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    Col. David Meissen retires after 25 years [Image 19 of 20]

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    Col. David Meissen retires after 25 years

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    05.19.2021

    Photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky 

    Alaska National Guard   

    Col. David Meissen retires during a ceremony held on the Alaska National Guard armory drill hall floor on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson May 19. Meissen is retired after over 25 years of service in approximately ten different locations. He is originally from Springfield, Illinois, and commissioned in 1995 from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. His final assignment to the Alaska National Guard was as the Inspector General, Joint Force Headquarters from Sept. 17, 2017 to present day. During the ceremony, Meissen was presented with a Certificate of Retirement, Presidential Letter of Appreciation and Certificate of Appreciation from the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, which were presented to him by Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard. Meissen’s wife also presented him with a retirement pin, and was herself presented with a Spouse Certificate of Appreciation from the Air Force Chief of Staff, and a Spouse Certificate of Appreciation from the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. Meissen’s children then presented him with his retirement shadow box. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky)

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    Date Taken: 05.19.2021
    Date Posted: 05.20.2021 13:16
    Photo ID: 6654312
    VIRIN: 210519-Z-PL215-1025
    Resolution: 3985x2846
    Size: 4.42 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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