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CONTENTS
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In This Issue
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President’s Message ............................................................. 9
From the Commandant .......................................................10
Regimental Command Sergeant Major ..............................11
Regimental Chief Warrant Officer....................................... 12
Highlights of 2012 ................................................................ 13
Living the American Dream.................................................18
HHC, 40th MP BN Wins Barr Award .................................. 20
MPRW – A Lasting Tribute .............................................24-25
Bridging a Cultural Divide .................................................. 29
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History Highlights: Assist by Example............................... 34
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LETTERS
MPRA
The Dragoon
Winter 2013 • Vol. 24 No. 2
PRESIDENT
SGM (R) Don Rose
VICE PRESIDENT
CSM (R) Dorsey Newcomb
FINANCIAL OFFICER
CSM (R) Mike True
VICE PRESIDENT FOR
MEMBERSHIP
CSM (R) James Barrett
MUSEUM REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. James Rogers
MEMBERSHIP
REPRESENTATIVES
CSM (R) Jeff Butler
BG (R) Stephen Curry
CSM Richard Epps
BG (R) Rodney Johnson
CSM (R) Charles Kirkland
CSM (R) Roger Macon
CSM (R) Tony McGee
SGM (R) Damian McIntosh
COL (R) Charles Williams
COL (R) Anthony Zabek
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Rick Harne
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
& EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ms. Beth Bellerby
GIFT SHOP MANAGER
Mrs. Melinda Moreno
EDITOR FOR
RETIREE AFFAIRS
COL (R) Orv Butts
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Mrs. Stacie L. Marshall
Copyright 2013 by Military Police Regimental Assocation The Dragoon magazine. All rights reserved. The
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
T
he MPRA Board of
Directors began the
new year by conducting
an annual planning meeting to
align resources to our programs
and ensure continuing successes
for years to come. During that
meeting we had the pleasure to
discuss some great milestones
with the USAMPS leadership
which included some great future opportunities and projects. I thought this edition of
The Dragoon would be a great opportunity
to share some of these successes with you.
Our Scholarship and Educational Outreach Program continues to touch the lives of
our Soldiers and their families. This past year,
MPRA provided $20,000 in college scholarships to 19 families of MPRA members. The
year 2013 will be no different as we have
already begun the campaign process for this
year’s scholarship applications. The application window is now open and closes April 30,
2013. For more information or to download
an application, go to the MPRA website,
www.mpraonline.org. By the close of 2013,
the MPRA will have awarded over $100,000
in scholarships!
In cooperation with the University of
Phoenix, the MPRA awarded three more
fully funded scholarships bringing the total
to five in the past two years. Recently, the
University of Phoenix renewed this commitment with the intent to award three more in
2013. Continue to watch for information
and application procedures on the MPRA
facebook page or the website. We’re also
pleased with the continued relationship with
Allied American University and all they do
for MPRA members.
The Benevolent fund continues to provide
emergency financial assistance (grants not
loans) to Military Police Soldiers across the
Regiment. This past year the MPRA dispersed over $19,000 and we will continue to
take care of the Regiment throughout 2013.
Examples of immediate financial need result-
ing from an emergency include
the following:
• Travel of a family member
to be with an ailing or wounded
Soldier during hospitalization or
to accompany a wounded Soldier during medical transport.
• Travel of a family member
or Soldier to attend a funeral
or memorial service of a family
member or a Soldier.
• Travel of a family member or a Soldier
to be with an ailing family member.
• Temporary lodging for a family member
or Soldier attending an ailing or wounded
Soldier or family member.
• Temporary lodging for a Soldier and/or
immediate family displaced due to a fire or
natural disaster.
The MPRA continues to improve upon
the Regimental Grove to ensure it remains
the hallowed ground that so many cherish.
This attention continues to make the Grove
the “place to see” not only on Fort Leonard
Wood, but Pulaski County and surrounding
areas as well. The final project and culmination of the Memorial Grove enhancements is
scheduled to be dedicated during the Military
Police Regiments 75th Anniversary. In 2012,
the MPRA commissioned the final statue
titled “The Marechaussee.” This fourteen foot
bronze statue will depict the Marechaussee
mounted on horseback overlooking the grove.
The MPRA is proud to say that this vision
and plan is on schedule, on budget and in
some ways surpassing expectations. See pages
24 & 25 for more information about this
exciting project and ways you can help.
The MPRA continues to look for ways to
make membership more tangible to support
our Regiment and our Soldiers. Feel free to
drop us a note to tell us how we’re doing or
provide feedback. Thanks for what you do!
– SGM (R) Don Rose
President, MPRA
National Board of Directors
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LETTERS
From the Commandant
An Oath For a New Year
A
t the writing of this article, I had just witnessed
the Inauguration of the
President of the United
States, and the amazing
pageantry and symbolism that surrounds the peaceful transfer or reaffirmation of authority of our Administration, based on the collective will of our
citizens. I was captivated at the initial
narration, the words spoken in prayer
during the invocation and benediction,
the songs selected and presented by
choirs and recording artists, to include
the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and
“My Country Tis of Thee”, the clarity
of intent given in the inaugural speech,
and the solemnity of the oath’s given by
our President and Vice President. What
an incredible way to start the New Year!
