Retired US Army Chemical Corps colonel named 20th CBRNE Command Defender of Liberty [Image 4 of 7]

BELCAMP, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES

02.12.2025

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Angel Martinez-Navedo 

20th CBRNE Command

(From the left) Retired Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith, retired Col. Ray Van Pelt, Dianne Van Pelt, retired Maj. Gen. Kevin R. Wendel and retired Col. Barrett F. "Barry" Lowe pose together at the Defender of Liberty ceremony in Belcamp, Maryland, Feb. 12. Van Pelt was named the 2024 Defender of Liberty for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command. U.S. Army photo by Angel D. Martinez-Navedo.

• Date Taken: 02.12.2025
• Date Posted: 02.14.2025 12:55
• Photo ID: 8871893
• VIRIN: 250212-A-MS497-1198
• Resolution: 8192x5464
• Size: 1.62 MB
• Location: BELCAMP, MARYLAND, US
• Hometown: STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, US