There are many veterans who now serve our great city. Their service and sacrifice for the City of Woodstock as well as our country is greatly appreciated. Meet a few of our City of Woodstock veterans:
Mayor Donnie Henriques served in the Air Force and is a Vietnam veteran. He served as a city council member from 2000-2003, and he has been Woodstock’s mayor since 2005.
Chaplain Ron Anspaugh has been Woodstock’s Public Safety Chaplain since 2010. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and is a Vietnam veteran. He has also worked at First Baptist Church of Woodstock (FBCW) and currently volunteers with FBCW locally and abroad.
Police Captain Mark Hand joined the Woodstock Police Department in 2002. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces. During his military career, Captain Hand performed security duties as a member of the 22nd Security Police Squadron’s Emergency Services Team. Captain Hand is now the City of Woodstock’s police field operations commander where he oversees all uniform patrol personnel and operations.
Irene Meddeb, Records/Court Services employee, is currently a major in the U.S. Army Reserves. Irene recently returned from a year deployment to Kuwait where she assisted in intelligence gathering. Irene has been an instrumental part of the City of Woodstock team for three years, as her positive attitude and hard work ethic are apparent to any customer she greets.
Officer Keith McGaw is a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army. During his time, he has been stationed in Turkey, Germany, and other cities nationwide. He began his career with the Woodstock Police Department (WPD) in 2010, and he is now assigned to day shift. Officer McGaw is a member of the WPD Honor Guard Recruitment Unit, and is a police training officer.
These are just a few of the courageous and selfless veterans who currently work for the City of Woodstock.
Visit downtown Woodstock on November 11 for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 7:00pm in the Park at City Center, and help honor these members of the City of Woodstock team as well as all other veterans.
On behalf of City officials and staff, thank you to all veterans!
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