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CONTRACTS  ARMY Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, Oak Brook, Ill., was awarded a   firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $122,198,956 for dredging   services along the Miami Harbor.  Work will be performed in Miami, Fla.    A combination of fiscal 2013 Operation and Maintenance funds and fiscal   2013 other Procurement funds will be obligated on this award.  The bid   was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The Army   Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity   (W912EP-13-C-0015). Parsons-Versar Joint Venture, Washington, D.C., was awarded a   firm-fixed-price, foreign-military-sales contract with a maximum value of   $90,000,000 for construction services in support of the U.S. Central Command   area of responsibility.  Specific performance location and type of   appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited   through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Corps of   Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity   (W912ER-13-D-0001). Lockheed Martin Services, Gaithersburg, Md., (W912DY-10-D-0048); ABM   Government Services LLC, Hopkinsville, Ky., (W912DY-10-D-0049); LB&B   Associates Inc., Columbia, Md., (W912DY-10-D-0050); J&J Maintenance Inc.,   Austin, Texas, (W912DY-10-D-0051); and EMCOR Government Services Inc.,   Arlington, Va., (W912DY-10-D-0052); were awarded a $48,200,000 modification   to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, task-order contract   to raise the cost ceiling of the initial contract that will be split among   the vendor pool.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be   determined with each order.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville,   Ala., is the contracting activity. TRAX International Corp., Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded a $27,999,999   modification (P00101), to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract   (W9124R-09-C-0003), for a three-month extension of test support services at   Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.  The total cumulative face value of this   contract is $525,002,992.  Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., and   Fort Greely, Alaska.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Testing and   Evaluation funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army   Contracting Command, Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., is the contracting   activity. Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, San Diego, Calif., (W912PP-13-D-0010);   Ayuda Partners JV LLC, Broomfield, Colo., (W912PP-13-D-0011); Ahtna   Engineering Services LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, (W912PP-13-D-0012); BERS-Weston   Services JV LLC, Golden, Colo., (W912PP-13-D-0013); JC Palomar Inc., Santa   Ana, Calif., (W912PP-13-D-0014); and North Wind Services LLC, Idaho Falls,   Idaho, (W912PP-13-D-0015); were awarded a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award,   task-order contract with a maximum value of $25,000,000 for environmental   remediation services.  Work will take place within the Army Corps of   Engineer’s South-Pacific Division area of responsibility.  Type of   appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited   through the Internet, with 30 bids received.  The Army Corps of   Engineers, Albuquerque, N.M., is the contracting activity. Sterling Medical Associates Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a   firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $14,335,637 for healthcare   services at Army and Air Force facilities located in Europe.  Specific   performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each   order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids   received.  The Army Medical Command, Landstuhl, Germany, is the   contracting activity (W9114F-13-D-0002). Dell Federal Systems L.P., Round Rock, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price   with maximum value of $12,480,000 for the procurement of a maximum of 13,000   printers using computer hardware enterprise software and solutions.    Work will be performed in Chester, Va.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and   Maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  Eight bids were   solicited, with four bids received.  The Army Contracting Command, Fort   Lee, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0002). Lockheed Martin Corp., Missile and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a   cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum value of $8,168,508 for the   procurement of Affordable Phased Array Sensor Systems for air and ground   based systems across multiple frequencies.  Performance location and   type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  One bid was   solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command,   Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-13-D-0035). Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Wash., was awarded a firm-fixed-price   contract with a maximum value of $6,578,500 for flood control and emergency   repair services along the Delaware coast.  Work will be performed in   Indian River Inlet North Shore, Del.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are   being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet,   with six bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia,   Penn., is the contracting activity (W912BU-13-C-0017). NAVY Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an   $113,723,443 advance acquisition contract with fixed-price line items for   long lead materials and related support for the Full Rate Production of five   E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Lot 2 aircraft.  Work will be performed in   Syracuse, N.Y. (36.9 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (15.6 percent); El Segundo, Calif.   (7.8 percent); Chicago, Ill. (7.4 percent); Menlo Park, Calif. (7.1 percent);   Indianapolis, Ind. (6.8 percent); Cleveland, Ohio (3.3 percent);   Aire-Sur-L’Adour, France (2.6 percent); Owego, NY (2.4 percent); Torrance,   Calif. (2.1 percent); Edgewood , N.Y. (1.7 percent); Falls Church, Va. (1.4   percent); and various locations throughout the United States (4.9 percent),   and is expected to be completed in March 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft   Procurement Navy funds in the amount of $113,723,443 are being obligated at time   of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal   year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10   U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.,   is the contracting (N00019-13-C-9999). Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Manassas, Va., is being awarded   a $111,512,730 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-only, firm-fixed-price contract   for the development, integration and production of AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface   Ship Undersea Warfare Systems.  The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is a Surface Ship   Undersea Warfare combat system with the capabilities to search, detect,   classify, localize and track undersea contacts, and to engage and evade   submarines, mine-like small objects and torpedo threats.  The contract   is for development, integration and production of future Advanced Capability   Build and Technical Insertion baselines of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 USW   Systems.  This contract is for the government of Japan (100 percent)   under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.  Work will be performed   in Lemont Furnace, Pa. (37 percent); Syracuse, N.Y. (24 percent); Manassas,   Va. (17 percent); Clearwater, Fla. (9 percent); Oswego, N.Y. (5 percent);   Hauppauge, N.Y. (5 percent) and Tewksbury, Mass. (3 percent), and is expected   to be completed by May 2014.  FMS funding in the amount of $350,000 will   be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the   end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively   procured via Federal Business Opportunities, with one offer received.    The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity   (N00024-13-C-5225). The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $52,893,115 modification   to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for the   procurement of aircraft armament equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft,   including jumper bundles, pylon, and bomb racks.  