TPD officers to be honored for service in military

● Tucson Police Department military veterans recognition ceremony.

When:

Tuesday, 9 a.m.

Where:

Turquoise Ballroom at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave.

Speakers:

U.S. Sen. John McCain, Police Chief Richard Miranda and Mayor Bob Walkup.

74 from Tucson Police Department to be honored

● Seventy-four military veterans who work for the Tucson Police Department - including 30 who served in Iraq or Afghanistan - will be recognized Tuesday. Some received such honors as Purple Hearts, and Bronze Medals for bravery.

• Lead Police Officer Armando Abrams, Marines

• Officer Matthew Alexander, Navy

• Officer Kenneth Atchley, Navy

• Officer Daniel Barry, Air Force

• Officer Gary Benzi, Army

• Louis Blancarte, Navy

• Officer Jason Bredehoft, Army and Army National Guard

• Officer Shad Brunson, Navy

• Officer Thomas Burleigh, Air Force

• Officer Oscar Caballero, Air Force

• Detective Michael Carroll, Navy

• Officer Jesse Chamberlain, Army

• Officer David Chrispen, Air Force

• Lt. Jeffrey Coleman, Army

• Adele Conner, Army

• Dennis Deslauriers, Navy

• Sgt. Richard Dixon, Army

• Officer Carol Dover, Air Force

• Sgt. James Driscoll, Air Force

• Retired Detective Alejandro Echeribel, Army

• Officer Scott Ellis, Army

• Officer Nancy Fatura, Army

• Officer Benjamin Frie, Marines

• Officer Daniel Gallagher, Marines

• Officer Peter Galvan, Marines

• Sgt. Robert Garcia, Marines

• Officer Victor Garcia, Air Force

• Detective Richard Gilbert, Air Force

• Sgt. Timothy Gilder, Air Force

• Officer Alfred Guinee, Air Force

• Lt. Kevin Hall, Air Force

• Detective William Hanson, Air Force

• José Higuera, Army

• Lt. Ricky Hovden, Army

• Reserve Officer Paul Howe, Air Force

• Community Service Officer Michael Huber, Air Force

• Officer Michael Jaeger, Air Force

• Sgt. George Johnston, Army

• Officer Christopher Kent, Army

• Officer Frank Kingman, Army and Air Force

• Retired Detective Dennis Kubik, Army

• Officer Robert Kucsmas, Marines

• Detective Stephen Lake, Air Force and Army

• Officer Albert Lara, Army and Air Force

• Lt. Sanford Levy, Navy

• Officer David Lopez, Air Force

• Community Service Officer Francisco Lopez, Air Force

• Officer Richard Manriquez, Air Force

• Bob McCusker, Air Force

• Officer Brandon Musgrave, Air Force

• Reserve Officer James Nierenberg, Air Force

• Sgt. Mark Nisbet, Air Force

• Officer William Nutt, Air Force

• Officer John Parris, Marines

• Sgt. John Patla, Army

• Detective Timothy Petersen, Army

• Officer Mario Portillo, Army

• Officer Teresa Rangel, Army

• Officer John Richardson, Army

• Officer Michael Ryan, Air Force

• Lt. Edward Schlitz, Air Force

• Michael Scovil, Navy

• Officer Paul Sheldon, Marines

• Detective Ralph Taylor, Army

• Officer Eleanor Thomson, Army

• Sgt. Jamie Turner, Air Force

• Officer Miguel Verdugo, Army

• Officer Evan Vizmanos, Air Force

• Sgt. Robert Webster, Air Force

• Beau Wilson, Army

• Detective Sandra Wilson, Air Force

• Detective Victor Yanez, Air Force

• Officer Juan Yebra, Army

• Detective Emil Yerhart, Air Force.