As I reflect on the Inauguration
and what it portends for this year and
beyond, I took comfort in the prayers,
songs, speech and oaths, though not
necessarily focusing on what became immediate discussion points for news reporters and pundits. I focused on every
reference to the values, ideals, historic
documents and divine petition that accounts for the blessings and direction of
our Nation over the past 216 years. For
in recognizing those factors and ideals
that have brought us to this point, I take
great comfort in what will sustain us in
the future for our Nation, for our Army,
and our Military Police Corps.
There is much attention and concern
of the looming financial challenges for
our Nation and the military, and that
concern is understandable. There is
much attention to our international
obligations, economic vitality, and social
responsibilities and ideals, and again,
we are right to focus on such. And
there is much attention on the future of
the Army, and how the Military Police
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demonstrate commitment to our Nation
and profession. I, along with thousands
of others have sworn to, “...support and
defend the Constitution of the United
States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that I take this
obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; and
that I will well and faithfully discharge
the duties of the office on which I am
For every officer, and
every Soldier that has recited
the Oath of Enlistment,
knows the gravity and
meaning of those words.”
Corps will look in 2020. Trust me,
many of us think about this issue a lot,
and plan and advocate to provide the
best Military Police force possible within
the guidance, direction and resources
available. But I try to put all these concerns in context with who are entrusted
to make decisions and who are carrying
out our Nation’s will, and the character
and experience of each public servant
and Soldier, based on their individual
and solemn oath.
I heard our President take an oath
to, “...faithfully execute the Office of
President of the United States, and
will to the best of my Ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States.” And by his own
volition, for it is not law, stated “So help
me God.” The Vice President’s oath was
virtually the same as the one I took on
May 16th, 1982, an oath that still governs my daily performance of duty. In
our profession, the Uniformed Services
Oath of Office is a clear declaration to
about to enter.” I also chose to add,
“So help me God” as a prayer for divine
blessing and strength. For every officer,
and every Soldier that has recited the
Oath of Enlistment, knows the gravity
and meaning of those words.
So in that context, I am actually
very optimistic about this coming year,
regardless of the challenges, for we have
a Nation, Army, and Military Police
Corps served by men and women that
have sworn to defend the Constitution. If that does not give you hope
and excitement, you have missed out
on why our Nation and our Army and
our Military Police Corps is great! This
issue of the Dragoon will highlight some
of the amazing accomplishments of our
Military Police over the last year, and
signal hope for the New Year. Team, we
are doing great service to our Nation
and everything is going to be OK.
– Brigadier General Mark Inch
LETTERS
From the Regimental Command Sergeant Major
Exciting Times for the
Military Police Corps Regiment
I
think that we are going through
exciting times in the Military
Police Corps Regiment. Over
the past twelve months we have
gained significant momentum on the professionalization of our
Military Police Soldiers as nationally
recognized Law Enforcement and
Corrections Professionals. We have
established our core competencies as
Soldiering, Policing, Investigations,
and Corrections. We have defined
and refined for the Army what the
Military Police Corps does to support
the Army and Joint Forces. We
have proven our worth to the
Army; both on the battlefield as
well as protecting our families
and visitors on our garrisons
worldwide. We have created
synergy between the many
organizations and headquarters
that are needed to continue
these efforts. We have also continued to take care of Soldiers
and families on a daily basis. I
applaud each of you for all your
hard work and tireless efforts to
have accomplished so much.
As we move forward into
2013, I encourage each Soldier, noncommissioned officer,
warrant officer, and officer in
the Military Police Corps Regiment
to refine and expand your ability to
perform our core competencies. We
must fully inculcate the Army values
and be proud members of the Army
Profession and continue to be the
moral and ethical role model for all
I ask that you embrace
the changes as they occur,
identify ways you can create
positive energy, and be active
in helping your organizations
to continue the momentum
of implementing these
initiatives.”
Soldiers to emulate. We must become
experts in our Military Police doctrine and able to explain our role to
our senior commanders, peers, and
subordinates across all the branches
and components of the Army. We
must be masters of our policies and
have an in-depth understanding of our
regulations. We are expected to be
able to operate in all environments and
seamlessly integrate with our local law
enforcement and interagency partners.
I ask that you embrace the changes
as they occur, identify ways you can
create positive energy, and be active in
helping your organizations to continue the momentum of implementing these initiatives. Our foothold has
been firmly established, but continued
forward progress is needed to sustain
these initiatives and see them through
until fully implemented. We
must develop and hone our
competencies through training and the application of our
profession. With so much
uncertainty of what the future
holds, both internationally and
domestically, we can be valued
added to every commander by
assisting them in maintaining
the discipline of their Soldiers.
We are, and will continue to
be, vital to the success of the
Army and the Joint Forces.
“Assist, Protect, Defend”
– CSM John McNeirney
Regimental Command
Sergeant Major
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LETTERS
From the Regimental Chief Warrent Officer
Demonstrating Teamwork
A
s I reflect on the past few
years, I can’t help but
feel a swelling of pride
for the contributions of
the Soldiers and Civilians who comprise the Military Police
Corps Regiment. We have outstanding Soldiers and Civilians that develop,
resource, and implement Military
Police training across the four core
competencies of Soldiering, Policing,
Investigations, and Corrections that
make our MP Soldiers the best trained
force within the U.S. Army. I witnessed
thousands of young men and women
who completed their initial training and graduated as Military Police
Soldiers. They were volunteers who
were ready to stand watch at our posts,
camps, stations, and deployed locations
around the world to “assist, protect, and
defend” freedom, and those under their
charge. I am constantly amazed at the
number of young Americans that raise
their hand and vow to defend freedom
and our national interest anywhere
in the world. They understand that
“freedom isn’t free.” They understand
that over the past couple of centuries
many men and women have fought, and
died to preserve the freedom we enjoy
today. They also understand that the
battle to preserve freedom isn’t over and
the current generation along with future
generations will have to stand watch,
fight, and sacrifice to keep America free.
