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Helsinki, Finland

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COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
HQBn, HQMC / RMO Region ? (1948-1954)
Fox Co., HQMC / RMO Region ? (1954-1971)
MSGBn / Company A (1971-2007)
MCESG / Region 1 (2007-)

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Helsinki MSGs Roster                     * = MEGA Member                   
A.
Adams, Silas (07-08)
Armstrong, Donald, GySgt. (93-94)  Det.Cmdr. *
B.
Banh, Henry (04)
Bauer, Michael (04)
Beals, Roy Scott (71-73)
Biely, George (67-68)
Burgan, Matthew (02-03)
Burke, John (88-89)
Burke, Sean, Cpl. (90-91)
Byers, B. J. (02-04)

C.
Callahan, Joseph (69)
Childe, kevin Lee (85-87)
Clement, Jason A. (02-04)
Clements, Derrell, GySgt. (91-92)  Det. Cmdr.
Cook, Corey E. (99-00)

D.
Devolder, John, Sgt. (89-91)
DiBert, Scott W. (86-87)
Dunlap, Raymond "Dale", SSgt (73-74)  NCOIC
Duong, Dung Jackie (05-06)

E.
Earley, Kevin F. (80)  *
Elzie, Sgt.  (89-91)
Entwistle, Rick, Sgt. (89-91)

F.
G.
Giordano, Robert William (75-76)
Glassford, Christopher (91-92)
Gonzalez, Alberto (96-97)
Goodman, Clarence O. (64-66) NCOIC (Ret'd1stSgt)
Grant, Gary L (69-70)
Gray, James E. (93-94)
Grigsby, Earl, GySgt. (88-89)  Det. Cmdr.
Guerra, Joey R. (89-90)

H.
Halstead, Brett (07-08)
Hankinson, Kris E., Sgt. (79-81)
Hawn, Jim , MSgt. (89-91)  Det. Cmdr.
Heine, Steve, Cpl. (89-91)
Herring, Jeffrey M. (79-81)

J.
Jefferson, John S. (79-80)
Jeffries, Thomas Lee (98-99)
Jones, Peter W. (69-70)

L.
Lane, Kevin Christopher (86-87)
Loeb, Maurice (84-85)
Lynch, Francis T. (61)

M.
Maloney, Vince, Sgt. (89-91)
Mammone, William L. (68-69)
Miller, Cpl. (89-91)
Morrell, Roger R. (84-85)

 N.
O.
P.
Paige, Robert (57-58)
Pardaen, Daniel J. (73-75)
Parker, Lance E. (65-66)
Parry, Russ (67-69)
Powers, Michael Paul  (no date given)

Q.
R.
Raub, Fred (87)
Roman, Ray, Cpl. (91-93)

S.
Schneider, Daniel C. (66-67)
Simmons, Guy H. (97-98)
Skinnider, Scott (91-93)
Smothers, Sean (98-99)
Stelter, Thomas Marc (92-94)
Stolarz, Steven (85-86)

T.
Torian, Mark Emmett (92)
Troglin, James Richard (71-72)

U.
Unis, Carl J. (80-81)

V.
Valadez, Ramon (Val) (53-54)

W.
Webb, Sgt. (89-91)
Westmoreland, C.J. (80-81)

X.
Y.



THE NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER
2015
Ambassador:  Bruce Oreck
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2014
Ambassador:  Bruce Oreck
Company Commander: 
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2013
Ambassador:  Bruce Oreck
Company Commander: 
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2012
Ambassador:  Bruce Oreck
Company Commander: 
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2011
Ambassador:  Bruce Oreck
Company Commander: 
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2010
Ambassador:  Bruce Oreck
Company Commander: 
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2009
Ambassador:  Barbara Barrett / Bruce Oreck
Company Commander: 
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2008
Ambassador:  Marilyn Ware / Barbara Barrett
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Silas Adams,  Brett Halstead

