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 William P. FloresWILLIAM P. FLORES IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD MILITARY POLICE UNIT IN KODIAK, AK. HE IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE COAST GUARD FOLLOWING HIS HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAREER. HE ATTENDED ST BONAVENTURE HIGH SCHOOL IN VENTURA, CA WHERE HE WAS A THREE YEAR LETTERMAN AND RECEIVED ALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM, ALL COUNTY FIRST TEAM AND ALL CIF FIRST TEAM, AS WELL AS TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR HE ENROLLED IN THE COPS 'N' JOCKS YOUTH ACADEMY AND GRADUATED AS CLASS LEADER WHERE HE WAS FIRST EXPOSED TO THE COAST GUARD ON ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FIELD TRIPS THE CADETS WENT ON. AFTER GRADUATION HE PLAYED A YEAR OF FOOTBALL AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS IN VALENCIA, CA. AND ALSO CAME BACK TO THE COPS 'N' JOCKS ACADEMY AS AN INSTRUCTOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AFTER HE ATTENDED. SHORTLY AFTER HIS SECOND SUMMER HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND AFTER GRADUATION FROM BOOTCAMP WHERE HE RECEIVED TOP HONOR OF THE LEADERSHIP AWARD HE WENT THROUGH BOATSWAINS MATE "A" SCHOOL. ON HIS FIRST TOUR OF DUTY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USCGC STORIS (WMEC-38) OUT OF KODIAK ALASKA AND HIS PRIMARY DUTIES WERE THAT OF NAVIGATION AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARDING TEAM MEMBER WITH IN THEIR AOR OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA. AFTER HE WAS TOUR COMPLETE HE ELECTED TO STAY IN KODIAK AND TRANSFERRED TO THE MILITARY POLICE UNIT. HE HAS JUST GRADUATED FROM THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER IN GLYNCO, GA WHICH WAS A THREE MONTH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY WHERE HE RECEIVED THE TOP GUN AWARD AND THE VEHICLE OPERATION AWARD. HE WILL BE TOUR COMPLETE IN 2010 AND HAS YET TO DECIDE WHAT HE WILL BE DOING AT THAT TIME. HE ATTRIBUTES HIS INTREST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HIS FATHER, BILL FLORES WHO HAS RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PAROLE. < back to honor wall |
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