Today's Army Reserve Soldiers
These Soldiers, like so many others, are meeting the challenges of today's Global War on Terror, while supporting various missions at home and around the globe. Below are just a few of their stories.
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Staff Sergeant Casey Ray BargarStaff Sergeant Casey Ray Bargar, age 28, is currently stationed in Camp Anaconda, a large logistical base in Northern Iraq. During this deployment — Bargar's third — he works in the Joint Operations Center (JOC), tracking all movements outside the wire and reporting on any significant acts or mass casualties. Originally from Titusville, Pennsylvania, Bargar's home station is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At home, Bargar does civilian work for the Department of Defense, focusing on military weapons and... Read full bio |
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Sergeant Jonathan BrittSergeant Jonathan Britt, age 25, is serving in Iraq as a combat medic. He provides health care and combat medicine at all levels to both U.S. Soldiers and enemy soldiers. Britt graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in agriculture business management. Before his deployment to Iraq, Britt worked for his family's landscaping business, at UPS, and as a substitute teacher in his hometown of Hope Mills, NC. Through his experience in the Army... Read full bio |
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Sergeant Walesca Burgos-LopezSergeant Walesca Burgos-Lopez, age 34, has served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 14 years. Her inspiration for joining the Army Reserve was her father, SFC Jose A. Burgos-Torres, a musician with the U.S. Army National Guard Army Band. Born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Burgos-Lopez's unit is stationed in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. In her military career, Burgos-Lopez is a Construction Equipment Mechanic, which is helpful in her civilian life when she or a family member experiences... Read full bio |
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Major Daniel CedermanMajor Daniel Cederman participated in ROTC to help pay for his college education. In 1997 after completing his undergraduate degree, Cederman decided to enlist in the Active Army, in which he served until 2004. Cederman then joined the Army Reserve because he says he still wanted to be a part of the military and realized that "Army has been my life." Deployed twice through the Active Army and once through the Army Reserve, Cederman is an S-3 plans officer... Read full bio |
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Major Ayleen CunninghamMajor Ayleen Cunningham-Sherrill has served in the Army Reserve for 22 years. She currently serves on active duty at the Pentagon. She was recently deployed to Kaiserslautern, Germany for 18 months in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Prior to her duty at the Pentagon, Cunningham-Sherrill worked for 15 years (1989-2004) as a high school teacher for Prince William County, VA. Cunningham-Sherrill resides in Manassas, VA with her husband and five children. She is originally from Peru.... Read full bio |
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Colonel Michael C. DohertyColonel Michael C. Doherty has served in the Army Reserve since 1989, holding a variety of posts related to environmental safety and health. Doherty currently serves as the Director of Safety, Health and Environment at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. As such, he reviews and recommends environmental, safety and fire prevention policies, and directs environmental and safety education and training for employees, among other duties. Doherty was called to active duty with the Third Medical Command from 2001-2004... Read full bio |
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Lieutenant Colonel Adrian DriscollLieutenant Colonel Adrian Driscoll is a lawyer in San Francisco, California and a proud Army Reserve Soldier. Driscoll's current military assignment is with the 104th Training Division. The division spans across the United States and is trains commissioned and non-commissioned officers, in addition to supporting ROTC and the US Military Academy annual training programs. As a Judge Advocate, Driscoll provides legal support to his division. He offers legal services to Soldiers who are being deployed, as well as... Read full bio |
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Staff Sergeant Endya FarrisStaff Sergeant Endya Farris, age 35, has served in the Army Reserve for 14 years and is currently stationed at Camp Victory in Iraq. Farris works as a human resource specialist in the Army Reserve, where she manages the administrative tasks for Soldiers, including their finances, awards, promotions and/or leave. In her civilian life, Farris works as a paralegal at Heath W. Williams, LLC in her hometown of Atlanta, GA. When asked about her experience in the... Read full bio |
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Staff Sergeant Kelvin HardyStaff Sergeant Kelvin Hardy, age 35, was in active duty for 11 years and preparing to retire, when his supervisor helped convince him to participate in the Active-Guard-Reserve program. As an Army Reserve soldier, Hardy has gained a wide variety of skills. He appreciates the significance of the Army Reserve and states that "the Army wouldn't be able to fight without the Reserve." He continues by saying, "it is... difficult to be an Army Reserve Soldier... because you have to... Read full bio |
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Major David W. HnidaMajor David W. Hnida, joined the U.S. Army Reserve in late 2003 when he saw the dire need for more doctors in the military. He has volunteered for deployment two times to Iraq and will be deploying a third time in 2009. During Dr. Hnida's first deployment he served as a battalion surgeon and during his second he served as a trauma doctor in a combat support hospital. He decided to enlist in the Army Reserve because he realized that... Read full bio |
