[Peace-discuss] Fw: Another reason why I donate
"E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"
ewj at pigsqq.org
Sun Sep 1 14:32:47 UTC 2013
It's a tragic waste.
3rd deployment.
Operation enduring freedom...hoo-wee.
One of the benefits to the US government of maintaining
the US economy in a state of total wreckage is that
young able bodied men with noble attitude and the heart of a servant
in the very best sense can be attracted off to
be wasted in its imperialistic wars of aggression
because the military seems to be an attractive employer...
On 09/01/13 21:56, David Johnson wrote:
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>> *Caldwell Soldier Killed In Afghanistan*
>> *Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera. PROVIDED BY THE HERRERA FAMILY*
>> August 12, 2013 Idaho Statesman
>> A Caldwell soldier was one of three soldiers supporting Operation
>> Enduring Freedom killed Sunday in an attack in Afghanistan, the
>> Department of Defense announced Monday.
>> *Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 26, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, 22*, of Little
>> Rock, Ark., and *Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr., 26, of Baytown, Texas*,
>> died after enemy forces attacked their unit with indirect fire, the
>> DOD said.
>> The soldiers were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field
>> Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division,
>> Fort Campbell, Ky.
>> Officials said Herrera and Grace died in Paktia Province. Hicks was
>> evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan,
>> and later died.
>> The Herrera family released the following statement on Monday:
>> “First of all, we want the world to know that Octavio loved – and was
>> deeply loved by – his family. His family has always been his
>> priority, and it was clear to all of us that he took so much pleasure
>> from being with us. That included play-wrestling with his nephews,
>> nieces, his brothers and sister and even his father.
>> “He was the youngest but strongest son, and we thought of him as our
>> ‘big little brother.’ He loved having fun! Octavio’s smile lit up any
>> room he was in, and we will never forget that smile.
>>
>> “He was so generous - Octavio spoiled his younger sister by giving
>> her anything he could give her, and he was planning to take us all to
>> Disneyland when he returned from this, his third deployment to
>> Afghanistan.
>> “But there was so much more to Octavio. He was hard working, he was
>> very bright and he loved a good challenge. While he worked in the
>> fields with his mother and father as he grew up, he wanted much more
>> from life. He took advanced placement courses in high school, and
>> when he entered college he found he had his first year’s worth of
>> courses already done. He loved a good challenge, and actually built a
>> computer himself when he was in high school. We laugh when we say it
>> and we mean it with great affection - but he was a nerd in the finest
>> tradition of that word.
>> “From the time he was young, Octavio told us he knew he wanted to
>> join the Army. It seemed his calling was for a life of public
>> service, and he told us he wanted to continue his public service
>> after he left the military, perhaps as a police officer. We feel this
>> calling was a noble thing.
>> “Octavio was seen as a leader and brother to so many who served with
>> him. His friendship, loyalty, and kind spirit will be carried in the
>> hearts of many. “He was a caring husband and best friend to his wife.
>> He greeted each of their days together with one of his famous smiles.
>> His wife was truly blessed to find her soul mate, and he will forever
>> be the love of her life.”
>> Octavio leaves behind his wife Courtney, his father, mother,
>> grandmother and grandfather, two brothers, a sister, 2 nephews and 2
>> nieces, a sister-in-law, his mother and father-in-law, and a
>> brother-in-law. His extended family is in Oregon, Nevada, Chicago
>> and Mexico.
>> “He graduated Caldwell High School in 2005. Before he entered the
>> U.S. Army in 2007, Octavio attended college in Phoenix, Arizona and
>> Boise State University. While in Phoenix, he worked for UPS. Octavio
>> also held jobs at Orphan Annie’s in Caldwell, Lowe’s in Nampa and at
>> the Crookham Seed Company.”
>>
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