- Membership:
- Founder & Charter Member
- Board of Directors - Chairman
- Section:
- Musical Director & Master of Ceremonies
- Education:
- Master of Science in School Administration
- Corpus Christi State University (now Texas A&M-CC)
- Bachelor of Music Education
- Texas A&I University at Kingsville (now Texas A&M-Kingsville)
- Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Roy Miller High School, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Occupation:
- Retired Texas Senate (1999-2003)
- Senate Committee Staff Director; Austin, Texas, 2000-2003
- Legislative Veterans & Military Aide to Senator Truan,
May 1999-2000;
- Legislative Veterans & Military Aide to Senator Truan,
Sept. 2002-2003.
- CCISD (1974 - 1997) School Administrator & Music Educator
Corpus Christi, Texas
- Service:
- MOS:
- War Service:
- Unit:
- Sept. 1967 Co. C, 7th. Spt. Bn. 199th Light Inf. Bde.
- Dec. 6, 1967 Co. A, 4th Bn. 12th. Inf. 199th. Light Inf. Bde.
- Jan. 1, 1968 Co. D, 4th Bn. 12th. Inf. 199th. Light Inf. Bde.
- May 12, 1968 Co. C, 7th. Spt. Bn. 199th. Light Inf. Bde.
- Oct. 1968 Medical Training Ctr, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio,
Tx.
- Awards:
- Silver Star Medal for Gallantry Under fire (May 7, 1968), Co.
D, 4th Bn. 12th Inf. 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device for Valor (Feb. 23,
1968), Co. D, 4th Bn. 12th Inf. 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Purple Heart Medal (May 6, 1968), Co. D, 4th Bn. 12th Inf. 199th
Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Army Commendation Medal, Dec. 1967 to Sept. 1968, Co. A &
D, 4th Bn. 12th Inf. and Co. C,7th Spt. Bn. 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal with 4 Bronze Stars (Sept. 67 – Sept.
1968)
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/Device 1960
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Co. D, 4th. Bn. 12th. Inf. 199th. Light Inf. Bde., May 6-10,
1968
- Valorous Unit Award, For TET Offensive action, 4th Bn. 12th Inf.
and 199th Lt. Inf. Bde;
- Meritorious Unit Commendation, 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation Badge,
Co. D & 4th Bn. 12th & 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, 1st. Class, 4th
Bn. 12th & 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- 1st Award Combat Medic Badge (Dec. 1967), Co. A, 4th Bn. 12th
Inf. 199th Lt. Inf. Bde.
- Sharpshooter Badge w/Rifle & Automatic
- Community Service/Honors:
- 2009 Texas Outreach Educational Center for the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial appointment, Dec. 20, 2009;
- 2009 Veterans Advisory Board for the VA Heart of Texas Health
Care Network - VISN 17, appointment December 17, 2009;
- 2009 Del Mar College Alumni Association Council - appointment,
Nov. 2009;
- 2009 Inducted in the Del Mar College Hall of Fame, April 18,
2009;
- Letter from Secretary of the Army, Honorable Pete Geren, Oct.
31, 2008;
- 2008 Presented with the Silver Star Medal for Gallantry under
fire 40 years ago in Vietnam;
- 2008 Selected to Developed a Memorial Park in Memory of all the
Fallen from the Texas Coastal Bend
- 2008 Honoree Roy Miller High School Hall of Fame, inducted May
18, 2008
- Days of Valor by Robert Tonsetic, note for his action
in Vietnam May 6-10-, 1968, on page 228.
- Freedom Team Salute Commendation, US Army, recognition by MOPH
National Commander Henry J. Cook, Gen. George W. Casey, Chief of
Staff and Pete Green, Secretary of the Army, US Army, Aug/Sept.
2007;
- 2007 Selected as a 4 Chaplains recipient of the Legion of Honor,
Schulenburg, Feb. 4, 2007;
- 2006 Certificate of Appreciation, Honorary Member USMC League
as a BMA (Best Marine in the Army) Feb. 18, 2006
- 2005 Co-Chair of the Nueces County Veterans Advisory Committee
- (County Judge other co-chair)
- 2004 Speaker at the Texas Workforce Workshop in Houston, Texas
- 2003-2004 chair of Nueces County Veterans Advisory Committee
- October 5, 2003 Awarded the Silver Rose for Agent Orange
- 2002-2003 VA Legislative Aide to Sen. Truan
- 2002, Feb. 20 – Appointed by the Nueces County Commissioners
Chairman of the Nueces County Veterans Advisory Committee
- 2002 Texas Senate Committee for Veteran Affairs
- Installations Staff Director, Austin, Texas
- VA Legislative Aide to Sen. Carlos F. Truan
- 1999-2000 Chairman of State Senator Truan
- Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
- National Conf. of Christians and Jews, 1995 Humanitarian Award
- USS Lexington Museum, 1994, 1995, 1996 Board of Directors
- Maverick Markets 1993 Veteran
- Caller-Times 1993 Certificate of Excellence
- 1992 Mayor's Coalition of Crime Prevention
- SBA 1990 Veteran Advocate
- LULAC Community Service Award 1990
- United Married Couples 1990 Outstanding Citizen
- CCMC4VA 1989 Veteran Advocate of the Year
- Nominated By Ex-American POWs
- Roy Miller High School 1989, inducted Veterans Hall of Honor
- Patrick Henry Patriotism Award by Mil. Order of World Wars July
1989
- 1989 Commissioned Ambassador of Goodwill for Texas
- 1989 Commissioned Admiral of The Texas Navy
- 1988 Patriotism Award Presented by Dr. Hector P. Garcia
- American GI Forum founder, August 1988
- Ram Chavez Day & Armed Forces Parade Marshall May 19, 1984
- Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans
- National Kidney Foundation Project
- and other community services and honors
- Veteran Memberships:
- Veterans Band of Corpus Christi, Texas
- Founder & Musical Director
- MOPH Charter & Life Member Charter 598, Chapter Commander
- Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 910, Chapter President
- VFW Post 2397 Life Member
- DAV Chapter 12 Life Member
- Catholic War Veterans Post 1735
- United Stares Marine Corps League, member
- American Legion Post 28, member
- National Order of Corpsmen & Medics,
- Combat Medics Association;
- 199th Light Inf. BDE. Association,
- Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree Knight;
- American GI Forum, Life Member, 2003-2005 Chapter Commander
- American GI Forum of Texas, 2003-2005 State Commander
- Past Mil. Order of the Purple Heart National Aide-de-Camp for
Texas
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