2007
Ambassador:  Marilyn Ware
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Silas Adams, Brett Halstead

2006
Ambassador:  Marilyn Ware
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Dung Jackie Duong

2005
Ambassador:   Earle I. Mack
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Dung Jackie Duong

2004
Ambassador:  Earle I. Mack
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Henry Banh, Michael Bauer, B. J. Byers, Jason A. Clement

2003
Ambassador:   Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Matthew Burgan, B. J. Byers, Jason A. Clement

2002
Ambassador:   Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Matthew Burgan, B. J. Byers, Jason A. Clement

2001
Ambassador:   Eric S. Edelman / Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Company Commander: 
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2000
Ambassador:   Eric S. Edelman
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:    Corey E. Cook

1999
Ambassador:   Eric S. Edelman
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Corey E. Cook, Thomas Lee Jeffries, Guy S. Simmons,  Sean Smothers, Carl J. Unis

1998
Ambassador:  Eric S. Edelman
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Thomas Lee Jeffries, Guy S. Simmons, Sean Smothers

1997
Ambassador:  Derek Shearer
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Alberto Gonzalez

1996
Ambassador:  Derek Shearer
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Alberto Gonzalez

1995
Ambassador:  Derek Shearer
Company Commander: 
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1994
Ambassador:  John Hubert Kelly / Derek Shearer
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Donald Armstrong
Watchstanders:   James E. Gray, Thomas Marc Stelter

1993
Ambassador:  John Hubert Kelly
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Donald Armstrong
Watchstanders:  James E. Gray, Cpl. Ray Roman, Scott Skinnider, Thomas Marc Stelter

1992
Ambassador:  John Hubert Kelly
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Derrell Clements
Watchstanders:  Christopher Glassford, Cpl. Ray Roman, Scott Skinnider, Thomas Marc Stelter, Mark Emmett Torian

1991
Ambassador:  John Giffen Weinmann / John Hubert Kelly
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: MSgt. Jim Hawn, GySgt. Derrell Clements
Watchstanders: Cpl. Sean Burke, Sgt. John Devolder, Sgt. Elzie, Sgt. Rick Entwistle, Christopher Glassford, Cpl. Steve Heine, Sgt. Vince Maloney, Cpl. Miller, Cpl. Ray Roman, Scott Skinnider, Sgt. Webb,
Comments from Jim Hawn's email of 23 July 2010: Helsinki was a quiet post during my time.  The Gulf War erupted in 1990, and we had some protestors who stuck votive candles in the snow banks outside the Chancellory and sang Vietnam Era protest songs.  We also hosted Presidnet George HW Bush (41) when he came to Helsinki in September 1990 to meet with Gorbechev (USSR) about the pending war with Iraq.  Other than that, Helsinki was a tour of long nights in Winter, and long sunlight in Summer.
1990
Ambassador:  John Giffen Weinmann
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: MSgt. Jim Hawn
Watchstanders: Cpl. Sean Burke, Sgt. John Devolder, Sgt. Elzie,  Sgt. Rick Entwistle, Joey R. Guerra, Cpl. Steve Heine, Sgt. Vince Maloney, Cpl. Miller, Sgt. Webb,

1989
Ambassador:  Rockwell Anthony Schnabel / John Giffen Weinmann
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Earl Grigsby, MSgt. Jim Hawn
Watchstanders: John Burke, Sgt. John Devolder, Sgt. Elzie, Sgt. Rick Entwistle, Joey R. Guerra, Cpl. Steve Heine, Sgt. Vince Maloney, Cpl. Miller, Sgt. Webb,

1988
Ambassador:  Rockwell Anthony Schnabel
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Earl Grigsby,
Watchstanders: John Burke,  Fred Raub

1987
Ambassador:  Rockwell Anthony Schnabel
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:   Scott W. DiBert, Kevin Lee Childe , Kevin Christopher Lane, Fred Raub

1986
Ambassador:  Keith Foote Nyborg / Rockwell Anthony Schnabel
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Scott W. DiBert, Kevin Lee Childe, Kevin Christopher Lane, Steven Stolarz

1985
Ambassador:  Keith Foote Nyborg
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: 
Watchstanders:  Kevin Lee Childe, Maurice Loeb,  Roger R. Morrell, Steven Stolarz

