Keeping watch by sea

Navy Cmdr. Sheldon Stuchell '89 (business administration) of Spencerport, N.Y., is in charge of coastal security at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Stuchell, a 21-year Navy reservist who was a software manufacturer's representative before being called to active duty in June, was the subject of a feature article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in August. He is commanding officer for 90 Navy personnel who are part of the military task force that oversees captured Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters. He expects to complete his deployment in late December.

Stuchell and his troops patrol a 3-square mile zone of ocean as well as defensive measures on land around the base.

“You get down here and you realize how important the mission is,” Stuchell told the newspaper. “It's all about Sept. 11 and being able to stop these terrorists.”