Phi Theta Kappa is proud to honor all members who have served with the U.S. Military Forces since the first Coalition strike in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, and since the first Coalition strike in Iraq on March 19, 2003. These men and women have placed service above self in their commitment to civic responsibility. Many have left homes and families, and have placed their education and careers on hold to serve their country.

We are also proud to include the names of Phi Theta Kappa members in the National Guard and Reserves who are deployed across the nation and around the world.

You may add to this list by emailing Publications Director Nell Ewing names of Phi Theta Kappa members who have served in Iraq since March 17, 2003. Please include each member's college and chapter. You may also post messages of encouragement and support by emailing Nell Ewing.

Names of members who have lost their lives serving in Iraq are listed on a memorial page.

AT1(AW) Carmelito Aglugub
First Class Petty Officer
Southwestern Community College
California
U.S. Navy

Alethea Ann Aikens
Wayne Community College
North Carolina
Serving in Afghanistan

Mary Anderson
Fayetteville Technical Community College
North Carolina

Jeremey Arevalo
Alvin Community College
Texas
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Sgt. Edward Beau Ashley
Richland College
Dallas, Texas
United States Marine Corps
Service in Iraq

Deb Ashworth
Lakeshore Technical College
Wisconsin
United States Navy

Renee Baker
Central Carolina Technical College
South Carolina
U.S. Air Force

Chris Ballard
Ohio Region Treasurer
Ohio State University
Army National Guard

George Barlow IV
College of the Albemarle-Dare County Campus
North Carolina
U.S. Marine Corps
Served January 21, 2001- January 21, 2005
Operation Enduring Freedom (2004)
Afghanistan

Sgt. Brandi Barnes
Central Piedmont Community College
North Carolina
United States Army
Currently serving in Kuwait, October 2005

Michael Bauder
Luzerne County Community College
Pennsylvania
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Served year-long tour in Iraq

IT2(SW) Michael Bayer
Lorain County Community College
Ohio
U.S. Navy

Kristie Beagle
Washtenaw Community College
Michigan
U.S. Army Reserve
Operation Enduring Freedom, 2002

Branda M. Bell, SSGT (RET)
Anthony M. Bell, SSGT
Walker College
Alabama
United States Air Force

SFC Karen Elaine Bell
Savannah Technical College
Georgia
United States Army 1983-Present

Brandon H. Benton
Seminole State College
Oklahoma
U.S. Air Force

Tate Betz
Dodge City Community College
Kansas
Served in Bahrein

Joyce Blewett
Tulsa Community College
Oklahoma
United States Marine Corps

Theresa Binns
Kingsborough Community College
New York
Petty Officer Second Class
United States Navy

Kerry Boese
Lake Superior College
Minnesota
US Army

Clayton S. Bradley
Ivy Tech State College
Muncie Campus
Indiana
U.S. Navy Seabee

Major Michele M. Bretz
Pellissippi State Technical College
Tennessee
US Army Reserves, S-3
Served in Korea, Honduras, and CONUS
Husband participated at MMOUT at Bagram AFB, 2004-2006

Cory M. Bricking
Lexington Community College
Kentucky
First Lieutenant,Transportation Company
Platoon Leader
Kentucky Army National Guard

James Brown
East Mississippi Community College
Mississippi
United States Navy

Kurtis Brown
Arapahoe Community College
Colorado
Air Traffic Controller, U.S. Marines
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003

Lonna Brozek
Pueblo Community College
Fremont Campus
Colorado
220 Military Police Unit of the National Guard

Stacie Bucholtz
Henry Ford Community College
Michigan
U.S. Air Force 1995-1998
U.S. Air Force Reserves 2000- Present

SSgt Nina Buckelew
Calhoun Community College
Alabama
United States Army
Serving in Kuwait

Jan Buttler
College of Southern Maryland, LaPlata Campus
U.S. Navy (Retired)

Mario Bueno, Jr.
Coastal Bend Community College
Alice, Texas
United States Army, 1986-2001
Texas National Guard, 1983-1986
Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Currently in Iraq as a Security Specialist assigned to protect American workers

