Hero Stories for August 2010

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Pfc. Benjamen G. Chisholm, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas, died August 17, 2010, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device caused a military vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Chisholm was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Pfc. Benjamen G. Chisholm, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas, died August 17, 2010, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device caused a military vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Chisholm was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Pfc. Benjamen G. Chisholm, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas, died August 17, 2010, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device caused a military vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Chisholm was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. Jamal M. Rhett, 24, of Palmyra, New Jersey, died August 15, 2010, in Ba Qubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with grenades. Spc. Rhett was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Command Sergeant Major Arthur L. Coleman, the command sergeant major of III Corps and Fort Hood, presents Pfc. Eferoghene Oghre, a medic with Task Force Odin, with a coin at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, Aug. 10. Private First Class Oghre scored 402 on his physical fitness test on the extended scale. His quick reaction helped sustain a Soldier with a head injury until the Soldier could be transported to a medical facility.  Earlier that day, Command Sgt. Maj. Coleman...

Photos and Article by Spc. Cassandra Monroe 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Guitar riffs sliced through the air as servicemembers and civilians lined up against the main stadium stage to see the rock band Candlebox perform at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, Aug. 12. As this is the band’s debut trip to the Middle East, they’ve played shows in Kuwait, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and COB ...

[caption id="attachment_4491" align="alignnone" width="199" caption="Specialist Mustafa Gazwan, an explosive ordnance disposal technician and robot driver with the Iraqi Police, tries to grab a cell phone from a shelf during an IP/Navy EOD bomb-disposal robot training session, Aug. 7. The training was conducted to determine the IPs competency with the robot. After the training concluded, the IPs were given the robot. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chad D. Nelson)"][/caption] As the Iraqi holiday...