Past Detachment Commandants

Name

Years

Sal Tartaro*

1997-2001

Marine Salvatore J. Tartaro, the founding father of Tri-Cities TN Detachment 969 and Commandant from April 1997 through March 2001 answered the Final Roll Call on May 22, 2008. Sal was a Iwo Jima veteran and served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1951. He joined the Marine Corps League in New York in January 1993 and became a Life Member in January 1994. Sal resided in Talbott, TN since 2001.

Chuck Reedy* - PDC

2001-2006

Jack Larkey*

2006-2008

John Hicks* - PDC

2008-2009

Steven Bickford

2009-2011

Kyle Price

2011-2012

Ken Kotchevar - PDC

2012-2014

Tom Pardue

2014-2016

Doug Essinger

2016-2019

Brian Maupin

2019-2022

Joe Lunceford

2022-Present

 (*-Deceased) (PDC - Past Department Commander)