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549th MP Company "Welcome Home" Ceremony, November 28th FORT STEWART, Ga.
(November 27, 2006) - The 3rd Infantry Division will welcome home
Soldiers from the 549th Military Police Company Tuesday, November
28, in a ceremony here at Cottrell Field at 4 p.m.
The ceremony will include the laying of a wreath on Warrior's Walk
at the tree dedicated to 1st Lt. Ashley Huff, who died on Sept. 19,
2006, when her convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber in Mosul,
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2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, Third Infantry Division I have just learned
that 2-30 IN at Fort Polk just sent to Afghanistan, after serving
also in Iraq. Please send appropriate best wishes and
Thanksgiving and Christmas greetings to them. You may send it to
them by way of Lt. Harmeyer. His e-mail address is:
jurik.harmeyer@us.army.mil
Please show your thanks for the protection and freedom to enjoy our
holiday and every day of the year with our loved ones, while they
are unable to do so. Our thanks and prayers are with all of our
military for their sacrifices. I am sure the 2-30 IN troops will
appreciate it also. |
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385th Military Police Head for Afghanistan Mission
Ten Soldiers
composed the lead element of Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment, 385th Military Police Battalion as they recently
deployed to Afghanistan. |
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4th Brigade MP Platoon Comes Home from Afghanistan Duty
A platoon of military policemen
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade
Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, missed
celebrating Thanksgiving with their loved ones by five days. |
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Marne Week Report This is a recap of the activities of Marne Week that Janet and I attended on November 20 and 21, 2007 along with several other Society members, namely Henry Burke, Jim Beckworth, MOH recipient Charles Murray, Dennis Noes, Monika Stoy and LTC Tim Stoy.
SFC Paul R. Smith Education
Center We arrive at our hotel at about 3pm Monday and after relaxing for awhile we entered Ft. Stewart for the 5pm CG's Reception which was attended by several hundred guests and active duty personnel in casual dress. Snack and drinks were available to all. MG Lynch gave an excellent talk on the 3ID and the future course of the division. He made mention of the veterans in the audience which drew a loud appreciative response from the soldiers. He then invited the veterans on the stage to blow out the candles on a very large cake well decorated for the 3ID's 89th birthday. After everyone sung the Dogface Soldier, the vets huffed and puffed and blew all the 89 candles out. The audience then were served a piece of the delicious cake. Many in the audience stood around and enjoyed each others company and others attend the various concerts that were going on in the area. In addition throughout the entire day there were many games and other forms of entertainment for the younger children of the soldiers.
On Tuesday, November 21, at 9am there was the Division Pass and
Review Ceremony. After a short talk MG Lynch invited all the 3ID
veterans to march in the parade behind the Division Band for a short
distance and with this came a loud applause from the audience in the
stands and around the area. General Lynch, along with Medal of Honor
recipient COL. Charles Murray, were on the reviewing stand to
observe the many Brigades of the Division pass in review. It was a
very cold and windy day and the Golden Knights parachute team's
performance had to be canceled, however there was a fly over by
several helicopters. After the singing of the Army Song, the vets of
the 15th Infantry Regiment to a lunch hosted by COL Wayne Grigsby
and his Brigade of Ft. Benning. After lunch and the cutting of the
cake by the Colonel and myself, he gave a short talk about the
brigade and the great relation they have with the veteran of the
15th. I made a few comments about the respect that the veterans have
for the active duty soldiers and to wish them well when the are
deployed again to Iraq in the near future. A few more comments were
made by Henry Burke about the advantages of being an Army retiree.
Monika Stoy then gave a short talk on the Marne Trail project that
her Outpost Europe had in France where a plaque was place in the
center of each town that had been liberated by the 3ID in WW II. A
plaque was shown to all the people in the audience. At 1pm we
attended the dedication of Army Education Center Building to the
memory of SFC Paul R. Smith where his wife Birgit Smith, his son
David and his Mother were in attendance. MG Lynch's remarks were
appropriate for the occasion which was followed by refreshments.
