Operation Iraqi Freedom
Honoring the Stancil Family Veterans
Dennis Brian Berry
Courtesy Stancil Reunion Archive
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: Resting place honors maintained in the Arlington National Cemetery listings.
Service Honors
with "V" Device & OLC
(7 awards)
Kevin Michael Johnson
Courtesy Stancil Reunion Archive
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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Jordan Lee Pittman
Courtesy Stancil Reunion Archive
Branch: Army, Captain
Service: Sent to Army Airborne school at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2010. Later stationed at Fort Casey, South Korea. He graduated from the U.S. Army Chaplain Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Jackson Military Reservation on Aug. 19, 2022, in Columbia, South Carolina.
Family Connection:Son of Timothy Wayne Pittman and Elise Lavene Maddox Pittman
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Mark Stancil Langston
Courtesy Stancil Reunion Archive
Branch: Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Family Connection: Son of Anne Stancil Langston, grandson of James Harding Stancil, great-grandson of Leumos. (Josiah)
Service: Served with the Marine Corps in Iraq.
Steve Narron Jr.
Courtesy Stancil Reunion Archive
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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