A few days ago I lost a good friend, we trained together for 6 months in Armor OBC. R.I.P Joe Theinert. Thank you for your service and sacrifice, you will be greatly missed. God Bless you and your family. He is the first one of my class to be KIA, it hit home a bit harder then normal today.
"DOD Identifies Army Casualty
TheDepartment of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
1st Lt. Joseph J. Theinert, 24, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., died June 4 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device was detonated during a dismounted patrol. He was a New York Army National Guardsman assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace my Brothers, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare)
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