{"id":71692,"date":"2017-04-25T11:39:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T15:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=71692"},"modified":"2017-04-25T11:39:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T15:39:40","slug":"petty-officer-1st-class-juan-ithier-to-be-an-honorary-chief-petty-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=71692","title":{"rendered":"Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Ithier to be an honorary chief petty officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Virginian-Pilot <\/a>reports that Juan Ithier, who passed away in January will be posthumously named an honorary chief petty officer;<\/p>\n

Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Ithier, 55, of Petersburg, spent 33 years in the Navy, according to a service biography. He enlisted in 1980 and spent four years on active duty before joining the reserves. Ithier was assigned to special warfare units from 1996 through 2011.<\/p>\n

Chief Petty Officer Rich Gapski, who worked with Ithier for two decades, said Ithier medically retired in 2013 after having been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n

Ithier died Jan. 31.<\/p>\n

Ithier was active in mentoring junior enlisted sailors and officers and helped train Colombian commandos who carried out 2008\u2019s Operation Jaque, which rescued 15 hostages, including three American contractors, Gapski said. Ithier also worked as an interpreter, range safety officer and weapons instructor, Gapski said. Among many deployments, he served in Afghanistan in 2010.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

V-P reminds us that only the master chief petty officer of the Navy can “authorize recognition of honorary chief petty officers”, in case anyone was wondering.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Mick for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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