THE OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

HQs 16^th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army)

2170 Howey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43211

(614) 336-6140

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RELEASE No. 20070602                                                                                                    June 2, 2007

For Additional Information, contact  Sgt. 1^st Class Tracy Ballog, 16^th Engineer Brigade Public Affairs Officer, telephone: (614) 336-6140, email:  tracy.ballog@ng.army.mil

Staff Sergeant Ronald Webb Awarded Meritorious Service Medal

Staff Sergeant Ronald C. Webb, of Monroe, Ohio, a member of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 16^th Engineer Brigade, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal June 2, 2007.  The award was presented to Webb for outstanding performance of duty while serving as a Paralegal with the 37^th Brigade Combat Team during the unit’s deployment to Kosovo from 2004 through 2005.

          In civilian life, Webb is employed by the Immigrations Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security as a Paralegal.   He initial joined the U.S. Army in 1991, and has been a member of the Ohio Army National Guard since 2001, and currently is assigned to the 16^th Engineer Brigade as a Paralegal.  He and his wife, Angela, reside in Monroe, Oh., and have one son.