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Honoring the Fallen
Photos and story by Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PA
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Family members, Soldiers and Airmen
filled the Timmerman Center auditorium at Fort Dix to capacity.
In front of them covered in black drapery and lined across the base
of the stage were the portraits of the fallen Soldiers and the plaques
dedicated to them. Behind them was an honor guard comprised of New
Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers. |
On Nov. 15, four conference rooms at the Timmerman Center were named
in honor of Staff Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, Staff Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo,
Sgt. Ryan E. Doltz and Spc. Christopher M. Duffy. All four were members
B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery.
“This is personal to us. We lost four members of our extended family,”
observed Maj. Gen. Glen K. Rieth, The Adjutant General of New Jersey.
“We are here to honor their lives and service to the nation.”
The unit deployed from McGuire Air Force Base Feb. 21, 2004 in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Six months later on June 4, Carvill and Duffy
died when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
The following day, Timoteo and Doltz were killed by another IED.
Following the closing remarks, the portraits and the plaques were carried
by the honor guard to the classrooms where they were installed.
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