along. Proud of all we have done, fighting ‘til the battle’s won, and the Army goes rolling along. Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army is on its way. Count off your cadence loud and strong. For where’er we go, we will always know, that the Army goes rolling along.

High School Enlistees First Last School First Last School Ostrander Aaron April Green Itzel Acosta Mcintosh High School Seth Greenway Mary Persons High Camren Alston Dodge County High School Seth Greenway Mary Persons High School Angelrose Babu Brookwood High School Xavier Griffin Creekside High School Jason Bass Perry High School Brooke Gundy Wilkinson County High School Austin Beck Treutlen High School Elizabeth Harman Ola High School Kirsten Bell Warner Robins High School Christopher Hendrix Cass High School De Jon Blackburn Warner Robins High School Grayson Highfield Southeast Whitfield High School Christopher Boston West Laurens High School Grayson Hines North Cobb High School Conner Brady Bleckley County High School Brooklyn Hobbs Baldwin County High School Tykhia Burden Warner Robins High School Ariyunna Jackson Creekside High School J\'Nhi Cage Chapel Hill High School Dorian Jefferson Newton High School Cruce Carson Troup County Comprehensive H.S. Acacia Jenkins Warner Robins High School Elliecia Charles Woodland High School Ethan Jindrich Carrollton High School Shane Cody Dacula High School William Johnson Franklin County High School Victor Coney West Laurens High School Marterrion Jones Crawford County High School Rachel Cooper Hiram High School Daisha Jones Shaw High School Corey Daniels Mary Persons High Marterrion Jones Crawford County High School Solomon Daniels Houston County High School Tunnell Joshua Alexander Darrow Etowah Highschool Melanie Karoffa Piedmont Academy Michael Degennaro Newnan High School Baldwin Kassidy Heard County High School Brandon Delcid Rome High School Philip Keeler Oglethorpe County Highschool Zahjuan Dennis Northside High School Jongmin Lee Alpharetta High School Cameron Donald Lamar County High School Kortney Lockhart John Durden Washington County High School Katina Lovins Douglas County High School Sierra Dutton Franklin County High School Kitina Lovins Magna Vista High School Trevor Edmond William H. Spencer High School Trayvis Lowery Pike County Highschool Martavis Evans Hancock Central High School Gavin Marinelli Rabun Co High School Xavier Fenwick Andrew Marlowe Mary Persons High School Zane Firle Gordon Central High School Yovani Medina Osborne High School Carson Fowler Franklin County High School Braden Miller Allatoona High School Diamond Gates Creek Side High School Connor Mitchell Monroe Area High School Samantha Jennings North Forsyth High School Tyson Nguyen Hillgrove High School Annamaria Gilley Newnan High School Rayla Paul Paul Giroux Hiram High School Jamarcus Peeples Jordan Vocational High School Timiyah Gladmon Washington Wilkes Comprehensive H.S. Danquez Ray Douglas County High School Garion Glander Homelife Academy Bobby Reed Cass High School Taveion Glenn Carver High School Deondray Releford Perry High School

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High School Enlistees First Last School Army National Guard Joel Schultz Mcdonough High School First Last School Maurrion Sevier Carrollton High School Brock Eddleman Christian Slaton Dutchtown High School Emmauel Pope Heritage High School Ryan Smith Allatoona High School Elias Torres East Coweta High School Malik Smith Cherokee High School Jordin Speight Woodstock High School Phillip Stanley-Hendrix North Forsyth High School Alex Stockton South Cobb High School Army Reserve Aries Tarver Gw Carver Highschool First Last School Jaden Todd Langston Hughes High School Cala Connell West Laurens High School Daniel Turner South Paulding High School Seth Couch Carrollton High School Zachary Vanhessen Cedar Shoals High School Kendall Davila North Paulding High School Salvador Vega William Henry Spencer High School Bailey Frickey East Paulding High School Christopher Washington Houston County Highschool Jayden Hughes Kendrick High School Korbin Watson Harris County High School Jesus Ibarra-Flores West Laurens High School Tyler Wilburn Houston County High School Ashley Jimenez Pebblebrook High School Justyn Williams Dutchtown High School Jamie Miller Haralson County High School Breanna Williams Fayetteville High School Caleb Watson Spalding High School Christian Woods Paulding County High School Kendra Workman East Laurens High School Jerrit Worthing Wheeler County High School Samor Wright Kendrick High School Wimberly Zechariah Hiram High School

https://community.ocsusa.org/atlanta/ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun; Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At ‘em now, Give 'em the gun! Down we dive, spouting our flame from under, Off with one helluva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey! Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!

High School Enlistees

School First Last Jahaddius Bailey Cleveland High School Jessica Buttram Rhea County Academy Dylan Byrd Gilmer High School Noah Eagan Harrison High School Alexia Rico Southeast Whitfield High School Kenneth Smith East Coweta High School Noah Smith East Coweta High School Dustin Weir Northgate High School Aleksandr Werl North Forsyth High School Dawson Worthy Copper Basin High School

Air National Guard

Clay Branch Monroe Area High School

https://community.ocsusa.org/atlanta/ UNITED STATES NAVY Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh! Farewell to foreign shores, we sail at break of day ay ay ay. Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam. Until we meet once more, here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.

High School Enlistees

First Last School David Dejesus Heritage High School Zane Douglas Georgia Connections Academy Makayla Fuller McEachern High School David Hamel East Coweta High School Quincy Harper Eagles Landing High School Niga Jackson Mount Zion High School Brianna Jones Lovejoy High School Shyne Jones Wheeler High School Klaireice Kimbrough Academy For Classical Education Mya Martinez Westside High School Elena Mortensen Hillgrove High School Ashley Oscar Pebblebrook High School Joseph Prinzi Harrison High School Isabella Ross Ola High School Michelle Scott Ola High School Shakuria Wilford-Mcknight Eagles Landing High School Gage Anthony Treyvon Bannister Mceachern High School Renee Mcgowan Joseph Miller Newnan High School Dane Doyle GMC

https://community.ocsusa.org/atlanta/ UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, we fight our country’s battles in the air, on land and sea. First to fight for the right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean. We are proud to claim the title of, United States Marine.

High School Enlistees

First Last School Aurora Agorni Clarke Central High School Joseph James North Forsyth High School Jonathan Lottes North Forsyth High School

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