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Veterans 

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Honoring Our Heroes.

This page is dedicated to honoring the Men and Women of the INSY Veterans Group. 

INSY Veterans Group Board

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Chair: Joe Wier II

Vice-Chair:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Sergeant of Arms:

Tribal Council Liaison: George Rodriguez

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The purpose of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel (INSY) Veterans Group is to fulfill the promise of the Iipay Nation to embrace and support our proud community of military veterans and their families. The direction of the INSY Veterans Group shall be driven by Honor, Tradition, Community Development, and Health.​​

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Future Events

Monthly Meting

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Location: INSY BIN Building

Memorial Day

Date: Monday May 26th, 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Santa Ysabel Cemetery

Feeding following at INSY Multi-purpose Room

Veterans Day

Date: Tuesday November 11th, 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Location: INSY Multi-purpose Room

INSY Veterans Group General Membership

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  • James Balcone

  • Ronald Christman

  • Lawrence Cleland

  • Roger Coleman

  • Rick Dizon

  • Anthony Dominguez

  • Stephen Fletcher Jr.

  • Charles Guachena

  • Santiago Guiam

  • Muriel Hayward

  • Tina Howard

  • George Rodriguez

  • Stanley Rodriguez

  • Martha Strum

  • Simon Subish

  • Joey Sutalo *~

  • Ryan Valverde

  • David Vigneault

  • Scott Weaver

  • Sarah Zwicker

  • ​David Roberts*~

  • Jeff Mulrooney ~

  • Joe Wier II ~​

  • Raymond Hunter

  • Cody Linton

  • Dennis Linton Sr.

  • Kilyaahwii Linton *

  • Tacomi Linton

  • David Osuna

  • LeMar Price

  • William Price

  • Colin Reed

  • Wesley Renyolds

  • Cimmerron Rodriguez*

*Active Duty

~Non-Enrolled Veteran

Honoring Those Who Have Passed

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.

They have earned our undying gratitude. we will never forget their sacrifice.

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  • Leonard Alto

  • Sosten Alto

  • Cedric Angel

  • Augustine Beresford

  • Donald L. Beresford

  • Donald L. Beresford Jr.

  • Augustine Blacktooth

  • Frank M. Broughton

  • Arthur Bruce

  • Dean Carrisoza

  • Eli Carrisoza

  • Harry Charlie

  • Gilbert Cleland

  • Victor "Krinny" Cleland

  • Roger Coleman

  • Carl Coultress

  • Richard Dahl

  • Thomas Damion Devine

  • Mike Duro

  • Fred Gordon

  • Gregory Guachino

  • Wilford Guachino

  • Herbert Hall

  • Leonard Hartsch

  • Ray Daniel Hartsch

  • David Kitchen

  • Ernest LaChappa

  • Filberto LaChappa

  • Fred LaChappa

  • Henry LaChappa

  • John LaChappa

  • Pete LaChappa

  • Phillip LaChappa

  • Andrew LeChuse

  • Cleason LeChuse

  • Henry LeChuse

  • Louis LeChuse

  • Norm Lee

  • James Leo

  • Manual Leo

  • Melvin Leo

  • Peter Leo

  • Albert "Bugs" Linton

  • Clearence "Boy" Linton

  • Robert "Bob" Linton Sr.

  • Richard "Dick" Linton Sr.

  • Richard "Shot" Linton Jr.

  • Walter "Pumpkin" Linton

  • Joseph Loyd

  • Stanley Loyed

  • Stephen Magee

  • Norman Martinez

  • Edward Maxcy

  • Everett Maxcy

  • Felix Maxcy

  • Henry Maxcy

  • John Maxcy

  • Joseph Maxcy

  • Raymond Maxcy

  • Richard Maxcy

  • Stanley Maxcy

  • Eugene Morelli

  • William "Pappy" Nagel

  • Alec Ortega

  • Alexander Ortega

  • Frank Ortega

  • Fred Ortega

  • Erwin A. Osuna Jr.

  • Herman Osuna Sr.

  • Leonard Osuna Sr.

  • Leonard Osuna Jr.

  • Robert Osuna

  • Vincent Osuna

  • Virgil "Buncey" Osuna

  • Eugene Pablo

  • Fernando Pablo

  • Maximillian Pablo

  • Abraham Paipa

  • Ernest Paipa

  • Marcus Paipa

  • Abraham "Abie" Pena

  • Frank C Piper

  • Ben Ponchetti

  • James Ponchetti Sr.

  • Kenneth Ponchetti

  • Joe Ponchetti

  • Augustine Quevas​

  • Carlos 'Chuck' Quevas

  • Kelly Ragsdale

  • Gerry Reed

  • Nathan Reed

  • Ray Rice

  • Joe Rodriguez

  • Karl Sexton

  • Baptista J Sloan

  • Charlie Sloan

  • Frank Sloan

  • Robert Smith

  • Alfonso Soto

  • Frank Subish

  • Fred Subish

  • Frank Sutalo

  • Maurice Sutalo

  • Anthony Taylor Sr. 

  • Chet Taylor

  • Mike Taylor

  • Archie Valle

  • Felix Valle Sr.

  • George Valle

  • Joe Leon Valle

  • Donald Vignealt Lewis

  • Dale Weischedel

  • Andrew Wilson

  • Edward Woods Sr.

  • Adolph Woods

  • David Woods

  • James Woods

If you know of an INSY Tribal Member who served in the Armed Forces and has now passed on, please email the INSY Veterans Group the following information at Jwier@iipaynation-nsn.gov​.

  • Full Name

  • Dates of Service

  • Branch of Service 

  • One Paragraph Bio

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Augustine J. Quevas

M.I.A. WWII Soldier
Santa Ysabel Tribal Member

Augustine J. Quevas, Sgt, Air Corps 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group (Heavy) perished on the Hell ship called Shinyo Maru.  He is listed as MIA as of the date of the sinking, September 7, 1944.  He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing in Manila National Cemetery.  His home state was California.  He was captured on Bataan and endured the Bataan Death March, taken to Cabanatuan then on various slave details including the Davao POW Camp.  He was in route from Davao to Manila when his ship was torpedoed by an American submarine and sank. 

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Fred Ortego

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Richard Augustine Linton 

U.S. Navy

WWII

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He was a father of fifteen children. He started the first gun club on the reservation with his sons where they would manufacture pistols, muskets, and rifles in response to a native people's gun ban at the time. During his service duty he was stationed throughout the South Pacific. Richard was an accomplished deer hunter. 

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Richard A. Linton "Shot"

U.S. Army

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Richard “Shot” was a dedicated family man who also was active and valued within his Tribal community. He retired after years of service with the San Diego County Water Authority. Shot spent many years as a coach both teaching the sports he loved and mentoring young athletes across generations. He is loved by his wife, child,  and grandchildren and will continue to be honored and remembered for the valued time he spent with his community and family. 

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Albert B. Linton 

U.S. Army

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Albert, “Bugs” was a loving husband and father of two. He retired after over 35 years working for AT&T. Education was important to him and his family now carries that dream with a scholarship to further native learning, The Albert Benjamin Linton Foundation.  

In Person

INSY Veterans Group

P.O. Box 130

Schoolhouse Canyon Rd

Santa Ysabel, CA 92070

Online

Contact us through our website

Call us

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(760) 765-0845

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