Stancil Military History

Branch: Army, Command Sergeant Major (Special Forces)

Born: May 20, 1960 — Creston, Union County, IA

Died: December 10, 2020 — Fort Polk, Vernon, LA; Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Service: Completed a legendary 27-year infantry and Special Forces career (1987-2014). After qualifying for Special Forces in 1992, he served with the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) on ODAs 332 and 334 as a Weapons and Intelligence Sergeant. A graduate of the Sergeants Major Academy, he deployed across multiple combat campaigns, culminating his career as the Command Sergeant Major for the International Security Assistance Force-Special Operations Forces (ISAF-SOF) in Afghanistan, serving as top enlisted advisor to US and international coalition Generals.

Qualifications: Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge (2nd Award), Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge.

Family Connection: Husband of Robin Elaine Stancil Berry

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Branch: Navy, Chief Petty Officer

Service: Serves in the modern United States Navy, specializing as a training specialist and Program Analyst.

Family Connection: Son of Max Edwin Johnson and Diane Alford McConnell

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Branch: Marine Corps & Air Force Reserves

Service: Served on active duty in the Marine Corps from 2011 to 2016, followed by service in the Air Force Reserves.

Family Connection: Daughter of Sanford Talmadge Fisher and Lisa Fay Renfrow Fisher

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Branch: Marine Corps, Corporal E-4

Service: Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on Sept 9, 2007. Steve was a 6156, a MV-22 Hydraulic Mechanic. Served in Afghanistan October 2009 until July 2010. Had an honorable discharge on June 14, 2012.

Family Connection: Grandson of Bruce Narron and Julia "Judy" Dale Dunn Narron

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Branch: Navy, Major

Service: Major Dettenmayer graduated from the United States Naval War College in the College of Naval Command on June 16, 2023, in Newport, Rhode Island. The U.S. Naval War College features a one-year graduate-level course. Dettenmayer was named major in the Army for appointment and confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 2022.

Family Connection: Son of Lynn and Patricia Dettenmayer; Husband of Danielle "Dani" Anne Ricciardi

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Branch: Army

Service: Modern era service in the Army.

Family Connection: Son of Jeffrey and Priscilla Ethridge Brown

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Branch: Air Force Reserves

Service: Graduated from Air Force Reserves Basic Training on Aug. 5, 2021, at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Family Connection: Son of Steven Allen Summerlin and Tish Meador Summerlin and grandson of Sharon Hill Turnage

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Branch: Marine Corps

Family Connection: Son of Marine Corps veteran Donald "Ray" Hardison and the late Darlene Asuncion Socow

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Branch: Army, 75 Ranger Regiment based at Fort Benning, Georgia

Family Connection: Son of Army veteran Stephen William Stancil and Desiree Louise Maxwell Stancil

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Branch: Navy, Navy Petty Officer First Class

Service: Promoted to Navy Petty Officer First Class in the summer of 2024 and Was reassigned to a Joint Operations command stationed out of Fort Liberty in North Carolina. He spent most of 2023 deployed in Djibouti, Africa, working at a joint operations command and he returned in early 2024.

Family Connection: Son of Barry Padgett and Bobbie Lynn McGhee Padgett

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Branch: Air Force

Family Connection: Son of Pat Hall and DeAnne Renee Britt Hall

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Branch: Marine Corps, financial resource management analyst

Family Connection: Son of Daniel Groff and Rachel Atoigue Groff

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