As I look forward at 2013 and
beyond, I am absolutely convinced
that our Army is in good hands, and
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of 31Bs, and 31Es from both Active
Duty and National Guard. Wow! They
demonstrated what our Military Police
Corps is all about. It is about being
a premier integrated law enforcement
organization recognized as professionals that works as a team across the four
MP occupational specialties (31E, 31B,
31D, and 31K) to provide quality policing, investigations, and corrections at
home and abroad while never forgetting
that we are Soldiers first.
We have outstanding
Soldiers and Civilians that
develop, resource, and
implement Military Police
training across the four core
competencies of Soldiering,
Policing, Investigations, and
Corrections that make our MP
Soldiers the best trained force
within the U.S. Army.”
America will continue to be
a free nation. It was clearly
evident to me when I witness the pride, discipline,
and motivation displayed
by our newly graduated
Military Police Soldiers. It
was further reinforced as I
witnessed the Soldiering,
Policing, and leadership skills demonstrated by young Military Police Corps
Soldiers during the 2012 Military Police
Warfighter. Not only did they demonstrate their skills, they demonstrated
that it takes teamwork to overcome
challenges and to win. They demonstrated that we can work across the MP
occupational specialties as the winning
MP Warfighter Team was a mixture
“Of the Troops and For the Troops”
“Assist, Protect, and Defend”
“Do What Has to be Done”
– CW5 Leroy Shamburger
Regimental Chief
Warrant Officer
SPECIAL FEATURE
Highlights
of
2012
A MP
YEAR IN
REVIEW
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SPECIAL FEATURE
40TH MP BN. OFFICIALLY
WELCOMED HOME
THE PROUD
MARCH HOME
Fort Leavenworth officially welcomed home the Soldiers from
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police
Internment and Resettlement Battalion, at a ceremony Jan. 25.
The Soldiers and corrections specialists assigned to Camp
Cropper, Iraq, deployed for one year in support of detainee
operations. The 40th’s role was to complete a $3 million
construction project at the Camp Cropper Theater Interment
Facility, turn it over to the government of Iraq and train more than
150 Iraqi corrections officers to work there. The unit also turned
over a detention facility at Al Asad Airbase to Iraq, and transferred
about 200 “high value” detainees to Iraq.
The command team from HHD, 728th MP Bn., 8th MP Bde., 8th
TSC, march into Wheeler Gulch as the rest of the detachment
follows, during the unit’s redeployment ceremony, Feb. 8. While
deployed, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 728th
Military Police Battalion, 8th MP Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, provided command and control for three military police companies. The unit also mentored Afghan Uniformed
Police throughout eight provinces in Rear Command-East.
ON PATROL
WITH MP DOOTY
THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
FOR THE RIGHT DOG
One of the gems found within the archived documents located
in the Military Police Corps Regimental History Office archives
is the training booklet, “On Patrol with MP Dooty.” The booklet is
undated. Examining the booklet to determine when it may have
been used, we see that the cover indicates it was published by the
Provost Marshal General Center. The United States Army Military
Police School (USAMPS) was known as the Provost Marshal
General Center from 1942 to 1968. Putting all the clues together,
we can now date the booklet to 1954-1955. Fifty-eight years later,
MP Dooty has continued to educate and train us.
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At the Mexican border, a K-9 customs dog discovers smuggled
marijuana hidden inside a child’s piñata. In upstate New York,
a K-9 police officer successfully apprehends a fleeing burglary
suspect due to the tracking work of his German shepherd. And in
Afghanistan, a MWD detects an IED and saves countless lives.
SPECIAL FEATURE
DETECTIVES IN THE
DIGITAL AGE
Time waits for no one, and in today’s digital age, neither does
crime. No other medium has evolved as rapidly as the Internet,
providing its users unparalleled access to news, information,
services and entertainment. Cyber criminals hunt, plot, scheme
and attack unsuspecting systems, networks and users. However,
the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command’s Computer
Crimes Investigative Unit patrols this world, stalking those who
exploit it, and bringing them to justice. “The military presents a
very large target for both international and domestic hackers,”
said Special Agent Michael Milner, the director of the CCIU. “That
makes our mission extremely challenging, because there isn’t an
‘off switch’ for the Internet.”
GREY SIDE
OPERATIONS
Since the beginning of the
war on terror, the U.S. military
has encountered a significant
number of operational challenges to the traditional way it
fights and wins wars. As time
has passed, the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
have moved from a kinetic
battlefield to a more mentoring and teaching partnered
focused method of defeating
the enemy. Currently, the
22nd MP BN (CID), in coordination with CID’s Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF),
has CID Agents supporting
five different, non-traditional,
CID missions in Afghanistan.
The development of a functional and credible judicial
system is critical to the long
term success of the Afghan
government.
CID’S FIELD
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
The Field Investigative Unit is a specialized unit which provides
a full range of criminal investigative services and support within
the Army, to include investigations of senior Army leaders, cases
with national attention and other designated sensitive situations
as directed by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.
