Fort Hood honors Soldiers at retirement ceremony

FORT HOOD, Texas - Fifteen Soldiers will be honored at a formal retirement ceremony 10 a.m. July 26 at III Corps Headquarters building here.

The senior retiree at the ceremony is Lt. Col. Robert B. Rodefer, Jr., 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood. He will retire after 29 years of service.

Others being honored include:

Maj. Nicole Harrell, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood. She will retire after 20 years of service.

Capt. Jozef R Szymczyk, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood. He will retire after 20 years of service.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lionel C. Marco III, 434th Field Artillery Brigade, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Okla. He will retire after 27 years of service.

Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony L. Barnes, 83rd Chemical Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga. He will retire after 30 years of service.

Sgt. Maj. Antonio Barnes, 1st Medical Brigade, Fort Hood. He will retire after 32 years of service.

Master Sgt. Anthony S. Ortiz, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, First Army, Division West, Fort Hood. He will retire after 23 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class Scottie Roberts, Cadet Command, Fort Worth, Texas. He will retire after 26 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class Isaac A. Romero, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.  He will retire after 26 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class Lynette S. Jones, 16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C. She will retire after 24 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class James R. Perry, Jr., 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood. He will retire after 23 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class Dwight A. Hoffenden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood. He will retire after 24 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class Tracey L. Franklin, 504th Battlefield Support Brigade, Fort Hood. He will retire after 21 years of service.

Sgt. 1st Class Augustus Bostick, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood. He will retire after 20 years of service.

Staff Sgt. Michael R. Fleet, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood. He will retire after 22 years of service.

Media desiring to cover the event are requested to call III Corps PAO for gate time.