60 year old Maj. Steven Hutchison, a Vietnam veteran who re-enlisted after 9/11 was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq on May 10th.
A 60-year-old Vietnam War veteran who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has become the oldest Army soldier to die in that conflict, the military said Thursday.
An Associated Press database of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan shows that Maj. Steven Hutchison, of Scottsdale, Ariz., is the oldest member of any service branch killed since the wars broke out.
His brother said Hutchison decided to re-enlist after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the death of his wife.
This is a debt we can never repay.
The best we can do is to never forget.
h/t – Larry W for pointing out this story.
[I was unable to find a photograph of Maj. Hutchison to use in the post. If anyone comes across one, please point it out to me.]
h/t – Hawk for the pic link.
I SERVED IN VIETNAM AND CAN’T HELP BUT FEEL HE IS AN AMERICAN HERO. I KNOW ALL THE VIETNAM VETS FEEL A GREAT LOSS OF A COMRADE IN ARMS. WE ALSO PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY.
Thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and battalion/brigade members(however that works), in the loss of such a dedicated American hero.
Aye, I’ve been checking on Ft. Riley’s web site every now and then today and so far they have not updated their Fallen Soldier link. When they post in honor of Major Hutchison they will link to a photo. Fallen Soldiers can be found in the Our Post link.
http://www.riley.army.mil/OurPost/CurrentNews.aspx
They used to post a news story whenever something tragic happened to one of their own but have changed the website since when I visited it during my nephew’s tour.
He was a great hero and an inspiration to all of us. He fought the real war, and didn’t have to do it . This is what every member of congress and the senate as well as the president should have to do as a pre-requisite to the office: serve your country in the military!
Rest in Peace Major Hutchison.
They are out there, I will see if I can find one from our local news – they had some on TV tonight.
Here is one:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/oldest.iraq.fatality/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
I know this may grate on your nerves, Aye… but I do think an official FA H/T to Larry W is in order here…. LOL
INRE the topic at hand. Daily we are losing so many of prior generations with such a staunch dedication to America, and all it stands for. I mourn the loss of each and every one of them. Especially when I look around at what’s coming up in the world in the civilian ranks for America’s future. The profile of the O’faithful voter has brought some very ugly things to light about what the young see as an America that must be remade in the Euro-socialist image. The ratio of this nation between those to be admired, and those with dissimilar values and global mentality, changes with each loss.
RIP, Major Hutchison. You went out as a blazing star, IMHO. And for that, I shall be eternally grateful.
@MataHarley:
h/t to Larry and Hawk added.
True American hero.
May he forever Rest in Peace
Thank you Major Steven Hutchison for your service. Rest in peace.