The FIU also conducts investigations in the areas of contract and
acquisition fraud within research and development, and testing
and evaluations programs funded by the Army.
ON THE RECORD AT THE
CRIME RECORDS CENTER
Fort Leavenworth
officially welcomed
home the Soldiers
from Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, at a
ceremony Jan. 25.
The U.S. Army
Crime Records Center at Quantico, Va.,
receives stores and
maintains about
40 years worth
of criminal history records for the
Criminal Investigation Command and
other Army law
enforcement entities. The CRC is important to CID and the Army
because it helps support security measures, ensures the quality
of the force and helps protects the force through the polygraph
and FOI/Privacy Act programs.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
GENERAL LEADS FIGHT
AGAINST CRIME
NEW VEHICLES ON EXHIBIT
AT THE MP MUSEUM
2
1
3
4
M1025 HMMWV ARMAMENT CARRIER — The M1025 Armament
Carrier was derived from the canvas-top M998 High Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that was introduced
in the mid 1980’s to replace the M151 MUTT utility vehicle. The
original vehicle design featured excellent cross-country, road and
load capacity, and was air and helicopter transportable.
1 Poison Ivy being prepared for display in the MP Museum gallery. 2 Poison Ivy moves to its duty station at the beginning of
its deployment. 3 Poison Ivy upon arrival at Fort Leonard Wood
in December 2010. 4 Poison Ivy at the end of its tour at Kuwait
International Airport. Standing L-R are Hissom, Ferrell, and Urichich. The person in the turret is unidentified.
QUANTICO, VA, March 19, 2012 – Maj. Gen. David E. Quantock
recently assumed responsibility as the 14th Provost Marshal
General of the United States Army and took command of the
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly referred
to as CID, as well as the Army Corrections Command (ACC).
Serving a population of more than 1 million Soldiers, civilians,
contractors and family members worldwide, Maj. Gen. Quantock
is directly responsible for all policing functions within the Army
as well as leading and directing the Military Police Corps. “The
job is really three-hatted,” Maj. Gen. Quantock said. “You’ve
got the Criminal Investigation Command, which is CID; you’ve
also got the Corrections Command, which owns all of the jails
or detention facilities; but you’ve also got the Provost Marshal
General of the Army, so you have the responsibility for all law
enforcement Army-wide.”
With more than 50,000 enlisted, warrant and commissioned
officers currently comprising the Military Police Corps, and
thousands of Department of the Army civilian police officers,
special agents, security and criminal intelligence professionals,
Army Law Enforcement is truly a force to be reckoned with.
Reporting directly to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the
Army, Maj. Gen. Quantock provides the Army’s senior leadership
a comprehensive, single-source for all law enforcement matters
affecting the Army worldwide.
As the commander of the ACC, Maj. Gen. Quantock is
responsible for the policy, programming, resourcing, and
support to Army Corrections System (ACS) facilities and its
supporting units worldwide.
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2012 HALL OF FAME
RECIPIENTS
BG Theodore S.
Kanamine
LTC George R. Bird
CW4 John R. Mays
1SG David M. Ross
SPECIAL FEATURE
WARFIGHTER TEAM
MAKES HISTORY
History was made on Fort Leonard Wood during Warfighter 2012,
not once, but twice, as an Internment/ Resettlement Specialist
lead a mixed team of active-duty and Army Reserve Military
Policemen to victory. This winning Warfighter team is from the
525th Military Police Battalion at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They
are: active-duty Sgt. Brandan Walker, and reservists Spc. Danny
Aoun and Pfc. Roman Gutierrez, both with the 314th Military
Police Co., in Irvin, Calif.
FIRST MP IN 11 YEARS
EARNS TOMB BADGE
Few Soldiers have the honor of wearing The Guard, Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier Identification Badge, the second least awarded
badge in the U.S. Army, after the Astronaut Badge. Even smaller
is the number of military police who have earned the prestigious
badge. On Aug. 30, Sgt. Erik McGuire became the first MP in 11
years to earn this right. “I’m glad to have this duty of guarding the
Unknowns,” said McGuire. McGuire is the 603rd Soldier to receive
the badge since it was first issued in 1958.
MP DEDICATION AT
ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 25, 2012) — On the
eve of the birth of the Military Police Corps 70 years ago, the
Army’s provost marshal opened a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to remember the 20 MPs who have fallen in Iraq
and Afghanistan this year. Maj. Gen. David E. Quantock placed a
wreath next to the memorial which honors the more than 800
military policemen who have made the ultimate sacrifice since
America entered World War I. Following the ceremony in section
55 of Arlington National Cemetery, Quantock, Butler, MP Corps
Regimental Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Fowler and wounded warrior
Sgt. Joseph Wilson of the 289th MP Company presented another
wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
VETERANS DAY 2012
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE VIETNAM WAR
On November11, 2012, as the nation pauses to recognize our
veterans, I hope Americans will see the 50th Anniversary as an
opportunity to make amends and to recognize the sacrifices
made by those who served with such honor and distinction in
Southeast Asia. I know my mind and heart will be with those
brave young military policemen I served with so many years ago
in Qui Nhon, South Vietnam.
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IN THE NEWS
Living the American Dream
Capt. Thoeuth Duong journeyed from the edge of genocide to the Cal Guard
T
hoeuth Duong’s life story is a
study in contrasts. Parts tragedy
and providence, his account
is torn from the annals of history and
speaks to the veracity of the American
Dream. For Duong, a captain serving
with the 49th Military Police Brigade,
that Dream has become reality; but before the Dream, there was the nightmare
that was his Cambodian childhood.
