ALL GAVE SOME...THESE GAVE ALL

I hope I do not offend anyone. But throughout the month I am going to make it my personal mission to honor these BRAVE Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and Seaman. They deserve it! They did not ask for this war. But they did their jobs till the end. I think this is the least I can do.

This will be my last mission as a Soldier. They did not get me discharged, but due to all my injuries that will just progressively get worse over the years, they are getting me out of the Army due to my many medical conditions. Out with the old blood and in with the new. No I am not mad or bitter. Anyway, I do not want to make this about me.

Please remember!

Capt. Robert J. Yllescas

Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

Age: 31 years old

Died: December 1, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Incident: Died Dec. 1 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered Oct. 28 when a makeshift bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan.

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Army Staff Sgt. Solomon T. Sam

31, of Majuro, Marshall Islands; assigned to the 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. John J. Savage.



Died:
December 04, 2008

Army Sgt. John J. Savage

26, of Weatherford, Texas; assigned to the 103rd Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Solomon T. Sam.



North Texas soldier killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

WEATHERFORD, Texas — A Weatherford soldier killed in a roadside bombing in Iraq grew up dreaming of being a soldier, his father said Tuesday.

Army Sgt. John J. Savage, 26, died Thursday in Mosul along with Staff Sgt. Solomon T. Sam, 31, of Majuro, Marshall Islands.

Savage’s father, John Savage, of Peaster, said his son had been due to come home this week to end his second tour of duty. They planned a father-son trip and also to start an automotive business together, John Savage said. His son hoped to transfer to Fort Hood to be closer to his family during the last two years of his military service.

“His family was his number one priority,” Savage said.

Savage’s father said his son joined the military about six years ago, following up on his childhood dream.

“He had camouflage outfits he would dress up in and play Army when he was little,” John Savage said.

The two had last talked in November.

“It’s hard to even think of what to say,” John Savage said. “It’s such a tragic loss.”

Savage was assigned to the 103rd Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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IED's suck for sure. my prayers are with their families and all of our troops.