SPEAKERS
LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) RACHEL MORGAN
Speaker - West Virginia National Cemetery Program
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Rachel Morgan is the oldest daughter of Jim and Donna Morgan of Grafton, West Virginia. She was born in San Clemente, California and graduated from Grafton High School in 2003. She received nominations to attend the United States Military Academy from the late Senator Robert Byrd, Senator John “Jay” Rockefeller and Congressman Alan Mollohan. LTC Morgan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently commissioned from the United States Military Academy in May 2007.
She began her Military Police career as a young Lieutenant, serving as a Platoon Leader in the 66th Military Police Company at Fort Lewis, Washington. She deployed her platoon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2009-2010. During this time her platoon was responsible for training and assisting the Iraqi Police Force across multiple police stations in the Diyala Province. In December 2011 she took command of Echo Company, a One Station Unit Training company in the 14th Military Police Brigade. As the Company Commander she was responsible for turning brand new trainees into highly capable Military Police Soldiers. LTC Morgan relinquished command of Echo Company in August of 2013 and transitioned from Active Duty into the Army Reserve to focus on earning her juris doctorate at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Upon graduation from law school, LTC Morgan was interested in pursuing a career in criminal law. She began her legal career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the State of Missouri, handling a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony cases. In January of 2025 she was selected as the Director of Conviction Integrity for the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. In her role as Director, she reviews claims of actual innocence and advises the Circuit Attorney on policy matters. LTC Morgan continues to serve in the Army Reserve. She recently assumed command of the 327th Military Police Battalion in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
LTC Morgan is a graduate of Airborne School, SERE School, and the Advanced Operations Course. Her awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Ribbon, the Iraq Campaign Service Medal with Bronze Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Order of the Marechaussee (Bronze).
Director of West Virginia National Cemetery
Richard Colosky
Richard Colosky was named Director of West Virginia National Cemetery effective February 13, 2022. In this role, he is responsible for all burial, maintenance, and administrative operations at the facility.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Colosky served as the Assistant Director of Dayton National Cemetery Complex, at Marion National Cemetery beginning in August 2021. Also Mr. Colosky served as the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor at Dayton National Cemetery beginning in June 2019. In 2019 Mr. Colosky also received his bachelor’s degree at Southern New Hampshire University in Business Studies and Accounting.
Mr. Colosky joined the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) in January 2017 as a Caretaker for Fort Custer National Cemetery. In August 2017 Mr. Colosky was selected as an Engineering Equipment Operator at Dayton National Cemetery. Mr. Colosky also served as an Engineering Equipment Operator Work Leader in 2018 at Dayton National Cemetery.
Mr. Colosky served for 10 years as a supervisor for two different private landscaping companies and has 15 years serving in the private sector as an Engineering Equipment Operator for various types of construction and operations projects.
Mr. Colosky is a veteran of the United States Army, where he completed four years of active service at the rank of Sergeant and served most of this time as squad leader for the caisson platoon that performed full honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Jeff Wisley
American Legion Department Commander
Speaker- Grafton National Cemetery
Jeff Wisley was born in Sacramento, California, and grew up in the Northern California area until he graduated high school on his 18th birthday in June 1983. In October 1983, Jeff signed a contract to join the United States Air Force Reserve as a Loadmaster on the largest aircraft in the US inventory, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. Jeff flew as a Loadmaster in the 312th Military Airlift Squadron at Travis AFB, California, for just over 3 years when he decided to go active duty. In January 1987, he started over as an Airman First Class on Active Duty at Dover AFB. Jeff was stationed in Delaware for around 7 years, becoming a SOLL II Loadmaster (Special Operations, Low Level, Low Light) and an Instructor Loadmaster. He then moved to the schoolhouse for C-5 Loadmasters in Altus, Oklahoma, where he would run the Standardization and Evaluation section in his unit. Assignments followed that led Jeff and his family back to California, Oklahoma, and a 3-year stint in Yokota, Japan, as part of the PACAF TALCE (Pacific Air Forces Tanker Airlift Control Element), where he managed airfield operations and conducted mobile command and control at designated hot spots around the world. When MSgt. Wisley was due to retire from the Air Force in 2010, he was looking for a way to assist Veterans and found an opening in West Virginia for a Veterans Service Representative. He applied, interviewed, took a test, and was offered the job as a Veterans Service Representative in the Huntington Regional Office for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Jeff has worked for the VA for the past 14 years, where he works today as a Public Contact Outreach Specialist, assisting Veterans with benefits every day. Jeff has held various offices in the American Legion at the Post, District, and Department levels. He is currently also a consultant to the National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission. Jeff is also a 2017 graduate of the National American Legion College. Jeff is a life member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and the 40&8. He and his wife, Donna, have six children and 11 grandchildren living in four states. Jeff and Donna currently call Lavalette, West Virginia, home. They also welcome you to their business in Huntington at any time, “Scratch’s Bar & Grill.”