Christopher C. Calhoun
Fort Worth, Texas
Northern Virginia Community College
Alexandia, Virginia
United States Marine Corps
Service in Iraq during first

Stacy Cam
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Michigan
U.S. Army Reserve

MA1 Jose A Guadalupe Caquias
ECPI College of Technology
Virginia
U.S. Navy 1982-Present

SPC Genise N. Carpenter
Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee
Oklahoma
US Army 1997-2000
US Army Reserve 2001-2004

Carlos A. Carpio
Florida Keys Community College
U. S. Navy Search and Rescue Swimmer

Robert (Bud) H. Carton
Fox Valley Technical College
Wisconsin
United States Air Force

Major Joe Cherry
Harold Washington College
Illinois
U.S. Army
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Amy Chesky
Manchester Community College
Connecticut
South Korea through January 2007

Kyle Cieliczka
Palomar College
California
US Navy Reserves
Operation Noble Eagle, September 2001 - September 2002
Operation Iraqi Freedom, December 2002 - June 2003

Pamela Combs
Illinois Central College

Sergeant First Class Gary W. Combs
Ozarks Technical Community College
Missouri
Active duty with Army Reserve

Major Sean Connolly
Community College of Denver
Colorado
United States Army Reserves

2nd Lt. William F. Conway, Jr.
Georgia Military College
Conway Air Force Base
Georgia
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Brian Cox
Fayetteville Technical Community College
North Carolina

Adam M. Croom
Pierce College
Lakewood, Washington
U.S. Air Force

SGT Neka N. Daniels
Athens Technical College
Georgia
United States Army 1999-2007
Operations Iraqi Freedom 2003-2004

Sgt. Richard Delgado, Jr.
Palo Alto Community College
Texas
United States Marine Corps

Charles Dewsnup
Howard College
Texas
U.S. Air Force, 2000 - 2004

Martin A Diaz
Southwest Texas Junior College
Eagle Pass Division
Texas Army National Guard
Operation Noble Eagle
September 2001 - October 2002
Operation Iraqi Freedom III
August 2004 - February 2006

Kurt Diestelmeier
Highland Community College
Illinois
United States Marine Corps, 2001-2005

Jonathan Dragoon
Palm Beach Community College
Florida
Corporal
U.S. Marine Corps
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2001-2005

PFC Jeffrey Dunn
County College of Morris
New Jersey
Regular Army September 1999 - April 2006
New Jersey National Guard - April 2006 - Present
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 and 3

Lance Corporal Christopher Esckelson
Delta College
Michigan
U.S. Marines

Arlis Estrada
Hudson County Community College
New Jersey
United States Marine Corps

SPC Vanessa A. Esquibel
Cuyahoga Community College - Eastern Campus
Warrensville Township, Ohio
Service in Iraq, March 2003 - November 2003

Leroy H. Farmer
University of Arkansas - Ft. Smith
U.S. Army

Leah M Fishman
Grays Harbor College
Washington
US Army National Guard
September 1998 - April 2005

Joseph Fuller
Tarrant County College
Texas
Operation Iraqi Freedom II with 1st Calvary Division Active Army
2002-2005 Texas Army
National Guard 2005-Present

Matthew Nathaniel Furnace
Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus
Mississippi
Served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan

Shannon Dee Gabriel
Montgomery County Community College
Pennsylvania
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Petty Officer
Naval Reserve

Rob Gaeta
Combat Medic Sergeant
6252 USAH
San Diego Mesa College
California
United States Army
Operation Iraqi Freedom III

Arturo Garcia
Ivy Tech State College
Warsaw Campus
Indiana

April Lynn Gardner
Mayland Community College
North Carolina
United States Navy

Kilee Gillispie
Pensacola Junior College
Florida
Served in Iraq March - June 2003
U.S. Navy

SPC Byron W. Graham
South Suburban College
Illinois
Army National Guard

1LT Donna L. Griffin
Midlands Technical College
South Carolina
US Army-Fort Knox, Kentucky
Served November 1992-1995
August 2003-present

