Deputy Ricky Whittington A Real Hero
	Washington County Sheriff's Deputy activated in United State's Military Campaign in the Middle East

Ricky,
We are all thinking about you, and cannot wait until you come back home. Have a safe Holiday season. You, and everyone else over there are in out thoughts and prayers. If there is anything you need, either here or there, please let us know.

-Everyone at the Sheriff's Office

Ricky will be home April 19th!

Click here for an update on Ricky, and his visit home

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is proud to have Ricky Whittington as a Deputy. The 29 year old member of the Sheriff's Office serves in the Maryland Army National Guard, and was activated to serve his country in the Afghanistan / Pakistan region of the Middle East.

Deputy Ricky Whittington began his service with the Sheriff's Office on February 10th, 1997. He served as a Correctional Deputy in the Washington County Detention Center until hired as a Patrol Deputy in January of 2002. After 6 months in the Western Maryland Law Enforcement Training Academy, Ricky is credited with handling over 1600 calls for service while assigned to the Patrol Division. That averages to over 133 calls per month during active Patrol Deputy status (sorry Ricky).

Deputy Whittington's wife pins on his badge during Police Academy Graduation

Ricky also serves in the Maryland Army National Guard, and in the beginning of July of 2003, his unit was activated. Ricky is stationed with the 290th M.P. Company and has been serving his country in the mountains of the Middle-East. It is 135 degrees in the day and 108 at night, and the troops are thankful they have air-conditioning in their tents.

The 290th MP Company was first recognized as the 29th MP Company by the Federal Government in June of 1948. The unit was used for civil disturbances during the 60's and 70's. The 29th was also part of THE D-Day landing on the beaches of Normandy in 1942. On July 15th, 1985, the 29th MP Company became the 290th Military Police Company. Since then, the 290th was activated to support Operation Desert Shield. The unit was primarily used for Prisoner of War camps in Saudi Arabia as part of the 400th MP Brigade. In response to the 9-11 attacks, the 290th MP Company, along with the 200th MP Company were assigned to guard the Pentagon.

Pictured below is a photograph of Ricky's unit, the Black Sheep Squad, taken in Pakistan. Click on the Photograph for a larger view.

The Black Sheep Squad
Pictured from left to right: (top row) Ben Blair, Daren Williams, Steve Haily, Ricky Whittington, Mark Burmeister, Jeremy Boothe, Jason O'Hare, Wayne Mullaney. (bottom row) Brendon Sadowski and Ron Majewski.

Ricky is in constant contact with his family back home in Washington County, and is doing well. The Sheriff's Office has been assembling care packages to send to Ricky, and we plan on keeping them coming! Don't worry, Ricky, we'll send you as much 'good' food as we can!

Our best wishes, go to Ricky; he is in our thoughts and prayers. In the field of Law Enforcement, we become a close family. Ricky is a brother to us, and we miss him while he is overseas.



Hurry back, we have calls holding for you!

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