THE KILLING FIELDS
Born into stark, agrarian poverty in
1969, Duong could have just as easily
grown old as a farmer in rural Cambodia. But history had different plans for
Duong and his homeland, where Pol
Pot, a communist upstart, energized a
revolution that bloodied Cambodia and
thrust darkness into Duong’s childhood.
“I remember I had to work on a boat
downloading food, and we had to harvest the leftover rice in the fields,” Duong said of his forced labor at the hands
of the Khmer Rouge revolutionaries,
who seized his country in 1975 before
carrying out a three-year genocide that
claimed an estimated 1.7 million lives.
Just 5 years old when the Khmer
Rouge claimed power, Duong experienced his father’s murder as well as
three brothers’ forced relocations to
communist-run factories. Only Duong,
his 7-year-old brother and his mother —
now a widow — remained at home. Soon
after, his mother was forced to spend her
waking hours at a nearby labor camp, allowing her neither the energy nor income
to care for her starving sons.
“For a whole year, it was just me and
my brother. We did everything; we took
care of ourselves,” Duong said. “Once
in a while my mom stole some stuff for
us, fruit or whatever, but I got sick all
the time. She didn’t think there was any
chance I was going to make it. I had
a bloated stomach; I looked like I was
going to die.”
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RUMORS OF FREEDOM
Duong’s first rays of hope came from
an unlikely source: the North Vietnamese. Though brutal in their own right,
the invading hordes of Vietnamese
deposed Pol Pot in 1979 and brought
order to the chaos that had saturated
Duong’s life.
“I remember when the Vietnamese
came, they dropped propaganda leaflets.
And after the leaflets, they dropped
bombs,” said Duong, who recalled
hiding and watching tracer bullets fly
overhead in the darkness of night. “But
they kicked out Pol Pot and allowed us
to move around wherever.”
Reunited with all her children,
Duong’s mother saw a
window of opportunity in
their newfound freedom
of movement. She quickly gathered her
children and for two weeks traversed
westbound on foot — “in slippers,”
Duong said — in an effort to reach
bordering Thailand.
At the border, the Duong family
narrowly escaped pursuing pirates and
Vietnamese Soldiers before reaching a
United Nations rescue station. From
there they were bused into Thailand
and found a temporary home in a U.N.
refugee camp. And for the first time in
his memory, the 10-year-old Duong
experienced something resembling a
normal childhood.
“It was the first time going to school
and brushing my teeth,” Duong said. “I
IN THE NEWS
was excited about being in a
stable environment and getting to go to school. There
was stuff there I had never
seen before — gum, candy,
painting; I learned a little
English.”
LAND OF
OPPORTUNITY
The English soon proved
useful. Duong’s family lived
as refugees in the camp
for three years until 1983,
when an educated Cambodian who had
fled to America to escape Pol Pot’s wave
of terror brought the Duongs to Long
Beach, Calif. Embarking on a new life
in an unknown land, Duong was struck
by the excitement of it all.
“I started school in the last half of the
7th grade, didn’t speak hardly any English, in the middle of big city,” Duong
said. “People thought I was in 3rd or 4th
grade because I was so small and skinny
[because of malnutrition]. The craziest
part was to see all those buildings. It was
very interesting.”
With the help of a Cambodian
classmate who pointed him from class
to class, Duong soon picked up the
language and excelled in his classes. His
surroundings, however, were marked by
violence and despair, encouraging Duong to seek out a way to further improve
his station in life.
“In high school, the environment was
really, really bad. Many of my friends
joined gangs and used drugs. In the late
The
Army
saved
me.”
—1st LT. Will Martin
’80s, crack was big, and people I knew
were getting shot,” Duong said. “After
graduating [from high school], I had nowhere to go, no destination, so I joined
the Army. Nobody wanted me to do it,
but I had to do what was best for me.”
Duong’s life since enlisting — “the
best decision I could have made” — has
been marked by progress, challenge and
growth: Multiple combat deployments,
a two-decades-strong marriage, a college degree and an officer’s commission
through the California National Guard
stand out as highlights of a life rooted in
military service.
“When I came back to Long Beach
after Desert Storm, I found out three of
my best friends had been shot and killed
[in California],” Duong said, reflecting
on how easily he could have shared their
fate. “The Army saved me.”
After 22 years of service, Duong will
Cpt. Thoeuth Duong, a California Army
National Guardsman serving with the 49th
Military Police Brigade, in Fairfield, Calif.,
escaped Cambodian genocide and is now
living the American dream.
soon retire to spend more time with his
family and put more energy behind his
civilian career as a probation officer. But
in reflecting on his nightmarish childhood, when death and poverty were the
norm, his gratitude is obvious.
“I came out from a war zone,” Duong
said, “and then to have a commission
in the best army in the world, a college
degree, married with kids, a house, a
good civilian job... Yeah, I’m living the
American Dream.”
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49th Military Police Brigade
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HHC, 40th MP Bn. Wins Barr Award
S
oldiers in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military
Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, stand in formation as
the Brigadier General Thomas F. Barr
Award ceremony begins Dec. 4 outside
the battalion headquarters building.
For its expertise in handling about
260 of the most dangerous Iraqi detainees as Operation New Dawn drew to a
close earlier this year, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 40th Military
Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, was presented the 2012 Brigadier
General Thomas F. Barr Award.