MSgt. Robert G. Gumm
Clovis Community College
New Mexico
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Galina Halterman
Mount San Jacinto College
California
United States Navy Reserve

Staff Sergeant William N. Harrison
Tidewater Community College
Virginia
United States Army

Tsgt Samuel L. Hauge
Okaloosa-Walton College
Florida
United States Air Force
Served in Iraq, and Korea, currently active duty

Delania Brooke Helms
Stationed in Iraq March 2003 - January 2004

Andre L Henderson
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army

Armetrice Henry
Houston Community College
Texas
U.S. Navy Reserve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom

Brent L. Houston
SUNY Delhi
New York
Operation Iraqi Freedom
February - December 2003

Staff Sergeant Joseph Huitt
Georgia Military College
U.S. Army
Operation Enduring Freedom

Branden Hull
Labette Community College
Kansas
Army National Guard

Kufreabasi U. Idiong
Palomar College
California
U.S. Navy

SGT Leah Ingraham
Green River Community College
Washington
U.S. Army

Samuel Irving
Cerro Coso Community College
California
United States Marines
Service in Iraq January 2003-July 2003, March 2004-October 2004, July 2005-February 2005

Yolanda Jefferson
Pulaski Technical College
Arkansas
Ambulance driver and medic
Stationed in Iraq, April 2003 - February 2004

Karla Jewell
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Michigan
U.S. Army Reserve

Kenneth F Johnson II
Tidewater Community College
Virginia
U.S. Navy
USS George Washington CVN-73
Operation Enduring Freedom, December 2002 - Jan 2003

Jeff Jordan
New Hampshire Technical Institute
New Hampshire
United States Army

SPC Yong Gu Kang
Hudson County Community College
New Jersey
United States Army Reserve
June 2004 - Present
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2005-2006

Michael D. Kelly
MSG, USAR RET
Richard Bland College
Virginia

Ken M. Kiefer
University of Wisconsin-Marinette
Wisconsin
United States Air Force Reservist
Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom

FC2(SW) Ashley D Kilgore
Central Piedmont Community College
North Carolina
U.S. Navy
Active Duty : September 18, 1995 - September 15, 2005
Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (2001 - 2005)
USS VELLA GULF - First Response (9-11-2001)-- and OEF September 19, 2001 - March 22, 2002

Daniel Krenz (SSG)
Pierce College
Washington
United States Army
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004-2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2006

Joseph Large
Connors State College
Oklahoma
Service in Kuwait/Iraq
November 2002 - November 2003

Sgt. Etta Marie Ledbetter
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
United States Army National Guard
120th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), NBC NCO
Operation Iraqi Freedom II, February 2004 to February 2005

Tommie C. Logan, II
Holmes Community College
Goodman Campus
Mississippi
U.S. Army

Allison Lombard
Valencia Community College
Florida
United States Navy
Operation Iraqi Freedom/
Operation Enduring Freedom
July 2006-May 2007

Heath M. Lucas
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, Virginia
U.S. Navy
USS Harry S Truman
Operation Enduring Freedom, December 2002 - March 2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 2003 - April 2003

SSgt. Lannie Lukesh
Metro Community College-Omaha
Nebraska
Operation Enduring Freedom
United States Air Force

Tanya Marshall
Community College of Allegheny College-South Campus
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Service in Iraq, February 2004-February 2005

Joseph Martin
Stationed in Iraq February 2003 - October 2003
Daughter and son of Kathy Denise Martin
Northwest Mississippi Community College

Sgt George Mateo
Community College of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Operation Iraqi Freedom January - June 2003

Kenneth Mazzoline
St. Clair County Community College
Michigan
Serving in Iraq

Justin McDaniel
Southside Virginia Community College
Virginia
US Army
Served in Iraq from November 12, 2002, to August 12, 2003

SSG Debbie L. Mekkelsen
Daytona Beach Community College
Florida
Florida Army National Guard
Currently serving with the 42nd Infantry Division in Tikrit, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom III

OS2(SW) Sifiso Mkhize
ECPI College of Technology
Virginia Beach Campus
U.S. Navy
August 1995-August 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Tracy L. Mills
Tidewater Community College
Virginia
United States Navy
Craft Unit Four, Operation Iraqi Freedom