I had the opportunity to talk to MG Lynch privately about the Marne
Association and he informed me that there will be a meeting of the
Association before the end of the year for the election of the
officers for the Outpost. He is very enthusiastic about the soldiers
joining the Society and is projecting at least 6000 will become
members of the Society during the next year. We discussed the
thought that these soldiers will some day be the veterans that we
currently are and will then be the leaders of the Society. He has a
great respect for the 3ID veterans and will help in any way he can
to have the Society grow in numbers. I truly believe that we are
very fortunate to have this individual as the CG of the 3ID and one
that honors and respects the 3ID veterans as he does. He is a down
to earth sincere person and is respected by his soldiers and his
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Wreath Laying at Arlington Natl Cemetery Nov. 11, 2006-Washington DC
In a somewhat “rout step” formation the group marched from the front of the
Arlington Amphitheater to the Third Inf Div Memorial and placed a large
wreath at the base of the Memorial. Chaplain Thompson, who served as a
chaplain with the 7th Inf Regt in Korea in 1952-53, presented a spiritual
remembrance and invoked God’s blessing on our veterans and our armed forces.
John L. Insani addressed the group with comments that today’s Veterans Day
has more meaning than ever, and despite the fact that there are fewer of us
than there were 35 years ago and despite the division at home about Iraq, we
need to honor and support our veterans now more than ever. John noted that
in addition to the 2,838 military deaths and the 21,578 wounded in Iraq (as
of Nov 10) that there our troops and veterans needed our continuing support.
Reading from a letter from a friend currently serving in Iraq, John noted
that morale among our troops was high but they are dismayed by what they
read in the press.
Tim & Monica Stoy, who have done a super job in organizing OP Europe, reported that there are many citizens in France who speak fondly of what 3rd Inf Div veterans did liberating their communities in WWII. Those communities have enquired if any veterans who fought with the 3rd in Southern France would like to return and take part in anniversary celebration ceremonies next year. The Stoys then displayed a memorial plaque similar to those which they arranged to be placed in several French cities liberated by the 3rd. Additionally, as part of their MARNE TRAIL project the Stays noted that many French Cities along the Marne Trail do not have an American Flag to display when they host anniversary liberation celebrations. Accordingly, they are now seeking donations of American flags, any size, which they can deliver to those communities. |
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Veterans Day Festivities at Fort Benning
Folks in picture; L - R Col Wayne Grigsby,
Jr. Commander of the Third BCT - Third Infantry Division, Bob Bailey
Secretary-Treasurer OP 60, ret. Maj. John Burke, OP 60 member, and CSM Jesse
Andrews, Jr. Third BCT CSM. Following the ceremony,
everyone had a great time looking over the fire power that was captured from
Iraq and set on display by the memorial. The Brigade also had several tanks,
troop carriers, guns, etc on display for all to look at and in some cases a
few of the guest got an inside view. Everyone seemed to have a great time.
We had 125 - 150 in attendance for the ceremony. There were no strangers at
this ceremony. following this little adventure of sightseeing, lunch was
being served at the Gibson Dining Hall. The last award given out was
to Bob Bailey, the Society's Audie Murphy Achievement Award. Bailey has
proven his qualifications for the Audie Murphy Award by his dedication of
service not only to the Society of the Third Infantry Division, but to the
active duty Sledgehammer Soldiers of the Third BCT ( where he serves as the
BCT liaison), and their families. He has assisted in family day programs
while the troops were deployed.