In presenting the award, given annually to the best military police company
or smaller element assigned to Army
Corrections Command, Army Provost
Marshal General Maj. Gen. David Quantock praised HHC for the humane way it
transferred the last group of detainees to
the Iraqi government.
“Dealing with the worst of the worst,
I’ve got to tell you that is hard government work,” Quantock said. “They did
it in magnificent fashion. You talk about
being on center stage, in a strategic environment, they executed perfectly.”
As one of the last tactical units to leave
the Iraq theater, HHC’s impact was felt
in numerous ways both there and at Fort
Leavenworth, Quantock said.
“If you look at this unit, they do everything well,” he said, noting that HHC
deserved the award not only for its Iraq
mission but for many reasons, including:
• Scoring 100 percent on the American
Correctional Association accreditation
for the first time in the history of the
U.S. Disciplinary Barracks;
• Winning the Commander’s Cup;
• Turning over more than $7 million
worth of equipment during the drawdown in Iraq; and
• Volunteering for numerous community events.
“What’s great about these competitions is they cause folks to do great things
all the time, not just when somebody’s
For its expertise in
handling about 260 of
the most dangerous
Iraqi detainees as
Operation New Dawn
drew to a close earlier
this year, Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 40th Military
Police Internment and
Resettlement Battalion,
was presented the
2012 Brigadier General
Thomas F. Barr Award.
Photography by
Prudence Siebert.
watching,” Quantock said about the Barr
Award. “You have to be more than a onetrick pony. You have to do a lot of things,
a lot of things great. That really is what
has distinguished this great organization.”
Company Commander Capt. Michael
Imdieke said after the ceremony that the
award recognized and validated the hard
work HHC did from October 1, 2011,
to September 30, 2012.
“They’re great soldiers,” he said. “It
was a privilege that we were selected to
represent our battalion.”
Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Bob
Willis said that efficiently turning over
the detainees was only part of HHC’s
duties in Iraq.
“At the same time, they were training the Iraqis to give them the ability to
actually take control within their system,”
Willis said in describing the complex mission. “This is not about winning an award
for doing something well on one day or
putting together a nice packet. It’s about a
year of work in many areas in which these
soldiers have achieved excellence.”
Spc. Shayla Clark, who helped put
together the award nomination, agreed,
noting that the unit will enjoy the bragging rights that come with the win.
“I’m really excited about it because
I know how great this company is and
how much effort these soldiers and
(noncommissioned officers) put forth to
really see us shine,” she said.
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YOU CAN HELP!
The Military Police Regimental Walkway and
Memorial Grove needs your assistance. The Memorial Grove currently has
2 statues and is in the process of a third. The first is a bronze crossed pistol
archway and second is a 10-foot high MP Soldier who is seen in the “Of the
Troops and For the Troops” art piece. The third one will be the Marechaussee
on Horseback overlooking the Memorial Grove to be dedicated during
the 75th Anniversary of the Military Police Corps Regiment in 2016. Please
consider donating to this project. All donations are tax deductible and will
assist us greatly in our ongoing efforts to honor our legacy.
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Leonard Wood, Missouri. Offering the latest MP
gear and gifts—you’re sure to find something special.
MPRA members receive a 10% DISCOUNT
on purchases — see page 39 to begin or renew
your membership. (except where noted).
Visit www.MPRAonline.org.
DONATE $500 or more to the Military Police Regimental
Walkway and Memorial Grove and receive a free numbered
print of the Dawn of the Regiment including a certificate of
authenticity.
Oil painting by
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during the American
Revolutionary War.
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Bricks
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Purchase a personalized
brick. Special groupings
available for squads,
platoons, companies,
classes, chapters & associations. Bricks start
at $50.00 for a 4”x8”
brick. A 8”x8” brick is
also available.
Sponsor a tree in
the Memorial Grove.
Along with your
tree there will be a
6”x8” bronze plaque
with the name of
an individual or
group. Prices start at
$750.00.
Customized granite
benches offer places
for reflection along
the Walkway and
throughout the Grove.
Perfect project for
class, group, chapter or
association. Prices start
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to purchase
a brick!
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IN THE NEWS
Bridging a Cultural Divide
D
espite the high OPTEMPO
brought on by the mission
requirements of a deployment,
Soldiers from the 19th Military Police
Battalion (CID) are volunteering their
free time at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. “Cat in the Hat” and “Operation
P.E.N.C.I.L” are two major volunteer
organizations that focus on the education
and empowerment of Afghanistan’s most
influential population; the children.
Cat in the Hat is a language arts
program that was started in 2011 by the
Soldiers, sailors and airmen of Bagram
Airfield. Cat in the Hat transports local
Afghan children from villages outside
of Kabul to Bagram three days a week.
Children from the ages of 8-13 attend a
two and a half hour course that focuses
on teaching basic English and mathematical skills.
In August 2012, the program graduated its first class of 40 students and next
August, Cat in the Hat will graduate 120
students, half of which are female. Cat
in the Hat provides a nurturing and safe
environment for Afghan children to learn
English and interact with the military
population. And for the military, it affords the perfect opportunity to inspire
change and set the tone for how the
youngest generation in Afghanistan will
perceive the U.S. military in the future.