Work will be performed   in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in May 2016.  Fiscal   2012 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $52,893,115   are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of   the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River,   Md., is the contracting activity. Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a not   to exceed $14,240,320 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price provisions for continuation of technical and analytical   support services for the Office of Compliance and Assessment.  Services   shall include conducting Command Cyber Readiness Inspections, Cyber Security   Inspections, and command assessments/trainings in support of Fleet Cyber   Command’s Cyber Security Inspection Certification Program and verification,   validation, and reporting effort foroversight of Navy Marine Corps   Intranet/Next Generation Enterprise Network.  This contract contains   options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this   contract to $25,896,361.  Work will be performed in Suffolk, Va., and is   expected to be completed by June 23, 2014.  If all options are   exercised, work will continue through June 23, 2106.  Fiscal 2013   Operations and Maintenance, Navy funding will be obligated against individual   task orders as they are issued.  Contract funds will expire at the end   of the current fiscal year.  The requirement was issued under full and   open competition, with six proposals received in response to this   solicitation.  NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Va., is the   contracting activity (N00189-13-D-0029). Flir Systems Inc., Billerica, Mass., is being awarded a $10,090,426   firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for SEE   SPOT III+ Systems, test, teardown and evaluation, repairs, spares and   data.  The SEE SPOT III+ is a device that provides the user with the   ability to view the Special Operations Force Laser Acquisition Markers   invisible laser spot in the target scene field view.  This contract   supports a purchase for the government of Hungary (75 percent) under the   Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.  Work will be performed in   Billerica, Mass., and is expected to be completed by May 2018.  FMS   funding in the amount of $75,371 will be obligated at time of award.    Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.    This contract was not competitively procured.  This contract was issued   on a sole-source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as set forth   is FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(ii), only one or limited responsible sources and no   other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Naval   Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity   (N00164-13-D-JQ15). L-3 Global Communications Solutions, Victor, N.Y., is being awarded an   $8,093,065 firm-fixed-price General Services Administration delivery order to   acquire Hawkeye III Lite tri-band antennas and Hawkeye diplexer kits for the   Deployable Joint Command and Control Rapid Response kits and Sensitive Compartmented   Information kits for the expeditionary command and control suite.  This   contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative   value of this contract to $10,530,855.  Work will be performed in Panama   City, Fla., and is expected to complete by September 2013.  Fiscal 2013   Procurement, Marine Corps funding in the amount of $8,093,065 will be   obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end   of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured   in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no   other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Reference   FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division,   Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331-13-F-7501). The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,668,220   cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0085) against a previously issued basic   ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for supplies and services to support   Follow-On Test and Evaluation of an F/A-18E E66 Loads aircraft.  Work   will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. (78 percent);   St. Louis, Mo. (21 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (.5 percent); and Bethpage,   N.Y. (.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2014.  Fiscal   2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of   $7,668,220 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at   the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command,   Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Metron, Inc.,* Reston, Va.,is being awarded a $7,287,619   cost-plus-fixed-feecontract for research and development of a large   displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) to include in-lab integration   and testing of autonomy and mission planning software with bench test   hardware selected for deployment on the LDUUV.  This one-year contract   includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the   potential, cumulative value of this contract to an estimated   $18,317,018.  Work will be performed in Reston, Va., (80 percent), and   Alameda, Calif.(20 percent), and work is expected to be completed March 26,   2014.  If options are exercised work will continue through March   2016.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in   the amount of $7,287,619 will be placed on contract and obligated at the time   of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current   fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via a broad   agency announcement (N66001-12-X-0039) published on the Federal Business   Opportunities website and the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website, with seven   offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific,   San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-13-C-2005). DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Sudbury, Mass., has been awarded a   maximum $7,465,899 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized, sole-source   contract.  This contract is for various radio spare parts and support   equipment.  Location of performance is Massachusetts with a June 30,   2015 performance completion date.  Using military service is Navy.    Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Navy Working Capital funds.  The   contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime,   Mechanicsburg, Pa.; (SPRMM1-13-G-1104-1003). MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Lockheed   Martin Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, N.J., was awarded a   sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-award-fee contract   modification (HQ0276) under contract HQ0276-10-C-0001.  The value of   this contract modification is $29,726,627, increasing the total contract   value from $1,409,840,268 to $1,439,566,895.  Under this modification,   the contractor shall provide system engineering and program management   services in accordance with established Aegis system engineering practices   for the post certification support of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense   baselines 4.0.X, 5.0 and 5.0 capability upgrade. The work will be performed   in Moorestown, New Jersey and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2014.   Fiscal year 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds will be   used to incrementally fund this initial effort. Contract funds will not   expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Missile Defense   Agency, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity. AIR FORCE AMENDED The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity with provision to issue   firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders, multiple-award contract   announced on Apr. 12, 2013 for advisory and assistance services in support of   the Air Force civil engineer mission is amended to add the following company   as an awardee:  Clean Energy Engineering, LLC, Denver, Colo.  An   amount of $3,000 will be obligated on task order 0001. 772nd Enterprise   Sourcing Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas is the contracting activity   (FA8903-13-D-0007). *   Small Business