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Specialist Patrica HowesSpecialist Patricia Howes, is 25 years old and has served in the Army Reserve since 2003. Originally from a small town in Iowa, Howes decided to join the Army Reserve after seeing firsthand the benefits her family members received from being in the military. She currently resides in Des Moines, Iowa where her unit is also stationed. In 2005, Howes was deployed to Balad, Iraq for one year. While her military career was an administrative position, she was responsible... Read full bio |
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Sergeant Juan LeonSergeant Juan Leon, age 34, is currently serving at Camp Cropper in Iraq, coordinating supplies and logistics for the military. He has received the Army Achievement Medal. Born and raised in Peru, Leon became a United States citizen, and then decided to join the Army Reserve in 2002. He says, "I am very proud to be serving my new country." Leon's father served in the Peruvian Army for 30 years and is able to offer him advice about military life.... Read full bio |
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Lieutenant Colonel Teresa PendletonLieutenant Colonel Teresa Pendleton has served in the military for over 30 years, including three years of active duty and over 27 years of Reserve duty. She has worked as a Transportation Officer since receiving her commission from the Reserve Officer's Training Corps at the University of Kansas in 1984. Pendleton has served in a variety of units including boat transportation companies, port terminal battalions, a quartermaster battalion, readiness training groups, and theater logistical commands. Pendleton is... Read full bio |
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Lieutenant Colonel David PendletonLieutenant Colonel H. David Pendleton, age 48, has served over 23 years in the military. After leaving the active duty Army in 1986, Pendleton realized he missed military life and decided to join the Army Reserve and later joined the Active Guard-Reserve (AGR) program. From December 1999 until March 2000 Pendleton was deployed to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina. Serving as the Operations Officer for the Combined-Joint (CJ)-9 (Civil Military Operations) section of the NATO Stabilization Force, Pendleton was responsible for... Read full bio |
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Staff Sergeant Feliciano PerezStaff Sergeant Feliciano Perez, age 26, has served in Army Reserve for one year, following six years of Active Duty service in Infantry. Perez notes that he joined the Reserve because, "I still wanted to wear the uniform, but I wanted a different field of work. I actually wanted to get into the medical field and continue my education." Perez was deployed to Afghanistan from April 2004 until April 2005. He has received two awards, EIB (Expert in... Read full bio |
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Staff Sergeant Corey Dewayne SmithStaff Sergeant Corey Dewayne Smith, age 26, is currently serving at Camp Cropper in Iraq as a paralegal specialist. In this position, Smith assists the Staff Judge Advocate in advising high ranking commanders with legal options concerning missions, and performing research on military regulations as well as U.S. and international law. In his civilian life, Smith works as a sales and marketing manager, but now plans to pursue law when he returns to the United States. Smith... Read full bio |
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Staff Sergeant Peter VaughanStaff Sergeant Peter Vaughan, age 25, is on his first deployment to Iraq, and his second deployment overall. He works as a broadcast technologist in the Army Reserve, and has extensive experience developing video products for PSYOP. At home, Vaughan owns his own computer consulting company in his hometown of Palatine, IL. He is close to completing his degree in electrical engineering at Northern Illinois University, and is a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Vaughn... Read full bio |
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Saff Sergeant Bernard VillagomezStaff Sergeant Bernard Villagomez, age 44, is on his first deployment to Iraq, where he works as a Supply Sgt. in the Army Reserve. At home, Villagomez is a full-time student at Portland State University pursuing a degree in urban development and city planning. Villagomez was born and raised in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which was freed by the United States during World War II. The gratitude he feels toward the United States has... Read full bio |
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Lieutenant Colonel Kevin WalkerLieutenant Colonel Kevin Walker joined the Army Reserve in the summer of 2004 after completing his service in the Active Army. Walker enjoys the mental and physical challenges inherent in the military operations and training. As an Army Reserve Soldier he has had the opportunity to serve around the world, on four continents, in 11 countries, 47 U.S. States and two U.S. Territories. From November 2006 until November 2007, Walker was assigned as the Chief of Military Justice... Read full bio |
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Chief Warrant Officer Three Robert S. WelchChief Warrant Officer Three Robert S. Welch, entered the Army Reserve in 1985 at age 17. He began his career at the US Army Medical Equipment and Optical School in Aurora, CO, enabled him to obtain an excellent job in both his military and civilian life. He is currently a Chief Warrant Officer Three with the Army Medical Service Corps' 424 Medical Battalion, Logistics (Rear), based in Edgemont, PA. His role is to ensure the effectiveness and efficacy of complex... Read full bio |
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Major Charles YostMajor Charles Yost has served as a Chaplain in the Army Reserve since 1991. He joined the Reserve at that time because he felt a civic duty to so, and saw that it was a natural extension of his civilian ministry duties. He also recognized the financial benefits of joining the Army Reserve. During Yost's service, he has been deployed twice as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During his first deployment, Yost served in Kuwait and Iraq, primarily... Read full bio |