Kelly Moore
Northwest Vista College
Texas
United States Air Force
Operation Desert Storm/Shield
December 1992 - January 2000

SSgt Kelly Moore
DeVry University
Texas
U.S. Air Force
Kuwait, Korea

Lance Corporal Patrick Moore
College of Lake County
Illinois
U.S. Marines

Heather M. Morehouse
Dallas County Community College District
-Eastfield College Texas
United States Navy
Operation Iraqi Freedom Desert Storm

SPC Larrissa Morris
West Kentucky Community & Technical College Kentucky
Army National Guard Operation
Iraqi Freedom 3, 2005

Ronald Floyd Morris
Texas State Technical College
U.S. Army National Guard
Deployed to Iraq in 2005
56th BCT, 36 ID, 1/142 Infantry
Awarded Bronze Star
To be deployed back to Iraq December 2008

Michael A. Mosse
Cochise College
Arizona
United States Marine Corps
Contractor, Afghanistan

Nathan Myers
Arapahoe Community College
Colorado
U.S. Army
Kuwait and Iraq

Gary V. Nations, Jr.
U.S. Army, 1st Cavalry
Currently serving in Iraq
Son of Gary Nations, Sr.
Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

CPT Vavette M. Nelson-Blevins
South Puget Sound Community College
Washington
U.S. Army Reserve / 4th Infantry Division
Ft. Hood, Texas
Operation Iraqi Freedom I

SGT Thang D. Nguyen
San Jose City College
California
United States Army National Guard
Served in Iraq 2004-2005

David Nicastro
North Shore Community College
Gloucester, Massachusetts
United States Marine Corps, 1996 - 2002
Currently serving in Iraq in civilian capacity May 2004 - May 2005

Marc Nicastro
North Shore Community College
Gloucester, Massachusetts
United States Marine Corps, 1998 to present
served in Iraq August 2004 - February 2005

Cynthia L. Novosad
Victoria College
Texas
United States Air Force
June 1994 - June 1998

TSgt Darlene Nuss
Georgia Military College
Georgia

Gustavo Ortegon
Broward Community College North Campus
Florida
United States Army Reserve
Served in Iraq February 2003 - April 2004

Cpl Paul R Parker III
Coastal Carolina Community College
North Carolina
United States Marine Corps
Operation Iraqi Freedom
January 14, 2003 to June 13, 2003

Janet M. Peace
Macomb Community College – Center Campus
Clinton Township, Michigan
U.S. Army Reserve
Service in Afghanistan, 2003

Jeremy Pfistner
Sandhills Community College
North Carolina
Military Police, U.S. Army
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001-02)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003)

HM2 Diego Ponce
Valencia Community College Florida
Served in Iraq from March - October 2003
Third Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment

FC2 David S. Pope
San Diego City College
California
USS Vandegrift (FFG-48), Yokosuka, Japan
Served with Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom from January 28, 2003, to July 27, 2003

Edward Wayne Powell
Lake Land College
llinois
United States Marine Corps
Operation Iraqi Freedom
January - November 2004

Eric Puente
Richland College
Texas
Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
United States Navy Reserve

Michael Pugh
Truckee Meadows Community College
Nevada
United States Coast Guard

Michael Rankin
Pierce College
Washington
Dates of Service June 1976 to 1995

Samina Rice
Vincennes University
Indiana
U.S. Navy
National Naval Medical Center of Bethesda
Currently attending Southern Illinois University

Bobby M. Robertson, Jr.
Saginaw, Michigan
Delta College
United States Navy, 1987-2001

Christopher Daniel Robertson
US Army Infantry, Staff Sergeant
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, Washington
Service in Iraq

Col. David A. Robinson
Chapter Advisor
Carl Albert State College
Oklahoma
United States Army Reserve
Special Operations Command Central
10th Special Forces Group
May 2003-May 2004

Sandra Michelle Rosenzweig (Burson)
Truckee Meadows Community College
Nevada
Air Guard

