Military
Note: Many National Guard and Reserve troops
are on duty since 9/11/2001.
See releases
on how many here!
Also
Available is an Iraq
Update !
"Stop
Loss" to END!! See Article!
DID
YOU KNOW?
The average
Army (active duty) PA has spent over 28 months
in combat zones over the past 8 years. All but
seven have been deployed repeatedly to Iraq.
A friend at Vietnam Veterans found this article
and obviously thought people should know about
it. There have been too few articles on the
amazing role that Army PA's have played in combat.
This is one of the few. Read for yourself:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52928
PAs Killed In
Action
Please remember
our fellow PAs from the Army who were either
KIA, or died as a result of their service. Of
course there are PAs in the Navy, Air force
and National Guard. Please forward additions
to our webmaster for recognition here.
CPT Sean Grimes, Southfield, MI, on March 4,
2005
MAJ Anthony R. Garcia, Ft. Worth, TX, on Feb.
17, 2006
CPT Kafele H. Sims, Los Angeles, CA on June
16, 2009
CPT Barry McGowan, Ft. Carson, CO on Aug. 10,
2009
CPT Cory J. Jenkins, Mesa, AZ, on Aug. 25,
2009