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Casualty Info
Home Town Moosup
Last Address Konar province, Afghanistan
Casualty Date Mar 29, 2011
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Afghanistan
Conflict OEF-Afghanistan/Consolidation II (2006-09)
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
OIF/Transition of Iraq (2003-04)/FOB Eden, Hit, Iraq
From Month/Year
May / 2003
To Month/Year
June / 2004
Description On 05 May 2003 Company B/54 (-) moved to FOB Eden, and soon thereafter began improvement projects at FOB Eden to include berming, digging latrines, wiring barracks, and installing screens. On 17 May 2003 1/B/54 was relieved of mission and returned to the company at FOB Eden. Whether it's demolishing a building to create a secure perimeter or digging burn pits for trash, the 489th Mechanized Engineer Company [Reserve component from Conway, Arkansas] attached to the 3d ACR are constantly busy. At Forward Operations Base Eden, the engineers have improved perimeter defenses and worked hard at improving the living conditions on the base. They also assist in conducting force protection patrols and have installed a number of observation towers around the facilities. Their work off the post, in the town of Hit, has been limited. However, they have conducted repairs at a local pump station to restore water and assisted in small electrical projects in town.
The members of 94th Military Police Brigade-Reserve unit out of Saco , Maine assigned to F.O.B. Eden have been some of the chief players in getting the local police force up and running. They have worked with 3d squadron to enforce the Coalition mandated curfew and worked with groups like PSYOP and Civil Affairs to ensure the local police get the support of the community. They have also provided escorts for U.S. and Coalition convoys in their area.
The members of 974th Quartermaster Company, comprised of Reservists from across America, have been assembled from at least 18 other components from the United States . Their mission, to keep soldiers clean, healthy and well dressed. To facilitate this mission, they have set up a twelve person shower point at F.O.B. Eden which runs day and night with a brief break during the heat of the day to ensure that their equipment doesn't overheat. To keep soldiers uniforms in a good state of repair, they have brought tailors and seamstresses to sew on patches, rank, and repair any damage soldiers may have as a result of their various missions. They also coordinate the laundry runs to Al Asad airbase where a larger portion of their unit waits to clean and sanitize uniforms and return them quickly to the soldiers.
