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DCE Class of 2002Weston Marine awarded Bronze StarBy Keith Uhlig • For the Everest Herald • December 18, 2009
According to the Bronze Star citation, released Dec. 7, Boynton was honored for his "determined leadership and mentoring in the most austere combat conditions" and in particular for his conduct when his coalition patrol came under sniper fire on Christmas Eve 2008. He directed return fire, coordinated the evacuation of the wounded That heroism is completely in character for Boynton, said his mother, Chris Baker, 52, of Weston. Boynton wanted to become a Marine since he was 13 years old, when he was determined to follow in his older brother's footsteps. His brother, Jason, is a staff sergeant in the Marines. Boynton pursued that goal with a focus and determination that's been part of his character his whole life, his mother said during a Dec. 7 phone conversation from her winter home in Apache Junction, Ariz. A 2002 graduate of D.C. Everest High School, Boynton was a running back on the vaunted Evergreens football team, though he never started, coach Wayne Steffenhagen said. "He may not have been the most talented person physically," Steffenhagen said. "But he was always disciplined in terms of achieving his goals, and he always set his goals high. ... He wouldn't ever let up. He came every day to get better. He would find a way to get the job done." Boynton was a junior in high school when he received an ROTC scholarship from the Marines. He graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2006 with a double major of history and psychology. "He loves military history," Baker said. "It's a passion of his." Boynton, who now is stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and could not be reached for this story, volunteered to serve in Afghanistan, Baker said. She's proud of his service and his accomplishments, but it's also difficult for her. The thought of his medal brought her to tears. "The whole war is an emotional subject for me, not just for the Americans who are involved, but for the whole Afghan people," Baker said. Boynton kept in contact with Baker throughout his Afghanistan tour. "He told me ... that the Afghans want the same things that we want," Baker said. "They want to be able to take care of their families, to provide for their families and be safe."
The following are DCE graduates serving in the military who have indicated that they would enjoy hearing from you: DCE Class of 198 0
DCE Class of 19 87 Bill Frederick After DCE, I attended the Illinois Institute of Technology on a NROTC scholarship, received a commission in the US Navy, and was later designated a Naval Aviator. I have flown various missions for the Navy including Search and Rescue, MEDEVAC, firefighting, Vertical Replenishment, Special Operations, and as an Instructor Pilot at Flight School. I have moved 11 times, survived shipboard deployments, several trips to Iraq, and endless software and website upgrades. Life in the Navy has been (at times) challenging, exciting, boring, often inconvenient, but always very rewarding. If you have any questions about the Navy, especially rotary wing operations, please contact me at dce87wf@hotmail.com . 1. LT Dennis A. Narlock II, Deputy Program Manager for Flight Line Service at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, located in San Diego California. 2. dennis.narlock@navy.mil 3. I am an Naval Aviation Maintenance Limited Duty Officer who originally enlisted in 1987 and earned a commission in 2001. I have a department of 170 Military and Civilian personnel that perform Intermediate level maintenance on Support Equipment, Ordnance and Aviation Survival Gear, as well as Induction on Proficiency Flights on aircraft have Depot level maintenance performed on them. In addition I serve as the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for my department. 4. I have been serving on active duty for a little more than 20 years, deploying on five different Aircraft Carriers. Curt Cizek After graduating from West Point in 1991, I served as an infantry officer for four years. I returned to Wisconsin, serving in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. I went to seminary in St. Louis while serving in the Army Reserves. After starting a church, I came back on active duty as a chaplain in the Air Force. Please join me in praying for and supporting the many young men and women who fight to protect your rights and the rights of many around the world.DCE Class of 1992 1. 1LT Christopher R. Garnett, Executive Officer christopher.r.garnett@us.army.mil 1st Battalion, 1st Air and Missile Defense Artillery Regiment (PATRIOT) 2. Location: Okinawa, Japan 3. Duties: Executive Officer of a PATRIOT Missile Defense unit located on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Reconnaissance (RECON) Team Leader.DCE Class of 2002 I am HM2(SW) Beau J. Bostwick, currently serving as the Readiness/ PHA Corrdinator at Naval Branch Health Clinic Everett Washington. From 2004-07 I was stationed on the USS Shoup. My current phone number is (360) 620-1340.DCE Class of 2005 My name is Henry Hearley, 2005 graduate of D.C.E and am proudly serving the men and women of the greatest country in the world in the United States Navy Rank Hospitalman stationed at Naval Hospital Bremerton,WA Henry.Hearley@med.navy.mil |
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For those who knew him when he was growing up, it comes as no surprise that Marine 1st Lt. Colin Boynton of Weston was awarded a Bronze Star.Boynton, 26, an intelligence officer with the Third Marine Division, received the nation's fourth-highest award with an additional "V" designation for valor for "heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy" in
Afghanistan. He served as an embedded training team leader with the Afghan National Army from November 2008 to last August.