Submitted by Bob Bailey |
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Richmond Hill (GA) Primary School youngsters singing the
Dogface Soldier Song |
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One More
Honor for MOH Awardee
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2006 Veterans Day
"Men who have
offered their lives for their country know that patriotism
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Marine and Army units at
Hunter Army Airfield to Enrich Terminally Ill Boy’s Life Wednesday
Public Affairs Office |
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 Lt. Col. Alex Covert, commander, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, presents an Army beret, complete with Lt. Col. rank, to Brandon Rasnick. Brandon holds the honorary rank of sergeant with the Marines, but for his visit with 2-3 Avn. Brandon was “promoted” to Lt. Col. |
 Lt. Col. Alex Covert, commander 2-3 Avn., presents a flight suit to Brandon Rasnick for his upcoming flight on an Army helicopter. Brandon had said he always wanted to be a Marine, and he had always wanted to fly in a helicopter. 2-3 Avn., with help from the Marines, made it happen. |
 Brandon tries on his new flight suit, which has a nameplate with the rank of Lt. Col. and master aviator wings, before flying in a UH-60 Blackhawk. |
 Brandon Rasnick goes through a safety briefing before loading onto a 2-3 Avn., Combat Aviation Brigade, 3d ID UH-60 Blackhawk. Brandon flew in the Blackhawk to a Advanced Military Operations in Urban Environment “shoot house” on Hunter Army Airfield. |
 Brandon Rasnick, age 7 and an honorary Sgt. in the Marine Corps, waits on a 2-3 Avn, Combat Aviation Brigade, 3d ID UH-60 Blackhawk before flying to a “shoot house” to train with the Marines. |
 A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 3d ID, takes off from an LZ near the “shoot house” on Hunter Army Airfield. The squad of Marines, including Brandon Rasnick, had just assaulted the “shoot house” successfully. |
 Brandon Rasnick (right, foreground), watches as Marines assault the building during his visit to Hunter Army Airfield. |
 Marine 1st Sgt. David Devaney (right) adjusts Brandon Rasnick’s weapon during his visit to Hunter Army Airfield. |
 Brandon Rasnick (center) readies his weapon during reflexive fire training with the Marines on Hunter Army Airfield. |
 Brandon Rasnick aims his weapon during reflexive fire training with the Marines on Hunter Army Airfield. |
 Marine Sgt. Jose Brandon shows Brandon Rasnick how to eat a Meal Ready to Eat. |
 Brandon Rasnick learns how to “flexi-cuff” a prisoner during training with Marines on Hunter Army Airfield. |
| Thanks to SFC Thomas G. Mills, Combat Aviation Brigade, 3ID PAO for these photographs | |
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Florida middle school named in honor of 3rd ID hero SPC Chris Erickson 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
HOLIDAY, Fla. – A year after being posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, a 3rd Infantry Division Soldier had a middle school named after him during a ceremony Aug. 25.
Soldiers from the 3rd Inf. Div., students, faculty, family and members of the local community gathered at the newly-built Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith Middle School to celebrate the NCO’s legacy.
Col. Mark McKnight, 3rd ID chief of staff, thought naming the school after Smith was a fitting honor.
“I think it’s very appropriate,” McKnight said during his remarks at the ceremony in the school’s gymnasium. “Smith wasn’t born a hero, he was developed a hero, and part of that development is your school experience. What an honor and a lasting tribute to a Medal of Honor winner to name a school in his legacy because they’ll develop Medal of Honor winners in this school. They may not earn them on the field of battle but they’ll earn them in communities, churches, and government, so I think it’s great.”
Other Soldiers in attendance agreed dedicating the school to Smith’s memory was a wonderful act by the community, although some felt that Smith was such a humble Soldier, he wouldn’t have wanted the recognition.
“I’m very glad that they did it,” said Sgt. 1st Class Glenn A. Goody, an operations sergeant with 3rd ID’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. “It is an honor for him to have a school that’s going to affect so many children. Sgt. 1st Class Smith wouldn’t have liked all the fuss…To him, he was doing his job.”
Smith’s widow, Birgit, agreed that her husband wouldn’t have sought the attention. “If he were here today, he would be explaining he was only doing his job,” she said. “He was a modest man who did not enjoy being in the spotlight.”
Smith earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 4, 2003 when his unit, the 11th Engineer Battalion, was engaged by enemy forces near Baghdad International Airport. He and his platoon were building a prisoner-of-war holding area when they were attacked by a company-sized element of Iraqis.
An excerpt from the Medal of Honor citation reads: “Realizing the vulnerability of over 100 fellow Soldiers, Smith quickly organized a hasty defense consisting of two platoons of soldiers, one Bradley Fighting Vehicle and three armored personnel carriers. As the fight developed, Smith braved hostile enemy fire to personally engage the enemy with hand grenades and anti-tank weapons, and organized the evacuation of three wounded Soldiers from an armored personnel carrier struck by a rocket-propelled grenade and a 60mm mortar round. Fearing the enemy would overrun their defenses, Smith moved under withering enemy fire to man a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a damaged armored personnel carrier. In total disregard for his own life, he maintained his exposed position in order to engage the attacking enemy force.”
Smith continued to fire on enemy forces, reloading the machine gun three times, before he was mortally wounded by an enemy bullet.
Those who knew Smith remember him as an NCO who demanded a lot from his Soldiers, but produced dedicated, disciplined troops as a result.