Fallen But Not Forgotten – Sgt. 1st Class Riley G. Stephens, 39, of Tolar, Texas, died Sept. 28, in Wardak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire

English: United States Army Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

            Sgt. 1st Class Riley G. Stephens, 39, of Tolar, Texas, died Sept. 28, in Wardak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire. 

            Stephens was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. 

            For more information, media may contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) public affairs office at 910-689-6187.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Staff Sgt. ROBERTO LOEZA, 28, of El Paso, Texas, died May 25 in Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire

 

3-6 Soldiers Provide Medical Aid (Photo credit: familymwr)

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Staff Sgt. ROBERTO LOEZA, 28, of El Paso, Texas, died May 25 in Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

            For more information please contact 1st Armored Division Public Affairs Office at 915-203-3769.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Capt. BRUCE K. CLARK, 43, Spencerport, N.Y., died May 1, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Capt. Bruce K. Clark, 43, Spencerport, N.Y., died May 1, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

            Clark was assigned to A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.

            For more information related to this release, the media may contact William Beaumont Army Medical Center public affairs by phone at 915-742-6006.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Sgt. Tanner S. Higgins, 23, of Yantis, Texas, died Apr. 14 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Tanner S. Higgins, 23, of Yantis, Texas, died Apr. 14 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

For more information please contact 75th Ranger Regiment public affairs office at 706-545-4260 or 706-604-5114

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Capt. Aaron D. Istre, 37, of Vinton, La., died March 24 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 13th Support Brigade on 11 August 1966. It was redesignated for the 13th Corps Support Command and amended to revise the symbolism effective 21 June 1975. The insignia was redesignated for the 13th Support Command on 17 October 1980. It was redesignated for the 13th Corps Support Command on 10 August 1989. The insignia was redesignated for the 13th Sustainment Command on 7 March 2006. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-433) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Capt. Aaron D. Istre, 37, of Vinton, La., died March 24 in Kabul, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the HHC, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Pfc. Cesar Cortez, 24

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting United States Mission Iraq.

Pfc. Cesar Cortez, 24, of Oceanside, Calif., died Feb. 11, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Cortez was assigned to 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Texas begins enforcing strict anti-abortion sonogram law

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – IED claims the lives of 3 American Heroes. Did you know them?

