Retired
Military Police
Officers
The Retired Military Police Officers.  The Retired Military Police Officers (RMPO) is an informal group of retired military police officers, warrant officers, and their spouses.   The RMPO maintains a roster, publishes a periodic newsletter, and has an annual reunion.  There are no dues, elected officers, or bylaws.  Operating costs are covered solely by individual donations. A comprehensive overview of the RMPO was provided by Colonel Pat Lowrey in a briefing for 2008 Reunion attendees.  The briefing is entitled “Bridging Generations, The Retired Military Police Officers (RMPO)"  and it may be read by clicking here.

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Special Interest Items. This page contains recent items of interest to the RMPO community.  (If you would like to be notified whenever the Special Interest Page is updated, send an e-mail to RMPO_webmaster@west-point.org and ask to be added to the Special Interest Update E-Mail List.)  Current items include:

            Death of LTC Leroy "Scotty" Fargason is reported.

            Death of  LTC Stephen W. Burres is reported.

            Death of Mrs. Kathryn Shumaker is reported.

           Death of COL Keith DuBois is reported.  The obituary and information about
           services can be found by clicking HERE.

           Death of COL Robert L. Toye is reported.

           Death of CW4 Ruben Young is reported.

            Death of Mrs. Tiziana Kirby, wife of CWO Fate Kirby, is reported.

           The Spring 2012 edition of the RMPO Digest is now available.  See link above.

           A Reunion Interest Questionnaire for those planning on attending the
           September  2012 RMPO Reunion in Oklahoma City is now available.  Click
           HERE.
        
                
(If you have an item or photo you would like to share with the RMPO Family on the Special Interest Page, please email it to RMPO_webmaster@west-point.org.)

Annual Reunion. Every year, since 1976, a group of retired military police officers has gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the Military Police Corps.  To see the reunion history and photos from past reunions, go to Reunion History   COL Don Greenwald and COL John Mumma are the RMPO Reunion Coordinators for the selection of reunion sites in upcoming years.   Don and John would like to hear from you as soon as possible if you wish to host a RMPO Reunion so that they can be of assistance and guidance. Don's e-mail address is: Dell1965@aol.com John's e-mail address is: cjmumma@comcast.net  

The 2011 Reunion, September 21 - 25. Little Rock, Arkansas was the site of the 36th Annual Retired Military Police Officers Reunion, hosted by LTC and Mrs. Carroll Dunn, COL and Mrs. Doyle Herndon, CW4 and Mrs. Sid Wilson, and CW4 and Mrs. Jerry Thompson. Click here to see 7 pages with 90 pictures from the reunion.

The 2012 RMPO Reunion, September 26-30, will be in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  For additional information, see the Reunion page Here.

Future reunions.  The 2013 RMPO Reunion is scheduled for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

    If you are interested in hosting a future reunion, contact Don.  Anyone on the West Coast interested for 2014?

Taps:  A listing of those members of the RMPO family who have died since the last reunion. 

Historical Photos.  A historical RMPO family album. Check it out and then send in past photos of yourself or other members of our RMPO family.

Employment Opportunities:  This page contains employment opportunities which have been passed to the RMPO community.  Currently there are no positions listed.

If you are aware of opportunites that would be of interest to Retired MP Officers, please send a notice to RMPO_webmaster@west-point.org so it can be added to our web site.

Links:  Useful and Fun Links for the RMPO Community.

Military Police Regimental Walkway.  This is an opportunity to celebrate your service to the MP Corps Regiment, or that of a loved one or fallen comrade. This page provides the artist rendition of the proposed walkway and a link to the purchase form.

Regimental Hall of Fame.  A listing of retired MP officers who are in the Military Police Regiment Hall of Fame.  This page also has a link to those retired MP officers who are in an OCS Hall of Fame; a listing of those in the USACIDC Hall of Fame; and a copy of the USA Military Police Corps Regimental Regulation 870-1, Military Police Corps Regimental Hall of Fame.

New MP Regimental Hall of Fame Regulation. In September 2011, the USAMPS Regulation for the Hall of Fame was revised.  BG David Phillips, USAMPS Commandant, asked three members of the MP Regimental Hall of Fame to sit on a Select Committee to review the revision of the USAMPS regulation governing the MP Regimental Hall of Fame.  The Select Committee included BG (Ret) Steve Curry, COL (Ret) Pat Lowrey, and CSM (Ret) Don Thomas.  An article by Pat Lowrey which provides an overview of the new regulatory changes and a copy of the new nomination regulation may be seen by clicking HERE.

RMPO Family Member to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.  COL (Ret) Mike Tarman recently stepped down as the RMPO webmaster so he could concentrate on hiking the 2665-mile long Pacific Crest Trail.  Click HERE to learn more about Mike's hike and how you can make a pledge to "Communities for Marines" for each mile Mike hikes.

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Privacy: For privacy reasons, we do not routinely place email addresses, mailing addresses, or telephone numbers on this web site. Any addresses that appear on the site are either at the individual’s request or with their permission. Those wanting to share their email address can do so by signing the Guest Book.

This site is to serve the retired MP officers community.  Suggestions on content, topics or features you would like added are welcome and should be sent to LTC (Ret) Merv McConnel at RMPO_webmaster@west-point.org.
The Roster. The RMPO Roster is the formal list of retired Military Police officers and warrant officers.  There are presently over 1700 individuals on the roster.  The roster is used to generate the mailing lists for the RMPO Digest and the annual reunion. For information on how to add your name to the roster and how to obtain a copy, go to the Roster page.  Check the Roster page for a complete listing of those currently on the roster. 
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Roster Page
The Digest.  The RMPO Digest is a newsletter published for retired MP officers, warrant officers, and their spouses. The Digest is distributed free of charge to all those on the roster. 
Go to the Digest Page for information on how to help assist keeping the Digest free. 

Copies of two previous Retired Military Police Officers Digest may be seen by double clicking on the below.  Note: The below application for the Purple Heart roll of honor is provided in support of an article in the Winter 2011 Digest.
Winter_2011_Digest.pdf
Winter_2011_Digest.pdf
PurpleHeart_Application.pdf
PurpleHeart_Application.pdf
NOTICE

Effective immediately, the mailing address for the RMPO is

PO Box 5477
Springfield, VA 22150

Spring 2012 Digest.pdf

Incorporation of the Retired Military Police Officers' AssociationA new page for questions and answers about the incorporation of the Retired military Police Officers' Association has been added.  Click HERE.