Operation P.E.N.C.I.L is a humanitarian assistance program that was created in
2009 by the Soldiers, sailors and airmen
of Camp Sabula-Harrison. Operation
P.E.N.C.I.L supplies Afghan students and
teachers with needed school supplies.
The organization also provides basic
essentials to the local population that will
improve quality of life and encourage
education.
With the onset of winter, Operation
P.E.N.C.I.L is in the midst of developing
one of its largest projects; providing “fuel
donuts” - a renewable heat source, for the
Afghans living in the Parwan province.
For most Afghan families who do not
have the luxury of modern heating
systems, in the winter months they must
make the decision to heat their homes
or provide food for their families. Fuel
donuts are an environmentally friendly
and safe product for the local families
to use as an alternative heat source. It is
made out of three simple items; saw dust,
paper, and water.
When compressed these items make a
circular shape that resembles a donut. This
heat source will provide warmth to a home
or for cooking purposes for a few hours.
Eventually the goal of this project is to
teach the Afghans how to build their own
compression machine, in order for them
to sustain the production of fuel donuts,
even long after we are gone. When the
Afghans are able to provide the basic
necessities for their families they are more
apt to pursue luxuries, such as education.
For most of the volunteers, Cat in the
Hat and Operation P.E.N.C.I.L offer a
break from the demands of working in a
deployed environment. And according to
volunteers, there is no better feeling then
seeing the joy in the children’s eyes at Cat
in the Hat when they see the Soldiers
return to teach them, or the thanks
received when passing out items with
Operation P.E.N.CI.L that the children
desperately need. Operation P.E.N.C.I.L
collects supplies through the
loving donations of so many
supportive friends
and family
members
back
home.
If you
would like to
contribute any
items to Operation P.E.N.C.I.L
please contact
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at mary.k.hope@
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visit us the Facebook
page, “Operation
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HAPPENINGS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The MPRA Scholarship Program
awards scholarships annually to children
and spouses of members of the MPRA.
Students may be enrolled, or planning
to enroll, in an accredited college or university in a program of undergraduate
and graduate studies. The program was
established in 2006 with the purpose of
providing educational tools to the family
members of the Military Police Corps
Regiment.
In 2012, we dispersed 19 scholarships
totaling $20,000.00 to the following
MP Families:
Esther Malone ............................$2,500
Savannah Bean ...........................$1,500
Haley Williams...........................$1,500
Meaghan McRee ........................$1,000
Miles Migliara ............................$1,000
Kristi Ronje ................................$1,000
Alana Brouch .............................$1,000
Sean Sannwaldt ..........................$1,000
Meleena Camp ...........................$1,000
Katherine Schuh.........................$1,000
Madeleine Daugherty .................$1,000
Kristen Short ..............................$1,000
Carl Herrmann ..........................$1,000
Jaimie Vise .................................$1,000
Brooke Izzo ................................$1,000
Victoria Lunceford .....................$1,000
Leslie Berg .....................................$500
Dawn King ...................................$500
Erin Malone ..................................$500
offering flexible education options to
service members and their families. The
3 recipients for 2012 were:
Mrs. Tonya Perry
Mrs. Shari Gifford
Mrs. Carmen Wooten
The MPRA Scholarship Program is
made possible through generous contributions from friends of the MPRA and
from proceeds from a variety of fundraising efforts. The Scholarship Application for 2013 can be found on pg 37 as
well as on our website: www.mpraonline.
org by clicking on the tab for Programs,
Events & Awards.
The 2012 University of Phoenix
MPRA Scholarship Program allows
each recipient the opportunity to
complete a University of Phoenix
bachelor’s or master’s degree program. Scholarship recipients will
complete their studies at one of the
University’s more than 200 locations nationwide or through the
University’s online classroom accessible anywhere in the world, thus
We would like to announce for 2013,
the University of Phoenix is continuing
on with their generosity and offering
an additional 3 full tuition scholarships
to eligible MPRA members and family
members. Please continue to check back
on our website: www.mpraonline.org
and our Facebook page for more details
as they become available.
We want to congratulate all of our
2012 recipients and good luck to those
applying for 2013!
See page 37 for the MPRA Scholarship
Program application.
Keeping the Army Regiment Strong
The Military Police Regimental Association Benevolent Fund is dedicated to provide financial relief to
members and retirees of the Military Police Corps Regiment and Soldiers or civilians working in support
of the Military Police Corps Regiment in times of need. The Benevolent Fund is one of the many ways that
MPRA supports Soldiers around the globe every day.
FOR INFORMATION, QUESTIONS ON HOW TO REQUEST RELIEF OR TO DONATE TO THE FUND, PLEASE
CONTACT RICK HARNE 573-329-6772 OR [email protected].
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HAPPENINGS
MPRA VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON
April is the month of honoring volunteers and MPRA did just that. On April 8, 2012, MPRA hosted a luncheon to recognize those who have
assisted us over the past year, whether it be through donating labor, goods & services, monetary donations, but most importantly personal time.
We would not be able to accomplish our association goals without the helping hands of our volunteers and we greatly appreciate your continued
support. THANK YOU!
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MP MUSEUM
MUSEUM
EXPANSION
A
An effort is now underway to add
a multipurpose building adjacent to
the existing U.S. Army Military Police
Museum, John B. Mahaffey Museum
Complex, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. A design team from the Directorate of Public Works, Fort Leonard
Wood, is currently working on conceptualizing the initial design, securing
regulatory approvals, and settling on a
firm estimate for consideration of a midyear funding approval. The Directorate
of Public Works design team is working
closely with Military Police Museum
staff to determine facility use requirements and arrive at an interior design
concept.
