“I have no words but so many words at the same time. “For those of you who don’t know, Joey was killed in action last night while serving our country,” she wrote. His widow Caela posted to her Facebook account of his death. “We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to his family and friends.” David Green said in a released statement. “The 71st Ordnance Group is deeply saddened by the loss of Spc. Colonel David Green, the commander of the 71st EOD Group passed along his condolences to Collette’s extended family. He and his wife had just been married in December. “We will focus now on supporting his family and honoring his legacy and sacrifice.”Ĭollette, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan but had been in the military for nine years. “Will was one of the best in our formation, with more than a decade of service in the Regiment at all levels of noncommissioned officer leadership,” Ferguson said.
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Lindsay’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, a Purple Heart, the NATO Medal, the Special Forces Tab, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge and the Chilean Airborne Wings.Ĭolonel Lawrence Ferguson, the commander of the 10th SFG said the entire command was saddened upon hearing the grim news. He also graduated from several other special operations training programs, including the Special Operations Target Interdiction Course, (SOTIC or Sniper Course) and the Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant Course. He attended both static-line and military free-fall parachute training. Lindsay’s deployments include five tours to Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn to Tajikistan in 2016 supporting the Counter-Narcotics Terrorism mission and Afghanistan supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. He graduated Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) in July 2006 and was assigned to 10th SFG. 10th Special Forces Group and is from Cortez, Colorado, while Collette, originally from Lancaster, Ohio was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group.Īccording to SOCOM spokesman LTC Loren Bymer, Lindsay enlisted in the Army in July 2004.
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