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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May21, 2008 No. 08-047 KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD INVOLVED IN MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS Several members of the Kansas National Guard will be guest speakers at
Memorial Day events across the state on Monday, May 26. Lt. Col. Mike Erwin, manpower manager, Human Resources Office, Joint
Forces Headquarters Kansas, will speak on his deployment to Kuwait in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at a memorial service at Mount Hope
Cemetery, 4700 SW 17th St., Topeka. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m.
The public is cordially invited to attend. Capt. Murl Riedel, Headquarters and Headquarters Support Battery, 2nd
Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, will be the guest speaker at a ceremony
in Clifton, Kan. The public ceremony, sponsored by the Clifton American
Legion Post, will begin at 10 a.m. in Berner Memorial Park. Sgt. 1st Class Clair Hoesing, Kansas National Guard recruiter,
Concordia, is the guest speaker for a ceremony at the Greenleaf (Kan.)
Cemetery, sponsored by the Greenleaf American Legion. The ceremony will
begin at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. -30- Brig. Gen. Deborah Rose Brig. Gen. Deborah S. Rose is the director of the Joint Force Headquarters,
Kansas National Guard. As the director, she is responsible for the integration
of the Kansas Army and Air National Guard forces for homeland security,
and for the command of the Joint Task Force - Kansas. She is responsible
for formulating, developing and coordinating policies, plans and programs
affecting the homeland security missions of the Kansas National Guard. Rose entered military service with a direct commission into the Nurse
Corps in March 1983, where she remained until 1994 when the Wing leadership
requested she leave the Nurse Corps to take on the leadership of an underperforming
organization. She was moved to a line officer position where she became
the 190th Service Flight Commander, transforming the organization to one
of the finest in the ANG. She has served in assignments with progressively
more responsibility in the 190th Air Refueling Wing, first at a squadron
level, then at a group level and finally at the wing level. She became
the highest-ranking female in the Kansas National Guard when she was promoted
to the rank of colonel in 2002, and upon her promotion to brigadier general
in 2007 was also the first female to achieve that rank in the Kansas National
Guard. Rose and her husband, Joe, live on the family farm in rural Overbrook. They are the parents of two children and have five grandchildren. Lt. Col. Mike Erwin Lt. Col. Michael Erwin was commissioned as an Armor officer following
graduation from Officer Candidate School, Kansas Military Academy in 1990.
He was assigned to the 242nd Engineer Company (Dump Truck) in Wichita,
where he served as a platoon leader. In January 1992 he was assigned as
an aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Edward Gerhardt, deputy commander, State
Area Command. Among his other assignments were company commander, battalion
logistics officer, battalion maintenance operations officer, battalion
executive officer, and secretary to the general staff He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the commander of
the 377th Theater Support Command, Special Troops Battalion. Erwin’s current duty assignment is the manpower manager, Human Resources
Office, Joint Forces Headquarters, Topeka, Kan. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management and Organizational
Development from Tabor College, Wichita. His military education includes
Engineer Officer Basic Course, Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, Combined
Arms and Services Staff School and the Command and General Staff Course.
Among his awards and decorations are the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious
Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Global
War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service
Medal and the Overseas Service Medal. He is the father of five daughters and lives in Topeka. Capt. Murl Riedel Capt. Murl Riedel is commander of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field
Artillery, Marysville. Riedel joined the Kansas National Guard in 1998. Following basic training
at Fort Sill, Okla., Riedel was assigned as a howitzer crew member for
Battery B, 1st Battalion, 127th Field Artillery. He graduated from Officer
Candidate School in August 2001. From December 2003 to March 2005, Riedel served as a platoon leader and
escort officer for Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery during
the battalion’s deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. In January 2006, he became operations officer for the battery and was
named logistics officer for the battalion in August 2007. He became commander
of Battery A in March 2008. Riedel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in history from Kansas State
University in 2001. He recently earned his master’s degree in museum
studies from the University of Kansas. His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Armed
Forces Reserve Meal with M device, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster,
Army Commendation Medal and Army Service Medal. In his civilian career, Riedel is assistant curator for the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. Sgt. 1st Class Clair E. Hoesing Sgt. 1st Class Clair E. Hoesing (“hazing”) began his military
career as a telephone repairman in the Nebraska National Guard while attending
college in Wayne, Neb. He was assigned to Company B, 67th Support Battalion,
Lincoln, Neb. Hoesing has been full-time with the Kansas Army National Guard for 12
years, including assignments in Wichita and Smith Center as a supply sergeant,
in Belleville as a unit administrator and in Concordia as a recruiter. He has been trained in the following Military Occupational Skills: telephone
repair, heavy wheel vehicle mechanic, supply, construction equipment repair
and recruiting and retention noncommissioned officer. Hoesing is a graduate of the Primary Leadership Development Course and
Basic Noncommissioned Officer’s Course. He also graduated from the
Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Noncommissioned Officers
Course at Camp Robinson, Ark. His military awards and decorations include Army Commendation Medal,
Army Achievement Medal, Army Service Medal, and Noncommissioned Officer
Professional Development Ribbon. Hoesing was also awarded the Master Recruiting
and Retention NCO badge. Hoesing has a Master of Science degree in agriculture finance and a bachelor’s
degree in marketing. Hoesing is active in a variety of community programs such as the Scouting
Program, Kansas Junior Miss and Friends of the Belleville Library and
serves as a mentor for students at area elementary schools. Hoesing is married and has four children. The Hoesings currently reside in Belleville, Kan. |
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