The completed addition, which will
be designated the Military Police “Regimental Room,” will serve the U.S. Army
Military Police Corps and the U.S.
Army Military Police School in several
important capacities. And its close proximity to the museum, coupled with its
interior design, is intended to promote
branch esprit de corps among those attending the many functions to be held
there. The proposed interior design is
reminiscent of the interiors of the more
finished World War II-era U.S. Army
mobilization buildings, such as chapels
and recreation buildings, and roughly
patterned after the American Craftsman
Style that was so popular during the
early 20th century. This design concept
was intentionally selected to reflect
the interior designs that were in place
during 1941, when the Military Police
Branch was established as a permanent
branch of the U.S. Army.
The main double door entrance to
the room will be located where the
Mexican-American War exhibit (already
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EFFORT
This is the proposed location for the museum addition at the north side of the Military
Police and Chemical museum wing of building 1607. This space is currently not utilized
and is directly adjacent to the MP exhibit gallery.
slated for replacement) is now. A second,
single-door access will be placed at the
entrance of the World War II Gallery.
Encompassing an estimated 2,000
square feet, the new room is expected
to have the capacity for 210 auditorium- or lecture-style seats to accommodate regimental functions, military
police classes and graduations, and other
types of ceremonies and presentations.
With versatile seating and tables, it is
also anticipated to be used as a meeting
room, conference room, reception area,
and modest banquet hall. It will feature
audiovisual capabilities, a caterer preparation area, and table and chair storage.
In addition, the new room will
house both of the formal features of the
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MP MUSEUM
current museum Hall of Fame Room:
the Military Police Hall of Fame and
the Military Police memorial panels.
However, these displays will be redesigned to complement the early 1940s
interior design. The original paintings
of “Of the Troops, For the Troops” and
“The Birth of the Regiment”, along with
appropriate, framed period photographs
and posters, will also be prominently
displayed. Furthermore, several periodstyle cases will exhibit military police
equipment, uniforms, and insignia from
before and during World War II.
Once the new facility has been completed, there will be additional exhibit
space available in the present Hall of
Fame Room. Although the room currently consists of about 625 square feet,
all of the walls could be removed and a
new exhibit area of about 2,500 square
feet could be designed. This would allow
for more complete artifact coverage of
heretofore underrepresented portions
of the museum storyline. For example,
an M1114 Humvee, which is currently
on outdoor display, could be moved indoors, where it could serve as an anchor
for a new War on Terrorism gallery (and
where it could be better preserved). The
Marechaussee diorama could be retained, but repositioned so that it could
be viewed from the gallery entrance.
The Military Police Museum addition
project will provide space for regimental
functions; military police classes and
graduations; other types of ceremonies
and presentations; meetings; conferences;
receptions; and banquets within the
footprint of the Military Police Museum,
the TRADOC Military History Program
with regard to Soldier education and
will serve as a key enabler in TRADOC’s
quest to turn citizens into Soldiers and
Soldiers into leaders. At the time of this
writing, this project is subject to U.S.
Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) and funding approvals.
A World War 2 era postcard depicting the
interior of a USO Club in Abilene, Texas,
featuring the American Craftsman Style.
n Jim Rogers
Endnote:
1. TRADOC Regulation 10-5, U.S. Army Training and
Doctrine Command, 18 December 2009.
Mr. Rogers is the director of the U.S. Army Military
Police Museum at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
A view of the interior of the original chapel
in the Fort Leonard Wood Museum’s World
War 2 historic company area.
an intentional juxtaposition designed to
emphasize branch heritage and traditions
and to promote Army values and esprit
de corps. In addition, the new arrangement will encourage Soldier and family
museum visitation and support the U.S.
Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) core functions of leader
development, training support, lessons
learned, and sustainment of quality of
life, as set forth in TRADOC Regulation
10-5, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
Command.1 It will also directly support
This MP uniform group is one of many
WW1 and WW2 artifacts that will be on
display in the new room to promote the
heritage and traditions of the branch.
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HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS
Group photo of Company A, 701st Military Police Battalion at Fort Snelling, circa 1941
“Assist By Example”
THE FIRST MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
The 701st was the first Military Police Battalion organized
as the U.S. Army began its buildup for probable hostilities.
The unit was formed at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on
1 February 1941. Among its many security assignments was
guarding the Tokyo raid aircraft undergoing alterations at the
Mid-Continent Airlines Modification Center in Minneapolis
during February 1942. The 701st is currently stationed at Fort
Leonard Wood for 31B One Station Unit Training and other
Military Police training.
An MP of the 701st MP Battalion guarding one of the Tokyo raid
B-25 medium bombers in Minneapolis in February 1942
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The Distinguished Unit
Insignia of the 701st Military
Police Battalion, from the MP
Museum artifact collection
ONLINE REFERENCES
http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branchesmp/0701mpbn.htm
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOAArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3958
http://www.wood.army.mil/usamps/Organizations/14thMPBrigade/701stMPBn.html
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The Military Police Regimental Association would like to thank our loyal supporters.
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The Military Police Regimental Walkway and Memorial Grove needs your assistance.
The Memorial Grove currently has 2 statues and is in the process of a third. The first is
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on Horseback overlooking the Memorial Grove. Please consider donating to this
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