Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• US Army
• Gulf War
• Army Commendation Medal
• TVHOF Patriot Award
• Operation Desert Storm
• Operation Desert Shield
• Cook
• Good Conduct Medal
• 1-Alpha List
• Marksmanship Badge
• National/American Defense Service Medal/Award

Bio:

Name: Teresa Rockensock
From: Bemidji, Minnesota
Born: December 12, 1970
Death: -
War: Gulf War
Branch: United States Army
Rank: PFC
Awards: ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL//ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL//GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL//NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL//ARMY SERVICE RIBBON//ARMY LAPEL BUTTON//SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE MEDAL W/2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS//KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL-SAUDIA ARABIA//KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL-GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT

BIO:
Teresa Rockensock was born December 21, 1970 in Bemidji, Minnesota to Vietnam Veteran Marine Sgt. Raymond Rockensock of Bemidji, Minnesota and Joan Olson of Shevlin, Minnesota. She grew up east of Shevlin and attended Shevlin Elementary School and Bagley High School. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1989 and enlisted into the United States Army on June 22, 1989.

Teresa was sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina to attend the US Army Basic Training Command and Advanced Individual Training as a Food Service Specialist. Following training she was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 62nd Engineers Battalion 13th COSCOM Fort Hood, Texas.

In 1990 Teresa was deployed to Saudi Arabia with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 62nd Engineers Battalion 13th COCOM Fort Hood, Texas in support of Operation Desert Shield and later was assigned to the Headquarters Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 18th Airborne Corps in support of Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.

Upon her return from deployment to the Gulf War she was Honorably Discharged from Active Duty and transferred to the Army Individual Ready Reserve where she served another 6 years to complete her enlistment contract.

Notable Awards

ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL

ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL

GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL

SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE MEDAL w/2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS

KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL SAUDI ARABIA

KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL KUWAIT

Decorations:

Army Service Ribbon

Army Lapel Button

Biography:

Teresa was released from active duty on September 20, 1991 and presently lives in Waco, Texas where she continues to serve Veterans and her community as:
Life Member
Officer of the Day
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 2148
Waco,Texas

District 29 Trustee
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Texas
Austin, Texas

State Veteran Administration Volunteer Service Deputy Representative for the Doris Miller Veterans Hospital
Waco, Texas.

McLennan County Veterans Association Member
Waco, Texas

Heart of Texas Veterans One Stop Kitchen Angel Food Service Volunteer
Waco, Texas

Church Rayo de Luz
Food Pantry Volunteer
Bellmead, Texas

Paid Up for Life Member of the American Legion Post 16 Bagley, Minnesota.

Life Member of the Military Women’s Memorial Washington D.C.

Life Member of the Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Member Bagley, Minnesota

Member of the National Mounted Warrior Foundation History Museum
Ft. Hood, Texas