Staff

OFFICERS & STAFF

Our Association Officers are all volunteers who devote their time to advance
the aims and objectives of the Association.
They are retired military and veterans who receive no salary for their hard work.

The 15th Infantry Regiment Association was founded sixteen years ago by a small group of 15th Infantry
Veterans of WWII, Korea, and the Cold War to strengthen the ties between you – the present veterans in our
active units - and former members of the Regiment.

FOUNDING MEMBERS

RAMON CLARKE

CHARLES CRAIN

JERRY CUNNINGHAM

EDWARD DOJUTREK

MICHAEL HALIK

MAURICE KENDALL

LEONARD LASSOR

WHITNEY MULLEN

RAYMOND TAYLOR

FRANK YOKUM

Objectives of our Association include the following.

To perpetuate and foster the history and traditions of the Regiment.
To provide opportunities for uniting past and present members of the Regiment into a close and cooperative alliance.
To promote morale and high espirit de corps among members of the regiment.
To acquire and maintain a repository of regimental historical memorabilia.
To assist in the maintenance of monuments dedicated to the 15th Infantry Regimental units.
The 15th Infantry Regiment Association is dedicated to the preservation of the traditions and
history of the 15th Infantry Regiment.
The Association is seeking volunteers for elected and appointed positions.
Contact the President or one of our officers for more information.

ELECTED OFFICERS

Tim Stoy
Tad Davis
Dave Adams
Bart Viruso

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer

Richard Mckiddy
Charles R. Crain
Chuck Trout
Lloyd Whitmer

Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee

APPOINTED OFFICERS

Richard Guimond...Assistant Treasurer		Asst Sec/Treasurer CSM Mark Moore
Chuck Strout...Chaplain		Memberships... John Burke
Public Relations...Vacant		Historian...LTC Timothy Story
David Adams...Custodian		Nominations & Elections Bartolo Viruso
Richard Martinet...Auditor		Editor "Dragon"... David Adams
Tom Heitzer...Data Administrator		Constitution & By Laws...Vacant

Webmaster Tom Twomey...

ADVISORY BOARD

Honorary Colonel of the Regiment: LTG Ret. Jared Bates
Honorary Sergeant Major of the Regiment: CSM Ret. Tom Twomey

Commanding Officer, 1st Bn. 15th Inf. Regt. LTC Kenneth Harvey

CSM, 1st Bn. 15th Inf. Regt. CSM Mark Moore

Commanding Officer, 3rd Bn. 15th Inf. Regt. LTC Jeffery W. Shoemaker
CSM, 3rd Bn. 15th Inf. Regt. CSM Mark S. Barnes

This section recognizes distinguished members for their contributions and service to our Regiment.

The Distinguished Members of the Regiment provide a link between our history and today's soldiers.

The primary mission of these appointees is to perpetuate the history and traditions of our Regiment,

thereby enhancing our unit morale and esprit de corps.

Maurice W. Kendall	James G. Boatner	John T. Burke
Clayton L. Craig	Jerry Cunningham	Michael J. Daly
Addison D. Davis	Robert L. Hawkins	Martin A. Markley
William J. McCaffrey	Ola L. Mize	Whitney P. Mullen
Jerome Sapiro	John B. Shirley	Billy E. Wells, Jr.
Jared Bates	John W. Charlton	Stephen M. Twitty
Henry H. Burke	Timothy R. Stoy	Richard R. Guimond
Thomas Twomey, Jr.	Michael J. Horn	Gary Brito
Ed Dojutrek	Gary E. Luck	Lloyd Whitmer
Mark s. Barnes

Special Appointees

In keeping with the Association objectives to promote morale and high esprit de corps among members of our Regiment, the Association participates with the active units in a program of special appointees. In addition to recommending nominees for appointment as the Honorary Colonel of the Regiment and the Honorary Sergeant Major of the Regiment, our Association may recognize deserving individuals for their accomplishments by recommending them for appointment as Distinguished Members of the Regiment or Honorary Members of the Regiment. The primary mission of these special appointees is to perpetuate the history and traditions of our Regiment, thereby enhancing unit morale and esprit. The description and procedures for nomination are shown below.

Distinguished Members of Our Regiment. Persons appointed to these positions are recognized for outstanding accomplishments in service to our Nation, our Army or our Regiment. An example would be a prior soldier of the Regiment recognized for his accomplishments while serving with the Regiment. Another would be a distinguished member of the civilian community who formerly served in our Regiment. Yet another would be a former member of our Regiment who significantly contributes support to our Association and the active Battalions.

Honorary Members of Our Regiment. This position is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution or provided a service to our Regiment, but who are not and have not been assigned as a member of our Regiment. Recognition of Active Army, Reserve Component, or retired soldiers, their spouses, and civilians is appropriate.

Nomination and Approval. Any member may submit nominations for the positions above. Nominations should be sent to the Association Secretary at the Secretary's address found on Page 2 of the current issue of The Dragon.

Nominations will be reviewed and consolidated by the Board of Trustees for submission to the Advisory Board consisting of the Honorary Colonel, Honorary Sergeant Major and Active Duty Battalion Commanders. The nominations are then sent to the Chief of Infantry for approval and preparation of proper certificates.