User:Quintanama

 Michael Anthony Quintana 

BORN

Michael Anthony Riley on October 8th, 1980, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona, to Bonnie Jo Riley.

Adopted by Ramon Quintana in 1989, changing his name to Michael Anthony Quintana.

EDUCATION

Various Elementary Schools.

Junior High School Taylor Junior High (1993-1995)

High School Mesa High School (1995-1999)

College Chandler Gilbert Community College, University of Maryland, Central Texas College, Texas A&M, & University of Phoenix

Military Service

Michael A. Quintana entered the United States Army in January of 2000. He began his Military Service in Basic Combat Training "Basic," at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he was in the Co 1/18 Infantry Battalion. He then earned the Military Occupation Speciality (MOS) as a Chaplain Assistant, 71M (56M), from the United States Army Chaplain Center & School (USACHCS) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

His first duty station was Fort Hood, Texas where he began in the 49th Movement Control Battalion. He was noticed for excellent work ethics and reassigned to the 13th COSCOM Chaplains Office. Later he was reassigned to the III Corps and Fort Hood Chaplains Office for exceptional work ethic.

In 2002 he was placed on assigned to Germany, where he was assigned to the 709th Military Police(MP) Battalion(BN). While assigned to the 709th MP BN he served in Kosovo and Operation Iraqi Freedom(OIF I).

He was then reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. Where he was assigned to the Division Chaplains office and deployed upon arrival to Operation Iraqi Freedom II.


 * 1) Operation Iraqi Freedom []