Military Support Group
Active Duty
Our prayers are with these men and women as they serve our country.
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Captain Micah Berg
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Captain Berg is a Marine stationed in California.
Berg is the son-in-law of Margo Bayless.
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Lieutenant JG Daniel Berglund
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Berglund is in the United States Navy serving aboard the submarine, the USS San Francisco. He is currently stationed at Bremerton (Seattle).
Daniel is a member of FUMC-Allen and the son of Victor and Carol Berglund.
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Austin Bonds
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Austin Bonds is a
Marine stationed in Iraq.
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Captain Chris Boyd
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Captain Boyd and his wife, Sarai, and sons, Collin, Aidan , and Logan are stationed at Yokota AFB near Tokyo, Japan. He is working in aircraft maintenance and plans to return to finance when this tour is finished in about 1.5 years.
He is a graduate of Allen High School, Class of 1994, and the University of North Texas, Class of 2000. He holds a master's degree in business finance from Webster University.
Boyd is the son of Wayne & Debbie Wilson.
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Colonel Robert Hall Bruce
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Colonel Bruce is a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army. He is stationed at Offut Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska
Colonel Bruce is the son of Betty Matthews.
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NT2 Mark Bussell
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NT2 Bussell, US Navy, in stationed in the Persian Gulf on the USS Enterprise.
Mark is the son-in-law of Gerry and Laura Giles.
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Specialist 4 John Cary, Jr.
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Specialist Cary serves the
Army in South Korea.
He is the nephew of Tom and Sharon Brian.
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SPC Roger D. Dixon II
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SPC Dixon is in Iraq. He is in the 814th Engineers as the company armorer.
Dixon is the husband of Diane Dixon and father to Gabriel.
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Lieutenant JG Zac Elliott
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Lieutenant JG Elliott, Navy, USS Louisville, will be married in September in Pampa, Texas. He is living in Maine and based at the Navy shipyard across the river in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Zac is a member of FUMC Allen and the son of Steve and Beth Elliot.
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Sergeant Brian Franck
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Sergeant Brian Franck is home after a year-long tour of duty with the Multi-nation Peace Keeping Mission in Egypt. He is an active soldier in the Texas Army National Guard.
He and his wife, Angela, live in Princeton with their daughters, Ashlyn and Emily.
Brian is a member of FUMC-Allen and the son of June and David Franck.
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First Sergeant Arturo Garza
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1SG Garza, Army, is stationed in Texas.
He is the stepfather of Lacey Hines.
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E4 Rusty Gomez
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E4 Gomez,
Navy, is home recovering from a battle injury.
He is the brother-in-law of Carly Seidel.
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Lance Corporal Zachary L. Harless
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LCPL Harless is a U.S. Marine who returned home safely from the Anbar Province, Iraq, in October 2007.
Zachary is a member of FUMC Allen and the son of Tim Harless.
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CSSR Joe Heck
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CSSR Heck, Navy, is aboard the USS Cole, now in Norfolk, Virginia.
Joe is a member of FUMC-Allen and the son of Cheryl and Darrell Heck.
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HT2 Kyle Heck
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HT2 Heck, Navy, is stationed in Jacksonville, Florida.
He is the son of Cheryl and Darrell Heck.
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Private James Holloway
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Private Holloway is a Marine stationed in Iraq.
He is the nephew of Carol and Jim Holloway.
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Private First Class Jason Hughes
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Private Hughes is a medic with the 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters, Headquarters Company (HHC) at Ft. Stewart Ga. His unit is currently deployed in Tikrit, Iraq.
Jason graduated from Allen High School in May 1999. He received his Associates Degree from CCCC before entering the Army. He taught gymnastics at Allen Gymnastics Academy for 4 years and taught Physical Education at Hart Elementary in Lucas for 1 year.
He is the son of Randy and Noel Hughes and sister, Megan.
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Airman Adam Knisley
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Airman Knisley is in United States Air Force in Osan AFB South Korea.
Adam is a member of FUMC-Allen and the son of Rance and Kara Knisley.
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Master Sergeant David Markowski
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Master Sergeant Markowski is stationed in Maryland.
He is the son-in-law of Betty Matthews.
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Lance Corporal C. J. Moye
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Lance Corporal Moye
is a Marine stationed at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
He is a member of FUMC-Allen, the son of Kim Moye, and grandson of Norma Lowe.
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Captain Joey Ogura
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Cpt. Joey Ogura, Army, Japan
Joey is the nephew of Rev. Todd Harris.
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Lieutenant Commander Bill Padgett
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Lieutenant Commander Padgett serves in the
Navy and is stationed in Maryland.
He is the brother of Katherine Khan.
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Major Ralph Perkins
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Major Perkins is in Fort Leavenworth attending the Army Officer's Staffing College.
He is the son of Ralph and Mary Perkins.
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Corporal Brian Pfeiffer
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Corporal Pfeiffer is a Marine stationed in Texas. He is a graduate of Allen High School, Class of 2000.
Brian is the son of Arthur & Sarah Jean Pfeiffer.
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Lieutenant Commander Jason Phillips
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Lieutenant Commander Phillips, Naval Air Force, recently departed for a six-month deployment to Iraq.
He is the son-in-law of Harold and Lena Graham, married to their daughter Valerie, and father of Jackson and Annabelle.
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Gerry Portis
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Portis is in the Air Force and stationed in Serbia.
He is the son of Herb Portis.
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1st Lieutenant Katherine
Robertson
/Lieutenant Collin Robertson
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First Lieutenant Robertson and her husband, Lieutenant Robertson, are stationed at Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Both are West
Point graduates.
She is the daughter of Colonel Robert Hall Bruce and the granddaughter of Betty Matthews.
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Private Laura Schindler
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Private Schindler is in the
Marines and stationed in Japan.
Laura is a member of FUMC-Allen, the daughter of Mike and Karen Schindler, and the sister of Teri Schindler.
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Sergeant Daniel Smith
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Sergeant Smith's deployment in Iraq has been extended to January. He is in the U.S. Army. Daniel was deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Daniel is the spouse of Rachael Henthorn and the son-in-law of Suzanne and Tim Henthorn.
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Major Reece Stephenson
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Major Stephenson was recently promoted and is in Colorado Springs at Schriever AFB with the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron.
He is the son-in-law of Jan Dungan. His wife Jeri is a former member of our church.
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Private First Class David Stultz
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Private Stultz is a Marine stationed in Ramadi, Iraq. His squad is barracked in the Iraq police station, and he is with the weapons sniper group.
David is the nephew of Jerry Higgins.
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Blake Van Dusen
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Van Dusen is a Marine stationed in Iraq. |
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CWO2 Matthew Watterson
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CWO2 Watterson,
Army, returned to Iraq in August.
He is the nephew of Amy Lingenfelter.
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Sergeant Cullin F. Whiteley
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Sergeant Whiteley returned from Iraq in October 2007.
He is the husband of Stacy McClatchy Whiteley.
Thus far in Cullin’s Army career, he has received 23 awards and medals including Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Operation Iraqi Freedom Medal, Combat Action Badge, four combat stripes, five different combat patches, and the Valor Unit Award.
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