5 May 2008
Remembrance tree at Landstuhl
Posted by darkblue under: holidays .
while making my rounds on May 1st in order to honor the wounded, I wanted to check out the remembrance tree, which has been planted near the Fisher House. I found out about this tree not too long ago, the Remembrance Tree was planted in May 2006 dedicated to all those soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice. The tree was planted in memory of five soldiers Alex, Cory, William, Brandon and Shane, battle buddies who lost their lives 2 years ago…
Marine Cpl. Cory L. Palmer, 21, of Seaford, Del.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 6 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of wounds sustained May 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marine Sgt. Alessandro Carbonaro, 28, of Bethesda, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 10 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received May 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marine Cpl. William B. Fulks, 23, of Culloden, W.Va.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 18, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds sustained May 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Army Spc. Brandon L. Teeters, 21, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 12 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained April 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
Army Capt. Shane R. Mahaffee, 36, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Knoxville, Tenn.; died May 15 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations in Hillah, Iraq.
 …they all had something in common, they gave their life for our freedoms and they passed through Landstuhl within the same time frame, like so many others… I managed to find the tree, because I was fortunate enough to hear its story, but then its not public knowledge, nor is there a plaque or sign hinting at it… too bad - I think it should be made more public to give everyone who passes by a chance to pay its respects…
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