“Sgt. 1st Class Smith was one of those guys you thought of as Superman,” said Staff Sgt. Robert P. Puckett, a platoon sergeant with Co. E, 2-7 Inf., after the school ceremony. “In my opinion, there is nothing they could ever do to commemorate him, there is no dedication worthy. However, I think it’s a great thing they’re doing here. Hopefully, it will reflect on the students and the students will grow up to be good people in the world.”
The school was one of six built in Pasco County this year, and one of two named after a person, said Dr. Christopher Dunning, the middle school’s principal. Smith’s name was chosen after a recommendation to a committee because he had grown up in the area, and many people felt honored to have the school named after him.
“As with the award of the Medal of Honor, I know Paul is looking down on us and he is amazed that the Americans are making such a big deal about what he did on the battlefield three years ago,” Birgit said during the ceremony. “Without regards to his own life, he saved the lives of many Soldiers. With uncommon valor and extraordinary heroism, he always thought of his Soldiers first. This loyalty and devotion to his country was remarkable.
“The naming of the new middle school after him assures that the community where he grew up will never forget his name and the bravery he displayed at the battle at the Baghdad International Airport,” she added. “It was an important battle that had to be won so coalition forces could bring stability to a city of chaos. A city where citizens, for their entire life, never had the opportunity to make their own decisions and choices as we do here in the United States. My husband is a man worthy of being remembered.
“According to the Soldiers he commanded, he always gave 100 percent,” Birgit continued. “He expected and inspired those around him to also give 100 percent. I’m hoping students here will want to learn more about the man whose name graces this school. In doing so, I hope they find encouragement to try and emulate his character, his selflessness, his action of bravery, loyalty and devotion to a cause greater than himself, and especially his desire to inspire those around him to be better people.”
Puckett agreed Smith was a hard worker, and said it showed in the way he led his troops.
“They were always working late, they were always squaring their things away, they were always taking time away from their families to make sure they were ready to go to war, that they were ready to do their job,” he said. “But it showed, because they were a good platoon. They had good Soldiers, good leaders, and he was one of them.”
This is not the first time Smith has been honored in his hometown. The Holiday post office has been dedicated to Smith and in November 2003 the former Simulation and Training Technology Center in Orlando, Fla., was renamed in his honor.
Throughout Friday’s emotional dedication ceremony, people from all walks of life spoke of Smith and the way his memory will live on. Dunning talked about how people from the community showed the same work ethic as Smith by helping get the school ready for the beginning of the semester.
“(There was a) phenomenal reaction from the people of Holiday,” he said. “We had 100 some people show up to help the first Saturday and 80 on the second Saturday. They volunteered to help set up the classrooms – carrying materials in, setting up desks and file cabinets and book shelves.”
They finished their work in the school just in time for the first day of classes on Aug. 8 for about 850 students.
The day was also memorable for another reason: Smith’s son David began the seventh grade here.
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FT. STEWART MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
The Ft. Stewart Memorial Day
service was well attended by representatives of various Veteran Service
Organizations (VSOs), Unit Bn Colors from all 4 Brigades to include their
CSMs, distinguished guests, and solders and families from the division.
It was a solemn memorial service
that remembered the loss of 315 Marne men and women that sacrificed their
life's to maintain freedom and democracy for us, and at the same time to
provide these same freedoms to the people of IRAQ. On a positive note, the
dedication of the Marne men and women has resulted in over 6500
reenlistments.
Next year, I strongly
encourage local Society members to try and attend the divisions 2007
Memorial Day event.
Rock of the Marne!
Dennis Noes
Society Active Duty Liaison
For those of you with DSL or Broadband, you can click on the link
below for a local news station clip of the event. The Society's wreath
is just to the right of MG Webster.
Click Here for WTOP Video
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Dowd House Re-Dedication CAMP GREENE was named after a Revolutionary hero Nathaniel Greene
Robert M. Patterson, Chairman, Mecklenburg County Park and
Recreation Commission, led speaking of the past and future of the Dowd
House. Brigadier General Karl Horst Assistant Division Commander-Maneuver,
3rd Infantry Division spoke eloquently of the past and future of the 3ID.
