Devin of Denman Racing, is an OVN Ambassador Athlete who competes in the Snocorss Pro-AM +30 Division, and serves in the Army Reserves. Devin will honor 8 fellow soldiers KIA in Iraq this season.
The Pro Race team consisting of riders, #8 Hunter Patenaude & #43 Logan Christian will honor USAF EOD Technicians KIA in Iraq this season.
An airman who had already earned a Bronze Star for an earlier deployment to Iraq died there Wednesday, Air Force officials said.
Tech. Sgt. Anthony L. Capra, 31, of Hanford, Calif., died Wednesday near an area called Golden Hills, about 6 miles west of Balad Air Base, of wounds sustained when he encountered an improvised explosive device. He was an explosive ordnance technician and assigned to Detachment 63 of the 688th Armament Systems Squadron in Indian Head, Md.
Before he was stationed at Indian Head, Capra was assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight.
“It’s a huge hit to the Eglin EOD flight because we knew Tony personally,” Capt Shane Frith, EOD flight commander, said in an Air Force statement. “We won’t be able to forget his character and the way he represented the EOD community. The impact is tremendous on the local troops here.”
In May 2006, Capra was among seven airmen from the flight presented Bronze Stars for their service in Iraq.
Capra was assigned to the 688th in the fall of 2007. The squadron oversees the acquisition of bomb disposal gear and other combat support equipment for the Air Force.
Capra’s other decorations include the Air Force Commendation Medal presented in 2006 and Air Force Achievement Medal presented in May 2002.
23, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Bamberg, Germany; died July 13 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mine protected vehicle in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, Cpl. Joseph P. Micks and Cpl. Troy C. Linden.
2023 is the 20th Anniversary of the war in Iraq
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Honoring 7 fallen heroes we lost 20 years ago.
Our female service members are a vital part of our military, we were honored to pay tribute to 7 women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Thank you Pro Snowbike Racer Jackie Riess for helping us honor our 7 heroes. #WeWillNeverForget
SMSgt(R) Don Prescott competed in the Ironman Arizona event on 21 Nov with an important agenda! Prescott, a Combat Veteran & Flight Engineer on the MH-53M Helicopter & CV-22B Osprey, honoring his fellow aircrew members killed in combat operations in Afghanistan while serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). #Wewillneverforget
The 14th Quartermaster Detachment was mobilized at Greensburg and ordered to active duty on 15 January 1991, in support of the Persian Gulf crisis. On 25 February 1991, after only six days in the theater of operations, the detachment suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during Operation Desert Storm when an Iraqi SCUD missile destroyed the temporary barracks where the unit was housed.
In Plymouth, MA OVN Ambassador Athlete, Connor "The Controller" Matthews carried the names of 27 of his fallen brothers (including local PA service member SSgt Dylan Elchin of Hookstown) into the ring to battle in their honor and came out victorious
On 29 May we honored 25 of our fallen heroes who served in many different eras. WWI, WWII, KOREAN WAR, DESERT STORM, OEF, OIF, OSF, and VIETNAM. The event was covered by NBC sports and can be seen on NBC Track pass.
During the 2021 International Series of Champions Pro Snow Bike series we honored 8 women at 8 different events, this video is a highlight of those brave heroes. These events took place in 7 different states and were covered by CBSsports.
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