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Welcome to Licentia Loquendi, founded January 2009. L2 is a team blog that focuses primarily on political, military and Constitutional issues with a Conservative Christian slant. We are two college students, a Navy corpsman, an Army sniper and a Vietnam era Army veteran.

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Showing posts with label US Army. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Army. Show all posts

30 July 2010

U.S. Army Ranks

Eun: I was reading in the caf when 20 or 30 soldiers came in, and even though the rest of the caf was empty, they just had to sit where I was sitting and be loud. They filled up all of the tables along the wall and then sat down on the couch on either side of me. One of them was using the f-word.
The Sergeant: What rank were they?
Eun: I don't know, I didn't look.
TS: We need to teach you how to identify ranks.

30 January 2010

Honor the Fallen: Army


SPC Brushaun X. Anderson, 20, of Columbus, Ga., was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY. Anderson joined the Army in October 2007.


Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf, 24, of Yoncalla, Ore., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carlson, Colo. Lengstorf is remembered "as a young man who was smart and fun-loving with a gung-ho attitude toward life" (OregonLive.com)


PVT John P. Dion, 19, of Shattuck, Okla., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carlson, Colo. Dion's girlfriend described him "as the kind of person who always found a silver lining, and saw the good in others" (KRDO.com)


SPC Brian R. Bowman, 24, of Crawfordsville, Ind., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carlson, Colo.


SPC David A. Croft, Jr., 22, of Plant City, Fla., was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.


PFC Michael R. Jarrett, 20, of North Platte, Neb., was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Illesheim, Germany.

*All information, unless otherwise cited, can be found at MilitaryCity.com's Honor the Fallen.

25 January 2010

Devil Doc and Xavier Brightside will be deploying to the Middle East in the near future, and my prayers are with them, as well as Alex, who went to Haiti on the USS Comfort.

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03 July 2009

Honor the Fallen - JUN - Army


Twenty-eight-year-old SSG Jeffrey A. Hall of Huntsville, AL died June 1 in Nerkh, AF, of wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Hall was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, NY. Also killed were PFC Matthew D. Ogden and PFC Matthew W. Wilson.


Nineteen-year-old PFC Matthew W. Wilson of Miller, MO died June 1 in Nerkh, AF of wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Wilson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, NY. Also killed were PFC Matthew D. Ogden and SSG Jeffrey A. Hall.


Thirty-three-year-old PFC Matthew D. Ogden of Corpus Christi, TX died June 1 in Nerkh, AF of wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Ogden was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, NY. Also killed were PFC Matthew W. Wilson and SSG Jeffrey A. Hall.


Twenty-six-year-old SGT Jasper K Obakrairur of Hilo, HI died June 1 in Nerkh, AF of wounds suffered when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Obakrairur was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, NY.


Twenty-one-year-old SPC Roberto A. Hernandez of Far Rockaway, NY died June 2 in Paktya, AF of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked with an IED and small-arms fire. Hernandez was assigned to the 549th MP Co, 385th MP Bn, 16th MP Bde (Abn) of Fort Stewart, GA.


Thirty-one-year-old SGT Justin J. Duffy of Cozad, NE died June 2 in Baghdad when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Duffy was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, NC.


Twenty-year-old SPC Jarrett P. Griemel of La Porte, TX died June 3 at FOB Salerno AF of injuries suffered from a non-combat-related incident. Griemel was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division of Fort Richardson, AK.


Fifty-year-old Maj. Rocco M. Barnes of Los Angeles, CA died June 4 in Bagram, AF of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Barnes was a member of the Tactical Command Post, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, assigned as an individual augmentee to the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.


Twenty-three-year-old Sgt. Christopher M. Kurth of Alamogordo, NM died June 4 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. Kurth was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division of Fort Hood, TX.


Twenty-three-year-old SPC Charles "Dusty" Parrish of Jasper, AL died June 4 in Balad, Iraq of wounds suffered earlier that day in Jalula, Iraq when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. Parish was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade of Fort Leonard Wood, MO.


Twenty-one-year-old Sgt. Jeffrey W. Jordan of Rome, GA died June 4 near Kapisa, AF of wounds suffered from an IED and small-arms fire. Jordan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, GA. Also killed were SFC John C. Beale and Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette.


Thirty-nine-year-old SFC John C. Beale of Riverdale, GA died June 4 near Kapisa, AF of wounds suffered from an IED and small-arms fire. Beale was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, GA. Also killed were Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette and SPC Jeffrey W. Jordan.


Thirty-seven-year-old Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette of Lula, GA died June 4 near Kapisa, AF, of wounds suffered from an IED and small-arms fire. Jenrette was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, GA. Also killed were SFC John C. Beale and SPC Jeffrey W. Jordan.


Twenty-five-year-old SPC Eduardo S. Silva of Greenland, CA died June 9 at Bagram Airfield, AF of a non-combat-related incident. Silva was assigned to the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of Fort Campbell, KY.


Twenty-three-year-old SSG Edmond L. Lo of Salem, NH died June 13 in Samarra City, Iraq, when an IED that his explosive ordinance disposal team was acting to neutralize detonated. Lo was assigned to the 797th Ordinance Company, 79th Ordinance Battalion of Fort Hood, TX.


Twenty-two-year-old SPC Jonathan C. O'Neill of Zephyr Hills, FL died June 15 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, of wounds sustained June 2 in Paktya, AF when an IED detonated near his vehicle. O'Neill was assigned to the 549th MP Company, 385th MP Battalion, 16th MP Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Stewart, GA.


Twenty-five-year-old Sgt. Joshua W. Soto of San Angelo, TX died June 16 in Iraq of wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Soto was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division of Fort Bliss, TX.


Thirty-two-year-old Capt. Kafele H. Sims of Los Angeles, CA died June 16 in Mosul, Iraq of a non-combat-related incident. Sims was assigned to the 18th Engineer Brigade of Schwetzingen, Germany.


Fifty-two-year-old SFC Kevin A. Dupont of Templeton, MA died June 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX of wounds suffered March 8 in Kandau, AF when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Dupont was assigned to the 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, MA.


Forty-three-year-old Sgt. Paul G. Smith of Peoria, IL died June 19 in Kandahar, AF when his vehicle was hit by an IED. Also killed was SSG Joshua A. Melton. Smith was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Ill. Army National Guard of Aurora, Ill.


Twenty-six-year-old SSG Joshua A. Melton of Carlyle, IL died June 19 in Kandahar, AF of wounds sustained when his vehicle was hit by an IED. Melton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Ill. National Guard of Marion, IL. Also killed was Sgt. Paul G. Smith.


Twenty-five-year-old SPC Chancellor A. Keesling of Indianapolis died June 19 in Baghdad, Iraq of a non-combat-related incident. Keesling was assigned to the 961st Engineer Company of Sharonville, OH.


Thirty-eight-year-old 1st Sgt. John D. Blair of Calhoun, GA died June 20 in Mado Zayi, AF, of wounds sustained when an RPG struck his vehicle. Blair was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard of Lawrenceville, GA.


Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Ricky D. Jones of Plantersville, AL died June 21 in Bagram, AF of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by indirect fire. Jones was assigned to the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of Fort Polk, LA. Also killed was SPC Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas.


Twenty-seven-year-old SPC Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas of Germantown MD died June 21 in Bagram, AF, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by indirect fire. Munguia Rivas was assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, NY. Also killed was Sgt. Ricky D. Jones.


Twenty-three-year-old SPC Casey L. Hills of Salem, IL died June 24 in Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Hills was assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment of Pago Pago, American Samoa.


Twenty-two-year-old SPC Joshua L. Hazlewood of Manvel, TX died June 25 in Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident. Hazlewood was assigned to the 614th Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment.


Twenty-four-year-old 1st. Lt. Brian N. Bradshaw of Steilacoom, WA died June 25 in Kheyl, AF, of wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle. Bradshaw was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division of Fort Richardson, AK.


Twenty-year-old PFC Peter K. Cross of Saginaw, TX died June 26 at Combat Outpost Carwile, AF, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Cross was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, NY.

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Twenty-eight-year-old Sgt. Timothy A. David of Gladwin, MI died June 28 in Sadr City, Iraq, of wounds sustained earlier in Baghdad when an IED detonated near his vehicle. David was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division of Fort Hood, TX.


Nineteen-year-old Pvt. Steven T. Drees of Peshtigo, WI died June 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained June 24 in Konar Province, AF, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and an RPG launcher. Drees was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division of Fort Carson, CO.

07 February 2009

Real Life 101

This morning I forewent a lovely morning sleeping in to join the Brain Trust at the local coffee shop. As usual, my unofficial professors did not fail to educate me on life -- literally, the conversation revolved around biology (which was never my forte).

While my sister and her friend went shopping this afternoon, I stopped by the Army recruiting station for help on a project. They showed me an Army recruiting vid and another one which I can't find . . . but it involved recruiters kidnapping people off of the streets. It was pretty epic. If I can find the latter, I'll use both in my presentation on military advertising this week.