Fallen But Not Forgotten

English: Combat Service Identification Badge of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died July 22 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan, with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Italy.

Killed were:

Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21, of Palm Bay, Fla., and Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar, 20, of Chuluota, Fla.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs in Heidelberg, Germany, at 011491622716685.

One comment on “Fallen But Not Forgotten – Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21, of Palm Bay, Fla., and Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar, 20, of Chuluota, Fla.”

I raise my glass to the fallen
as God raises their souls to the sky
They lived their lives to the fullest
as the Soldiers of the Sky.

The ones left here to remember
will honor their memories in life
With every breath they take
through every struggle and strife.

The fallen are now there to guard them
they’ve paid the highest cost
They’re always beside them and watching
not gone or forgotten or lost

So raise your glass Sky Soldiers
Remember the ones now above
The Sky Soldiers watching o’er you
The friends we know and love.

~~~Keelarr~~~
~~~Father of a Sky Soldier~~~
~~~7/25/12~~~

The Communicator