Honor Guard

Raymond Gonsalves Jr., Captain, Retired, Massachusetts Department of Correction National Honor Guard Commander since 2019. Retired from the Massachusetts Department of Corrections in 2016 after 25 years where he served as a Correctional Captain. Member of Massachusetts Department of Correction Honor Guard for over 20 years.

Honor Guard Assistant Commander Angela Lujan, Special Agent, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,

Honor Guard Assistant Commander Lujan has been a member of CPOF since 2011 and joined the National Honor Guard team the same year. She has also served on the San Quentin State Prison Honor Guard team since 2008. She has been with the CDCR since 2004.

Honor Guard Lieutenant Tony Mosby, Correctional Peace Officer, Retired, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Lieutenant Mosby has been a member of CPOF since 1987 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2009. He also served the CRC Honor Guard Team from 1988 until his retirement in 2010. He spent 27 years with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prior to retiring.

Honor Guard Lieutenant Robert Dunn, Lieutenant, Retired, Massachusetts Department of Corrections.

Lieutenant Dunn has been a member of CPOF since 2016 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2017. He also served the Massachusetts Department of Corrections Honor Guard Team for 16 years. He spent 25 years with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections prior to retiring.

Honor Guard Sergeant Howard K. Dowdell, Correctional Peace Officer, Retired, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Sergeant Dowdell has been a member of CPOF since 1995 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2012. He also served the CRC Honor Guard Team for 23 years. Sergeant Dowdell dedicated 24 years with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prior to retiring to Ohio.

Honor Guard Sergeant Michael D. Hire, Corrections Sergeant, Chillicothe Correction Institute, Ohio

Sergeant Hire has been a member of CPOF since 2018 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2021. He has also served the ODRC Honor Guard Team for 14 years. He has been with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction since 2000.

Brian James, Sergeant, Retired, Western Penitentiary Pennsylvania

Honor Guard Officer James has been a member of CPOF since 2007 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2010. He also served as commander of SCI Pittsburg’s Honor Guard Team for 11 years. He spent 17 years with Pennsylvania Department of Corrections before retiring.

William Stranahan, Correction Officer, Retired, Attica State Prison

Honor Guard Officer Stranahan has been a member of CPOF since 2010 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2011. He also served 25 years on the Attica State Prison Honor Guard Team. He spent 31 years at Attica prior to retiring.

Tania Arguello, Lieutenant, Nevada Correctional Center

Honor Guard Officer Arguello has been a member of CPOF since 2001 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2008. She has also served as Commander of the Nevada Department of Corrections Honor Guard Team since 2009.

Officer Arguello has been a member of the National Honor Guard team since its formation.

Officer Lee has been a member of the National Honor Guard team since its formation.

Steve Perrine, Correctional Officer, Retired, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon

Honor Guard Officer Perrine has been a member of CPOF since 1994 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2011. He also served the Oregon Honor Guard for 15 years. Perrine spent 25 years with the Oregon Department of Corrections prior to retiring. He and his family were honored at PROJECT 2000 following the line of duty death of his father, Louis Perrine in 1994.

Maria Chandler, Deputy, Retired, Reserved, Travis County Sheriff Department, Austin, Texas

Honor Guard Officer Chandler has been a member of CPOF since 2008 and joined the National Honor Guard team that same year. She also served the Travis County Sheriff Department’s Honor Guard team for 20 years. She has been with the Travis County Sheriff Department since 1986.

Thomas Ewell, Sergeant, Retired, Florida Department of Corrections

Honor Guard Officer Ewell has been a member of CPOF since 2010 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2017. He also served on the Florida Sumter CI Honor Guard Team for 10 years. He spent 9 years with Florida Department of Corrections before retiring.

Antonio Perez, Senior Corrections Police Officer, New Jersey Department of Corrections

Honor Guard Officer Perez has been a member of CPOF since 2017 and joined the National Honor Guard team the same year. He has also served on the New Jersey Department of Corrections Honor Guard team since 2009. He has been with the New Jersey Department of Corrections since 2008.

Duke Juanitas, Fire Captain / Peace Officer, Folsom State Prison

Honor Guard Officer Juanitas has been a member of CPOF since 2018 and joined the National Honor Guard team that same year. He has also served on the CDCR Fire Department Honor Guard team since it was established in 2015. He has been with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2008.

Patrick F. Gallaway, Correction Officer, Retired, Attica State Prison

Honor Guard Officer Gallaway has been a member of CPOF since 2010 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2021. He also served on the Attica Prison Honor Guard Team for 20 years. He spent 27 years with Attica State Prison before retiring.

Shauntia Brown, Sergeant, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

Honor Guard Officer Brown has been a member of CPOF since 2018 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2020. She has also served on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Ceremonial Guard since 2005. She has been with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office since 2000.

Joseph Caragan, Correctional Officer, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | San Quentin

Honor Guard Officer Caragan has been a member of CPOF since 2015 and joined the National Honor Guard team that same year. He has also served on the San Quentin Honor Guard Team since 2016. He has been with CDCR since 2015.

Michael Cheeseman, Professional Development Officer, North Dakota Youth Correctional Center

Honor Guard Officer Cheeseman has been a member of CPOF since 2020 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2023. He has also served the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Honor Guard team since 2017. He has been with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2017.

Joseph Garretson, Sergeant, Retired, Massachusetts Department of Corrections

Honor Guard Officer Garretson has been a member of CPOF since 2021 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2023. He also served on the Massachusetts Department of Corrections Honor Guard Team for 31 years, after serving as Honor Guard Commander for 5 years. He spent 32 years with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections before retiring in 2021.

Lora Hodges, Training Specialist, Michigan Department of Corrections

Honor Guard Officer Hodges has been a member of CPOF since 2020 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2023. She has also served on the Michigan Department of Corrections Honor Guard Team for 9 years. Hodges has been with the Michigan Department of Corrections since 1993.

David Edelman, Administrator | Recruitment & Retention, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Honor Guard Officer Edelman has been a member of CPOF since 2011 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2023. He also served on the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Honor Guard Team for 17 years, spending the last 5 as the Commander of the team. He has been with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections since 2004.

Delois F. Bradford, Captain, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Honor Guard Officer Bradford has been a member of CPOF since 2017 and joined the National Honor Guard team in 2023. She has also served on the TDCJ Region II Honor Guard Team since 2015. She has been with TDCJ since 2006.