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Specialist Devin Snyder – KIA
The tiny upstate New York community of Cohocton is in mourning this day, as one of America’s Best, Spc. Devin Snyder, has fallen in the service of her country. Snyder was serving in Afghanistan as military police with the 164th MP Company of the 793rd Military Police Battalion out of Ft. Richardson, Alaska. Devin Snyder was a 2008 graduate of Wayland-Cohocton Central School. A track and soccer star for the school, her lanky build earned her … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Cpl Zachary Byron – Bronze Star with V
A Marine with I Marine Expeditionary Force, received a Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device during an awards ceremony here, May 20. Cpl. Zachary D. Byron, a Pashto linguist currently assigned to 1st Radio Battalion, was presented the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for actions while serving with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment in November 2010. Byron’s squad was caught in an enemy ambush in the vicinity Durzay, Afghanistan located in southern Helmand province. “You can never simulate … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Marines, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Captain Dale A Goetz KIA
Department of Defense The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 30 in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. All were based at Fort Carson, Colo. Killed were: Capt. Dale A Goetz, 43, of White, S.D. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, War on Terror
Our Best: Spc. Faith R. Hinkley
Spc. Faith R. Hinkley, 23, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Aug. 7 in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq. She was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Department of Defense —————————————————————————————————————- An army intelligence specialist who grew up here died Saturday after insurgents attacked her unit in central Iraq. Spc. Faith R. Hinkley, 23, died of her wounds after being transported to Baghdad, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cheerleaders, Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding — Silver Star
John Wayne has toured Afghanistan and Iraq, hunted grizzly bears in Alaska and earned the Silver Star; and as of July 16, John Wayne is the first one-legged soldier to graduate the Special Forces Sniper Course. Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding of Groesbeck, Texas, that is. In April 2008, Walding and nine other Special Forces soldiers from a 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) assault team were attacked by the Hezeb Islami al Gulbadin while searching for insurgents … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Our Best – Lt. Bergan Flannigan
Tupper Lake is a small upstate New York community in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. The drive to this community proceeds through paths where the sky is blocked out by the mountains on either side of the road. It is perhaps one of the most beautiful regions of the United States. Industry is scarce in Tupper Lake and many jobs involve tourism and winter sports such as skiing. About 4,500 people live in the village. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Sgt. Sophia Malone
A chance meeting with Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell in June led to a dream job for Iraqi war veteran and Purple Heart recipient Army Sgt. Sophia Malone. The Alabama National Guard Soldier, assigned to the community-based warrior transition unit here [Redstone Arsenal, AL], is continuing her service to the nation as a human resources administrative assistant at the Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command. She takes care of administrative requirements for awards, appraisals, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Medic Treats Himself After Being Shot by Sniper
“I was probably two feet from my door of my truck when I heard gun fire and it felt like someone just cracked me in the right shoulder blade with a hammer,” said Spc. Matthew Mortensen of Olathe, Kan. The combat medic with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, was part of a presence patrol conducting a neighborhood search, Dec. 10, in an area historically known for weapons caches, rockets and mortars. As the patrol walked … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror
Another Hero: Sgt 1st Class Jared C. Monti
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006, when they encountered enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Killed were: Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, 30, of Raynham, Mass. Staff … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Jared Monti, Military, Tenth Mountain Division, War on Terror, WOT Heroes, WOT Medal of Honor
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