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PRESIDENT TIEZZI VISITS WIFE OF MOH RECIPIENT PAUL
R. SMITH  (L-R) President Jim Tiezzi, Birgit Smith, Frank Kane On Friday, November 4, 2005, President Jim Tiezzi, accompanied by Outpost 2 Treasurer, Frank Kane and their wives, visited Mrs. Birgit Smith as previously arranged, for the purpose of presenting her with the two Society Special plaques. These plaques were announced at the banquet at the San Diego reunion and were available for review by those in attendance.
The first plaque presented was the shield with the engraved photo of SFC Paul R. Smith as Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions. Mrs. Smith was so pleased with the picture of her husband as it was her favorite.
The second plaque presented had the wording of the citation with the super imposed Medal of Honor on it. At the top was the Third Infantry Division patch. As a courtesy for our visit, she displayed the actual Medal of Honor for us to view and hold. Normally it is in safe keeping in a bank vault so we were very appreciative of her consideration in doing so.
The presentation of both plaques was made on behalf
of the entire 3500 membership of the Society and was greatly
appreciated by Mrs. Smith. She is an exceptional lady and has stood
up under all her grief during the many events she was invited to
over the past several months. She has attended 75 events since the
presentation of the Medal of Honor by President Bush in Washington
which she and her family considers it to be the most memorable
occasion of all. Her courage is admirable and matches her out going
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Coastal Empire honors 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers
FORT STEWART, Ga.- March 25, 2006 — Gov. Sonny Perdue and leaders from
the communities around Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield joined Maj.
Gen. William Webster and Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division in
kicking-off the Coastal Empire’s Welcome Home Celebration with a ceremony at
Fort Stewart’s Marne Garden today. Local area businesses and government
officials showed their appreciation for 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers from
their tour of duty in Iraq during an official Welcome Home Celebration
today. Dozens of food vendors, businesses, music groups and non-profit
organizations lined Fort Stewart’s Donavan Field to feed and entertain an
expected crowd of 14,000 Soldiers and family members. Soldiers who received Silver Stars, Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, and
Army Commendation Medals for Valor for their duty in Iraq in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom III in 2005 stood in formation at the ceremony. |
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Hershey
Miyamura, MOH Korea Monument Dedication Hershey
Miyamura (Outpost 15) is a life long resident of Gallup, NM. But
he’s also a quiet hero and recipient of the nation’s highest honor:
the Medal of Honor.
There is night
illumination for the pillars at the base. The west-to-east
thoroughfares bisecting Gallup are Interstate 40, the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe main railway and historic Route 66. Throughout the
ceremony the ubiquitous train whistles and hourly chimes were heard.
An audience of around 300 people included area dignitaries,
Miyamura’s family and friends, Gallup residents and Korean War
Veterans from the Los Angeles area. |
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Veterans Day
Outpost 7 continued its tradition of honoring our fallen comrades by conducting impressive wreath laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day Nov 11,2005. As hundreds of tourists looked on, Rock of the Marne Veterans, supported by a number of spouses and friends gathered at the Third Infantry Division Memorial in front of the Arlington Amphitheater.
Attendees included two active duty Marne Officers who recently served with
the Third in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Mike Birmingham and Larry
Burris. Also in attendance were: Gen “Dutch” Kerwin, Chaplain (Ret
BG) Parker Thompson, George and Phyllis Cox, Harold Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John
Everton, Arnold Fieldman, Dennis & Steve Hannan, Ray and Martha Hergenreder
with daughter “Cate” (Retired USAF Col) Bacon, Lauren Lampert, John and
Richard Maniscalco, Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Werner
Michel, George Autism and Mrs. Sherman Pratt, Hedy Werth, and John L. Insani. Chaplain Thompson, who served as a chaplain with the 7th Inf
Regt in Korea in 1952-53, presented a spiritual remembrance and invoked
God’s blessing on our veterans and our armed forces. Chaplain Thompson was
followed by George Mitchell Sr. who spoke as a devoted parent about
his son George Mitchell Jr. who was recently fatally wounded while
serving with the 3d Inf Div in Iraq. He displayed photos of his son in Iraq
and described the circumstances surrounding his son’s death. He stressed
that the pessimistic press reports in the US contrasted sharply with the
actual situation in Iraq. That is, troops in Iraq were much more optimistic
and were doing much more good than what was being reported back home.
