From left, Teresa, Ann’s daughter; J. Roland, Ann’s son; Greg Deleon Guerrero, Ann’s uncle; Ann Elaine; Steve Moses, Ann’s uncle; and Roland, Ann’s husband.
From left, J. Roland, Ann’s son; Ann Elaine; and Teresa, Ann’s daughter.
ANN Elaine Aldan Demapan was promoted to the rank of colonel in the United States Army Reserve on Feb. 10, 2023.
Those in attendance at her promotion ceremony were her uncle Greg Deleon Guerrero, who served 10 years in the Army and is currently chief of the emergency management division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, HI; her uncle Steve Moses, who served 28 years in the Army and retired as G3 sergeant major, 25th Infantry Division, HI; her husband, Lt. Col. Roland DeVries, deputy senior guard advisor, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, HI; her son, J. Roland; her daughter, Teresa; and friends and colleagues in Hawaii. Her oldest son Roman and his wife, Rose, were unable to attend.
Colonel Demapan graduated from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, with a master of arts degree in national security and strategic studies. She is also a graduate of the University of Guam. Colonel Demapan attended Marianas High School, Class of 1992.
She attributed her promotion to God, family, and friends. She also remarked that her tenure as battalion commander prepared her for greater responsibility.
She is the daughter of Frank Demapan and the late Lela Demapan of San Vicente.
