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My Hero. SSgt. Charles Clayton Mitts, Texas Army National Guard, Desert Storm / Operation Iraqi Freedom

SSgt. Charles Clayton Mitts, Texas Army National Guard, Desert Storm / Operation Iraqi Freedom Charles Clayton Mitts SSG CHARLES CLAYTON MITTS passed away at 8:56 pm Wednesday evening due to injuries received during a Blackhawk helicopter crash on January 12, 2009.Charles is survuved by his very loving wife Kristi. Following the services, Charlie will be buried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Charlie led two professional lives and excelled at both. As a soldier, Charlie started his militar...

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Sending books to the 467th.

A couple weeks back, we were fortunate enough to meet the 467th at Fort Hood, following the terrible shooting that claimed 5 of their members. During our visit, I talked quite a bit with MAJ Laura Suttinger and in the conversation, she mentioned that they love getting their hands on books on the deployment. Well, they headed out to Afghanistan last week and I put out a call to friends and neighbors for books. Got a great bunch of really good books dropped off. Well, just heard from the Major ...

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