Staff Sergeant Quadi S. Hudgins, 26, of New Orleans, Lousiana

Sergeant Christian A. S. Garcia, 30, of Goodyear, Arizona

They were assigned to the Maintenance Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

They died April 2, 2011 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked our position with indirect fire in Babil, Iraq.

 

CPL William J. Crouch, IED, Hadid Iraq June 2nd, 2007

SGT Cory M. Endlich, Small arms fire, Taji Iraq, June9th, 2007

CPL Rhett A. Butler, IED, Khan Bani Sa'd Iraq, July 20th,2007

All were assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) out of Fort Lewis, WA.

You'll never be forgotten brothers,
Courageous and Faithful, BLACKHAWKS!


I would be remiss if I didn't also add:
SGT Nicholas H. Montague, motorcycle crash, Washington
May 5th 1987-May 5th 2013

He didn't die in combat but he had just gotten back from another deployment. He was my best friend and practically my brother. Helped me out when I really needed someone and he would have done the same for anyone. The world will never be the same without him. Ride in peace my brother, I miss you man.

 

This soldier is my friend.
Command Sgt. Maj. Wardell Turrner, assigned to a key training command in Afghanistan, was killed Monday, according to a friend and Facebook posts.

Two soldiers were killed Monday morning when a bomb hidden in the median strip of a street in eastern Kabul detonated as a convoy of coalition troops drove by, according to a New York Times report.

The bomb struck a Toyota Land Cruiser and also wounded a passerby, Afghan police told the Times.

The names and nationalities of the soldiers have not been released by the American-led International Security Assistance Force. The policy of the U.S. Department of Defense is to not release the name of casualties until 24 hours after the next of kin has been identified.

But Turner's death was confirmed by Elmer Davis, a close friend who had known Turner since high school. Davis said a family member informed him of his friend's death.

Turner served as the CSM for Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan in Kabul, which is primarily responsible for training Afghan National Security Forces.

Turner had served in several military police units since 1993, most recently in the 720th Military Police Battalion. He was promoted to sergeant major in July 2013.

 

SSG A. Viola US Army KIA 17 Nov 13 (IED)
SSG R. Vasquez US Army KIA 17 Nov 13 (IED)
CWO E. Balli US Army KIA 20 Jan 14 (base attack/small arms fire)

WE WILL NEVER FORGET. I will fear no Evil, for the shadow is mine.

 

Remembering my son:

CPL "Rich" Smith
KIA 31 Dec 2006 OIF
Baqubah, Iraq






May we never forget those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedoms