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This is the week leading into Memorial Day. It is being observed Monday, May 25, but as always the whole weekend will be the Memorial Day weekend, which will feature parades and solemn ceremonies at military cemeteries all over the USA.
I don't want this hugely important holiday to go by without a memorable tribute paid to all our fallen true heroes, regardless of which war they fought in, and what politics may have been associated with it.
Without any further ado, the following are some of the men & women whom we all owe a great debt of gratitude to. Thank you to all of them, and may they rest in peace.
FACES OF THE FALLEN
Air Force Lt. Col. Gwendolyn A. Locht, 46, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Died November 16, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.; died in Houston, Texas, after having been medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army Spc. Christian J. Chandler, 20, of Trenton, Texas
Died April 28, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by small-arms fire.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Roberto C. Skelt, 41, of York, Florida.
Died February 12, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by small-arms fire.
Army Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, 38, of Laurel Hill, Florida
Died January 4, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.; died in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket propelled grenades.
Army Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, 24, of St. Petersburg, Florida
Died October 13, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 572 Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.
Army Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, 28, of Seguin, Texas
Died November 13, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; died Nov. 13, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol in Panjwai, Afghanistan.
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend. But don't forget about all this.
And that >> FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
I don't want this hugely important holiday to go by without a memorable tribute paid to all our fallen true heroes, regardless of which war they fought in, and what politics may have been associated with it.
Without any further ado, the following are some of the men & women whom we all owe a great debt of gratitude to. Thank you to all of them, and may they rest in peace.
FACES OF THE FALLEN
Air Force Lt. Col. Gwendolyn A. Locht, 46, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Died November 16, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.; died in Houston, Texas, after having been medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army Spc. Christian J. Chandler, 20, of Trenton, Texas
Died April 28, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by small-arms fire.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Roberto C. Skelt, 41, of York, Florida.
Died February 12, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by small-arms fire.
Army Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, 38, of Laurel Hill, Florida
Died January 4, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.; died in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket propelled grenades.
Army Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, 24, of St. Petersburg, Florida
Died October 13, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 572 Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.
Army Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, 28, of Seguin, Texas
Died November 13, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom ; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; died Nov. 13, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol in Panjwai, Afghanistan.
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend. But don't forget about all this.
And that >> FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
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