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DOD Identifies Army Casualties

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

They died Dec. 27, in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed were:

Sgt. Noah M. Korte, 29, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.,

Spc. Kurt W. Kern, 24, of McAllen, Texas, and

Pfc. Justin M. Whitmire, 20, of Easley, S.C.

For more information related to this release, the media may visit http://www.forthoodpresscenter.com or contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at 254-287-9993 or 254-287-0106.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – IED takes the life of Pfc. Adam E. Dobereiner, 21

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Adam E. Dobereiner, 21, of Moline, Ill., died Nov. 18 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

For more information, the media may contact Fort Hood public affairs at 254-287-0106 or via the internet at www.forthoodpresscenter.com.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – IED takes the lives of Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, 41, Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, 26, Sgt. James M. Darrough, 38 and Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio, 29

DOD Identifies Army Casualties Image via Wikipedia              The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 29, in Kabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Killed were:   Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, 41, of Abilene, Texas, assigned to Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.; Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, 26, of Shelby, N.C., assigned to Medical Company A, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii; Sgt. James M. Darrough, 38, of Austin, Texas, assigned to 101st Finance Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; and Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio, 29, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., assigned to 756th Transportation Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, Van Nuys, Calif. For more information on Cabrera, media may contact the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences public affairs office at 301-295-3578. For more information on Newman, media may contact the Pacific Region Medical Command public affairs office at 808-433-2809. For more information on Darrough, media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270-798-9966. For more information on Eugenio, media may contact the California Army National Guard public affairs office at 916-854-3304.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26, of Seaside Park, N.J., died Oct. 26 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Capt. Shawn P. T. Charles, 40

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.
Capt. Shawn P. T. Charles, 40, of Hickory, N.C., died Oct. 23 in San Antonio, Texas, from a non-combat illness. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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http://www.forthoodpresscenter.com
, or email query@forthoodpresscenter.com
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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30, of Edcouch, Texas, died Sep. 18 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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https://www.forthoodpresscenter.com
.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 32

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            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 32, of Black River Falls, Wis., died Sep. 2, from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Pfc. Jesse W. Dietrich, 20

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten – Master Sgt. Benjamin A. Stevenson, 36, of Canyon Lake, Texas, died July 21 in

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was  supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Master Sgt. Benjamin A. Stevenson, 36, of Canyon Lake, Texas, died July 21 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his  unit using small arms fire.  He was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Grieving Mother of Fallen Hero

My son, Nicholas Price Bellard, was not from El Paso,TX. He was born in Lafayette, LA and lived in Oak Grove KY as well as El Paso and Louisiana. He had a very unhappy childhood and joined the military because he nobly wanted to financially provide for his wife. Poverty ( or the fear thereof ) is what drove my son to his demise and nothing anyone can say will make that truth go away.

He was used as a pawn in the global elitists goal of world domination and enslavement. If I had known then, when he first enlisted, what I know now I would have tried everything in my power to educate him of the sickness of our society. Fractured and dysfunctional families provide a steady stream of cannon fodder.

There are no insurgents or “bad guys” over there. There are only victims. We kill them….they kill us. They kill us……we kill them. How does that make any sense at all from an enlightened perspective of living from the heart and soul? You can only destroy the body/temple of love or hate but never the soul/energy.

War begets war.

My son crossed over because those in power are too cowardly to fight the battles they start. Patriotism is merely a form of manipulation and dogma  designed  to inspire separatism and bigotry….and we buy and live the rabid patriotism as if it were our last supper. We have a lot of soul-searching to do as a collective group of humans living inhumanely.

Myself, my sons Matthew and Andrew, husband Jairo, sister Colleen and niece Chloe are not grieving a “fallen soldier”. We are grieving a brilliant Light extinguished from this dark, perverse world. We are devastated that he left a grieving wife and a daughter whom he doted on and will never feel again her father’s loving embrace. This alone causes me deep anguish and inspires a hatred of this world that leaves me breathless.
He is a rare soul ( I will not say ‘was’ ) and never had an unkind thought or word about anyone…I would know…..I raised him.

Nicholas’ greatest accomplishment in this lifetime was NOT his service to this vulgar country, but, rather his service to his wife and daughter and those that loved him dearly and those that served beside him.

There is absolutely no reason for the way we live and conduct ourselves here on this planet. It defies logic and, more so, it defies believing.

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