Military Monday – Moment of Silence

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When you were born, an angel smiled,
As you became a child, an angel sat on your shoulder.
When you became a teen, an angel held your hand.
As you went to war, an angel walked down the road with you,
And, when you died, another angel got their wings.

Please take time to reflect upon the names and the lives of these heroes. RIP– it is time to rest heroes.

Sgt. Aaron M. Smith, 25, of Manhattan, Kan. died Oct. 2 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Pfc. Brandon A. Owens, 21, of Memphis, Tenn. died Oct. 2 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, He was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C

Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn, 39, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., died Oct. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during an attempt to disarm it. He was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Coolidge, Ariz.

Spc. Paul E. Andersen, 49, of Dowagiac, Mich., died Oct. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his camp using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 855th Quartermaster Company, South Bend, Ind.

Maj. Tad T. Hervas, 48, of Coon Rapids, Minn., died Oct. 6 at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 34th Infantry Regiment, Rosemont, Minn.

Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, 25 of Savannah, Ga. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, 27, of Tucson, Ariz. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, 24, of Applegate, Calif. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, of South Portland, Maine. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Sgt. Michael P. Scusa, 22, of Villas, N.J. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, 24, of Kincheloe, Mich. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Spc. Stephan L. Mace, 21, of Lovettsville, Va. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson, 22, of Reno, Nev. died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Spc. Kevin O. Hill, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Oct. 4 at Contingency Outpost Dehanna, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 576th Mobility Augmentation Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook, 41, of Shiprock, N.M., died Oct. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered Sept. 8 when insurgents attacked his unit in the Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan, using small arms and indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.