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Tree Dedication-Warriors Walk November 17, 2005 |
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I just returned from Ft. Stewart where the Tree
Dedication took place for 26 of our Marnemen. The 26 honored Marnemen
consisted of not only active duty 3rd ID soldiers, but solders from attached
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Tree Dedication Ceremony
There is a quote from the introduction of the book
called Shrapnel of the Heart by Laura Palmer that may explain the photos
and the mood of the day of the ceremony here at Ft. Stewart.
October 20, 2005
3ID Tree Dedication Ceremony at Fort Stewart,
Georgia
FORT STEWART – A memorial tree dedication ceremony at Warrior’s Walk
Thursday, October 20 will honor 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers who have
died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Soldiers attached to the 3rd Infantry
Division at the time of their death. The ceremony will be at Cottrell
Field here at 10 a.m.
The ceremony will honor the following Soldiers:
1st Lieutenant Carlos J. Diaz, Engineer Company, 2nd Battalion,
69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
1st Sergeant Alan N. Gifford, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sergeant First Class Robert L. Hollar, Jr., Echo Troop, 108th
Cavalry, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Griffin, Ga. (attached to 3rd Infantry
Division)
Sergeant First Class Lawrence E. Morrison, Alpha Company, 490th
Civil Affairs, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Sill, OK (attached
to 3rd Infantry Division)
Sergeant First Class Lonnie J. Parson, Alpha Troop, 3rd Squadron,
7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Staff Sergeant George R. Draughn, Jr., Echo Troop, 108th Cavalry,
48th Brigade Combat Team, Griffin, Ga. (attached to 3rd Infantry Division)
Staff Sergeant Jude R. Jonaus, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Division Support Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Staff Sergeant Victoir P. Lieurance, Howitzer Battery, 3rd
Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Spartan, Tenn. (attached to 3rd
Infantry Division)
Staff Sergeant Paul C. Neubauer, Delta Company, 1st Battalion,
184th Infantry, California Army National Guard (Fuller, Calif.), (attached
to 3rd Infantry Division)
Staff Sergeant Alfredo B. Silva, 1st Detachment, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, Modesto,
Calif. (attached to 3rd Infantry Division)
Sergeant Kurtis D. Arcala, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th
Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sergeant Matthew C. Bohling, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th
Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sergeant Jeremy M. Campbell, 108th Military Police Company, 16th
Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C. (attached to 3rd Infantry
Division)
Sergeant Andrew J. Derrick, 411th Military Police, Fort Hood, Texas
(attached to 3rd Infantry Division)
Sergeant Matthew L. Deckard, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 64th
Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sergeant Joseph D. Hunt, Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 278th
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Spartan, Tenn. (attached to 3rd Infantry
Division)
Sergeant Monta S. Ruth, Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry,
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Sergeant Mike T. Sonoda, Jr., Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 184th
Infantry, California Army National Guard (Fullerton, Calif.), (attached to
3rd Infantry Division)
Sergeant Franklin R. Vilorio, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Corporal Luke C. Williams, Alpha Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry,
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Specialist David H. Ford, IV., Charlie Company, 4th Battalion 64th
Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Specialist Hatim S. Kathiria, Delta Company, 703rd Forward Support
Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
"...I don't know if their deaths were a waste, but I know most assuredly
that their lives were not. They mattered passionately to the people who
loved them, and that has never changed...It is by peering through the
wretched gloom of their deaths that we see the magnificence of the love
that still binds them to the living..."
Contributed by Vicki Hester
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September 15, 2005. 3ID Tree Dedication Ceremony at Fort Stewart, Georgia There were Forty Three (43) Honorees.
Ten (10) Assigned to 3ID, and Thirty Three (33) Attached to 3ID in Iraq. |
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Fort Stewart Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005
Sgt. Harold Pinkava removes the cover from Sgt. Arthur R. McGill's granite memorial, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at Fort Stewart, Ga., during a tree dedication ceremony along Warriors' Walk to honor soldiers recently killed in action in Iraq. At least 53 soldiers of the Fort Stewart-based 3rd Infantry have died since the division returned to Iraq in February, surpassing the 42 deaths it suffered during the 2003 invasion of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton) Photo Credit: AP Photo Click here for full AP story.
FORT STEWART August 16, 2005– A memorial tree dedication ceremony at
Warrior’s Walk Thursday, August 18 will honor 3rd Infantry Division
Soldiers who have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Soldiers attached
to the 3rd Infantry Division at the time of their death. The ceremony will
be at Cottrell Field here at 9 a.m. |
