HONOR MISSION
LtCol Martin Donley, 83, US Air Force, Retired, Vietnam Veteran, Bronze Star Recipient, of Temple, TX
The family of Lieutenant Colonel Martin Donley has requested the presence and participation of the Patriot Guard Riders at the Funeral Service of their Loved One.
In November of 1961 Martin joined the officer corps of the United States Air Force at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During his distinguished twenty eight years of honorable service, Martin served as a Security Police Staff Officer, a Missile Operations Staff Officer, and as a Missile Launch Officer for the Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. In 1981 Martin achieved his career high ranking of Lieutenant Colonel (LT Col). During his distinguished Air Force career, LT Col Donley completed the Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College and was awarded the following decorations/medals: Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two devices, the Air Force Commendation Medal with two devices, Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and with two devices, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two devices, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Lt Col Donley ended his honorable military service in November of 1989 at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. His entire obituary may be found here: https://www.dossmanfh.com/obituary/ltcol-martin-donley
