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USMA 2023 – CLASS DISMISSED!
Youtube link to the graduation ceremony, posted by USMA:
2LT EVAN P. FITZGIBBON USMA 2021 Killed By Falling Tree During Ranger Training
U.S. Army Fort Benning’s Facebook page states: “During a Ranger School weather-induced training held Aug. 9 at Yonah Mountain near Dahlonega, Georgia, five Ranger candidates were struck by a falling tree. Fitzgibbon and Taber were pronounced deceased at the hospital. Three other candidates were injured in the incident. Two were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and one remains stable under medical care.”
2LT Fitzgibbon was assigned to the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, 199th Infantry “Leader Brigade” at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Eulogy page for 2LT Fitzgibbon
Link: New York Post Article – Two soldiers killed by falling tree on Georgia mountain range identified
Link: Orange Observer article on 2LT Fitzgibbon’s acceptance to West Point
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U.S. Army soldier dies after bear attack in Alaska
A U.S. Army soldier died of injuries sustained in a bear attack Tuesday in Alaska.
The soldier was part of a small group in a training area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill when the bear attacked.
First Look at the Army’s New Patch for its Newest Airborne Division
U.S. Army Alaska will be redesignated as the 11th Airborne Division this summer, and the force will be reintroducing the patch used decades ago, but with an Arctic twist.