Held in record
Original
On file
On file
DD Form 214 — U.S. Army
Service record covering the Army period through retirement. Reflects rank at separation, awards, and qualifying service.
Original held · Releasable on request
Provenance · Presented Artifacts
Objects of record.
Physical artifacts presented to or retained by the subject over the deployment and at end of tour, along with catalogued early-career mentorship materials. Each is catalogued by inscription, presenting authority, and date where those are known. Images are restricted during records-correction proceedings; the entries below stand in their place and point to the Sources and Mentors pages where documentary chains are mapped.
Unit Insignia
Catalogue note
The artifacts below are described from the subject’s possession and recollection. Photographs are withheld from public display while records-correction proceedings are open; the entries are the catalogue of record. Where an artifact carries a signature block, presenting unit, or date, those are reproduced as inscribed. Nothing is represented here that the archive cannot substantiate with a document or physical object on demand.
Documents — originals on file
Each document below exists in the subject’s possession in its original form. Any blackouts applied for public display are deliberate. Every page is catalogued, timestamped, and tied to its originating authority. The originals can be produced on request to counsel, congressional staff, a board or court, or accredited journalists.
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
DD Form 214 — U.S. Marine Corps
USMC service record. 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Combat Action Ribbon authorized.
Original held · Releasable on request
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
Meritorious Service Medal — Permanent order
Permanent order awarding the Meritorious Service Medal, signed by BG Kaffia Jones. States the period of service and the actions recognized.
Original held · Releasable on request
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
Officer Evaluation Report — OER #1
Rated by CPT Stephen M. Haley (company commander); senior-rated by LTC Edward F. Borowiec Jr. (battalion commander). “Outstanding Performance, Must Promote” / “Best Qualified, Center of Mass.”
Original held · Releasable on request
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
Meritorious Unit Commendation order
Unit award order documenting collective recognition of the company for operational performance in theater.
Original held · Releasable on request
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
Combat Action Ribbon — USMC
Authorization and documentation for the Combat Action Ribbon earned in ground combat operations as a member of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines.
Original held · Releasable on request
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
VA rating decision — traumatic brain injury
Department of Veterans Affairs rating decision for traumatic brain injury. Anchors the medical narrative to the federal benefits determination.
Original held · Releasable on request (with redactions as required)
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
FM 6-02 — Signal Support to Operations
Field Manual that consolidated the doctrinal architecture later codifying techniques the subject and unit were already executing in Afghanistan in 2011–2012. Held under FOIA release via the Office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray.
Original held · Releasable per FOIA terms
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
ATP 6-02-series Signal techniques
Army Techniques Publications in the 6‑02 family that codified Theater Installation Network, ESB, and SC(T) techniques at the point-of-need level. Held alongside FM 6-02.
Original held · Releasable per distribution terms
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
DVIDS article — 25th Signal Battalion
Published Defense Department article naming the subject and the 230th Signal Company in the operational context described in the archive narrative.
Original held · Public record
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
The Lion’s Roar — 25th Signal Battalion newsletter
Newsletter editions covering the deployment window. Names the subject and documents the operational record from a unit-authored source.
Original held · Public record
Held in record
Original
On file
On file
Welch Independent Medical Evaluation
Independent medical evaluation addressing blast-exposure injuries and long‑term sequelae, complementing the VA determination.
Original held · Privileged medical record
Presented objects
Image restricted
RC‑West Task Force C4 challenge coin
Command coin from Task Force C4, Regional Command West — the C4 element the subject supported in the Farah and coalition-integration phase.
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“Presented for Excellence” command coin
Command coin presented under the authority of LTC Edward F. Borowiec Jr. and CSM Edward J. Williams III — the battalion command team named on OER #1.
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Flag certificate — flown over FOB Farah
Certificate for a United States flag flown over FOB Farah on 12 January 2012, issued by 2nd Special Troops Battalion / Task Force Lonestar, 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division. Signed by LTC Patrick J. Stevenson and CSM Yolanda M. Tate.
Image restricted
FOB Farah airfield operations coin
Coin from the FOB Farah airfield element, marking the airfield-operations relationship documented in the Farah narrative.
Image restricted
1‑107th Airfield Operations Battalion coin
Serialized “Volunteers Voice” coin, numbered 1 of 100, from the 1‑107th Airfield Operations Battalion.
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End‑of‑tour signed Multicam uniform
The subject’s Multicam combat uniform, signed by unit members at end of tour and retained as a personal artifact of the deployment.
Early career & mentorship artifacts
Separate from deployment-era objects, the archive maintains a discrete set of early-career materials documenting the longstanding friendship and mentorship between Captain Jason Edward Schnatterle and Major General Torrence W. Saxe. These items are catalogued as physical artifacts because they function as proof-of-relationship across decades, not as abstract biographical claims.
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Omak High School-era photographs
Photographs from Omak High School documenting Jason Edward Schnatterle and Torrence W. Saxe together as classmates and teammates, including football and golf images from late-1980s seasons.
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Eastern Washington University-era photographs
College-era photographs showing Schnatterle and Saxe during their overlapping time at Eastern Washington University, providing visual corroboration of the shared EWU period noted in General Saxe's official biography.
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Wedding photographs
Photographs from family weddings in which Jason Edward Schnatterle and Torrence W. Saxe stand in one another's wedding parties, documenting continuity of the relationship into their adult military careers.
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Family and civic-network photographs
Photographs from family gatherings and civic events during the post–Gulf War era, showing Schnatterle and Saxe in the same family and community context that later supported Schnatterle’s transition to Army officer service.
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Correspondence and mentorship notes
Selected correspondence and notes related to Saxe's encouragement and endorsement of Schnatterle's application to Officer Candidate School, retained as evidentiary context for the mentorship described on the Early Career & Mentors page.