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John “Joe” Staller, 71, of Plankinton, SD, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, December 27, at the United Methodist Church in Plankinton. Burial will be at Mizpah Cemetery in Plankinton. Visitation will be Monday from 5-7:00 PM at Plankinton United Methodist with a 6:30 PM prayer service. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

As the only enlisted person in an OJAG UIC which happens to fall directly under the Secretary of the Navy Office, he competed within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy Secretariat Staff Sailor of the Quarter Program. The program includes HQ staff from SECNAV Office, OJAG, NCIS, IG, Navy Comptroller, Navy CIO, Navy Auditor, Council Review Board, Office of Naval Research, and the Naval Records Office. Although not a rated Flag Writer, Swager provided direct administrative support to two Flag Officers, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy (JAG), and the Deputy Judge Advocate General of th...