Douglas Roster
2006-07 Ohio Regional President
Clark State Community College
Ohio
Chief Petty Officer
United States Navy
Currently assigned to United States Army Civil Affairs Command in Iraq

SSG James I. Ruff
Fayetteville Technical Community College
North Carolina
United States Army

Susan Sahiti
University of Maryland-European Division
Heidelberg, Germany
Department of Defense Civilian Employee
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Mark D. Sanders
MSgt, US Air Force Reserve
445th Operations Support Squadron
Southern State Community College
Ohio
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
February 2003 - September 2005

Tyler Schmidt
Red Rocks Community College
Colorado
United States Army

Brian K. Searcy
Volunteer State Community College
Tennessee
United States Army/Operation Iraqi Freedom III

Scott T. Self
Anne Arundel Community College
Maryland
U.S. Army 1991-1999
U.S. Navy Reserve 2002-2007
Operation Iraqi Freedom November 2004 - April 2005

Sgt Michael A. Shaw
United States Air Force
Georgia Military College
Georgia
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom

ABFS (AW/SW) David M. Simkins
Tidewater Community College
Virginia
United States Navy

SFC Iasha K. Singleton
Central Texas College
Texas
Served in Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003

Angela Smith
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
Knoxville, TN
U.S. Navy
Served November 1998-December 2003
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Noble Eagle

Samuel Sosa
El Paso Community College
Texas
United States Marine Corps
Operation Iraqi Freedom
March 2003 - October 2003

Sgt. Kenneth D. Stowell II
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States Army

TSgt. David Sublette
Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona
United States Air Force

SSgt Dennis G Swift
Cape Cod Community College
Massachustts
Air National Guard

Lance Corporal Michael Christopher Talal
Estrella Mountain Community College
Arizona
U.S. Marines, 1999-2004

Sgt Rob Tesmond
Northern Virginia Community College
Virginia
Active Duty

Sgt. Odessa E. Krukowski Torrez
College of Lake County
Illinois
808th Medical Company - US Army Reserve
Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom III, 2004-2005

Tsgt. Brian K. Turner
U.S.A.F. (Air National Guard)
105 Aerial Port Squadron / Newburgh, New York
Baghdad, Iraq / Baghdad International Airport
September 11, 2003 - December 5, 2003
Ulster County Community College

Alexander Vargas
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States Air Force
August 1992 - September 1995

Arthur Vargas
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
United States Air Force
August 1992 - August 1997

TSgt Linda Varichione
Bucks County Community College
Pennsylvania
United States Air Force

Staff Sergeant Francisco J. Vega
Union County College
New Jersey
United States Air Force Security Police

Joshua Joseph Verret
Tidewater Community College
Virginia
United States Navy

SFC Andrea Vincent
St. Philips College
Texas
United States Army

Scott Walker
Fulton Montgomvery Community College
New York
Service in Afghanistan and Iraq
3rd Ranger Battalion
United States Army

Jason Wallace
Heartland Community College
Normal, Illinois
Air National Guard
Service in Kuwait, 2005

John Wellington
Montgomery College
Texas
Army National Guard
Prior to National Guard, served tours in Iraq and Korea

Jonathan Paul Whipple
Shasta College
West Hills College Lemoore Campus
Feather River College
California
United States Navy
Operation UDP-94

Sgt. Micheal L. White
644th Transportation Company's Army Reserve Unit
Husband of Renella White
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, Texas

Marcus Whitehead
Texas State Technical College
Marshall, Texas
U.S. Army
April 1999 to August 2004

Flynn Wienker
North Seattle Community College
Washington
U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313
Served in Iraq and Kuwait from February 19, 2003, to August 27, 2003

John W. Wietholder
John Wood Community College
Illinois
U.S. Army

SPC Elana Wlodarchak
Front Range Community College
Colorado
National Guard

Danny Womack
Hudson County Community College
New York
U.S. Army

Donna Zephrine-Kaul
Farmingdale State University of New York
New York
Specialist
Hunter Army Airfield 3rd ID Savannah, Georgia
Unit is currently serving in Iraq