The CPOF National

Honor Guard

Since its founding in 2007, the CPOF National Honor Guard has participated in memorial ceremonies all across the country honoring corrections professionals who have lost their lives.

About The Honor Guard

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Who Are the Honor Guard?

Honor Guard members must be currently employed or retired from the field of corrections, a supporting member of CPOF, be a person of good character, good physical condition and good reputation, and have strong work ethics and a good record at their correctional facility.

What Do They Do?

Since its formation, the Honor Guard has been called upon to participate, solely or in addition to other honor guards, in memorial ceremonies all across the country held to honor corrections professionals who lost their lives in the line of duty, accidents, and natural causes.

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Who Commands the Honor Guard?

Raymond Gonsalves Jr., Captain, Retired, has been the National Honor Guard Commander since 2019, after having been a member of the Honor Guard for 20+ years. Captain Gonsalves retired from the Massachusetts Department of Corrections in 2016 after 25 years as a Correctional Captain.

National Honor Guard Team Members

Raymond Gonsalves Jr.
Commander National Honor Guard | Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Retired
Angela Lujan
Assistant Commander Honor Guard | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Tony Mosby
Honor Guard Lieutenant | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Retired
Robert Dunn
Honor Guard Lieutenant | Massachusetts Department of Correction, Retired
Howard Dowdell
Honor Guard Sergeant | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Retired
Michael Hire
Honor Guard Sergeant | Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Brian James
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Retired
William Stranahan
New York State Department of Correction, Retired
Tania Arguello
Northern Nevada Correctional Center | Nevada Department of Corrections
Vanessa Lee
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Retired
Steve Perrine
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon Department of Corrections
Gil Arizmendi
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Retired
Maria Chandler
Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Reserve
Thomas Ewell
Florida Department of Corrections, Retired
Antonio Perez
Bayside State Prison, New Jersey Department of Corrections
Arthur (Duke) Juanitas
Folsom State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Patrick Gallaway
Attica Correctional Facility, Retired
Shauntia Brown
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Joseph Caragan
San Quentin State Prison | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Michael Cheeseman
North Dakota Youth Correctional Center
Joseph Garretson
Old Colony Correctional Facility, Retired
Lora Hodges
Michigan Department of Corrections
David Edelman
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Central Office
Delois Richardson
Region 2 Training Unit | Texas Department of Criminal Justice

CPOF National Pipe Band

Left to right: Buddy Rein, Rich Denninger, John Haskel, Greg Brady, Bob Hanley and Tom Ryan.

Questions About Joining The Honor Guard?

The National Honor Guard opens Honor Guard applications on a “as needed” basis. Please be sure to join our mailing list to be informed when applications are open.

Honor Guard Application
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