Fort Bragg Honors 2 Fallen Paratroopers
Two Soldiers killed in Afghanistan were honored on Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Fredsti and Spc. Jonathan Batista were honored at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, July 31.
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Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division held their monthly memorial to honor two of their paratroopers that lost their lives in mid-June and early July.
The memorial service was held at the Main Post Chapel on Tuesday, July 31, at 11a.m.
CH (Capt.) Cech provided the invocation and opening comments and 1st Lt. Andre read the names and lit the candles before Maj. Wang and Maj. Sherwood gave their Commanders' Remarks.
Fallen Paratroopers Honored
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Fredsti, 30, of San Diego, died on June 15, 2012, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
Spc. Jonathan Batista, 22, of Kinnelon, N.J. died July 8, 2012, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
Kelly Twedell
3:58 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Thoughts and prayers to these families and peers left here without them. These great soldiers are already missed and will forever be remembered.
Mike Simpson
11:27 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Spc. Jonathan Batista will be Honored and Remembered on Sunday, September 30, 2012, when our Team will be running one mile in his honor,
In an apolitical reflection of remembrance a team of active duty Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and Coast Guard runners will embark on a 172+ mile run to honor every New Jersey service member killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn .
The 4th Annual NJ Run for the Fallen will start on Friday September 28, 2012, at Cape May Lighthouse and will finish on Sunday September 30, 2012, at The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, NJ.
Each mile of the Run is dedicated to a NJ Hero and the Run Team will stop at every Hero Marker (every mile) and present an American Flag and a personal biographical card in honor of each fallen service member with the intent to create a 172+ mile long memorial trail through New Jersey. Each group of 3 runners carrying 3 flags will run legs of seven miles at a military pace of 8 minutes per mile.
http://www.njrunforthefallen.org/spc-jonathan-batista.html
martina paz trillas
4:03 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
Good bless !!! Heroes..