1984
Ambassador:  Keith Foote Nyborg
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: 
Watchstanders:  Maurice Loeb, Roger R. Morrell

1983
Ambassador:  Keith Foote Nyborg
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: 
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1982
Ambassador:  Keith Foote Nyborg
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: 
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1981
Ambassador:  James E. Goodby / Keith Foote Nyborg
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:                                                                                                                        A/: Sgt. Kris E. Hankinson 
Watchstanders:  Jeffrey M. Herring, C. J. Westmoreland

1980
Ambassador:  Rozanne L. Ridgway / James E. Goodby
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:                                                                                                                        A/: Sgt. Kris E. Hankinson
Watchstanders:  Kevin F. Earley, Jeffrey M. Herring, John S. Jefferson, C. J. Westmoreland

1979
Ambassador:  Rozanne L. Ridgway
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:                                                                                                                       
Watchstanders:  Sgt. Kris E. Hankinson, Sgt. Jeffrey M. Herring, John S. Jefferson

1978
Ambassador:  Rozanne L. Ridgway
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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1977
Ambassador:  Mark Evans Austad / Rozanne L. Ridgway
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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1976
Ambassador:  Mark Evans Austad
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Robert William Giordano

1975
Ambassador:   V. John Krehbiel / Mark Evans Austad
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Daniel J. Pardaen, Robert William Giordano

1974
Ambassador:  V. John Krehbiel
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: SSgt. Raymond "Dale" Dunlap
Watchstanders:  Daniel J. Pardaen

1973
Ambassador:  Val Paterson / V. John Krehbiel
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: SSgt. Raymond "Dale" Dunlap
Watchstanders:  Roy Scott Beals, Daniel J. Pardaen

1972
Ambassador:   Val Paterson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Roy Scott Beals, James Richard Troglin

1971
Ambassador:  Val Paterson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Roy Scott Beals, James Richard Troglin

1970
Ambassador:  Val Paterson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Gary L. Grant, Peter W. Jones

1969
Ambassador:  Tyler Thompson  / Val Paterson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Joseph Callahan, Gary L. Grant, Peter W. Jones, William L. Mammone, Russ Parry

1968
Ambassador:  Tyler Thompson 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  George Biely, William L. Mammone, Russ Parry

1967
Ambassador:  Tyler Thompson 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  George Biely, Russ Parry, Daniel C. Schneider

1966
Ambassador:  Tyler Thompson 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:  Clarence O Goodman
Watchstanders:  Lance E. Parker, Daniel C. Schneider

1965
Ambassador:  Tyler Thompson 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:  Clarence O Goodman
Watchstanders:  Lance E. Parker

1964
Ambassador:  Carl T. Rowan / Tyler Thompson 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:  Clarence O Goodman
Watchstanders: 

1963
Ambassador:  Bernard Gufler / Carl T. Rowan
Company Commander: 
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1962
Ambassador:  Bernard Gufler
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1961
Ambassador:  Bernard Gufler
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Francis T. Lynch

1960
Ambassador:   Edson O. Sessions
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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1959
Ambassador:  John D. Hickerson / Edson O. Sessions
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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1958
Ambassador:  John D. Hickerson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Robert Paige, 

1957
Ambassador:   John D. Hickerson
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Robert Paige, 

1956
Ambassador:   John D. Hickerson
Company Commander: 
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1955
Ambassador:  Jack K. McFall  / John D. Hickerson
Company Commander: 
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1954
Ambassador:  Jack K. McFall 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:   Ramon "Val" Valadez

1953
Ambassador:  Jack K. McFall
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:  Ramon "Val" Valadez

1952
Ambassador:  John M. Cabot / Jack K. McFall
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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1951
Ambassador:  John M. Cabot
Company Commander: 
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1950
Ambassador:  Avra M. Warren / John M. Cabot
Company Commander: 
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1949
Ambassador:  Avra M. Warren
Company Commander: 
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1948
Ambassador:  Avra M. Warren
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
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