Soldiers dedicate camp to fallen hero

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Faith Kawgdoo | Lt. Col. John D. Highfill, Task Force Ghazni commander, speaks at the Camp Eggleston dedication ceremony on Forward Operating Base Sharana, Aug 7. The camp is named after Staff Sgt. Brandon Eggleston who was attached to the task force and was killed in action earlier this year.  

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

08.09.2012

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Faith Kawgdoo 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Soldiers from Task Force Ghazni hosted a dedication ceremony for Camp Eggleston, Forward Operating Base Sharana, Aug 7.

The camp was dedicated in honor of Staff Sgt. Brandon Eggleston, a special forces soldier who was killed earlier this year while attached to the task force.

“The dedication and naming of this camp serves as a memorial in a time of war to a soldier who gave the last full measure,” said Lt. Col. John Highfill, TF Ghazni commander.

The new camp will be home to task force soldiers deployed to eastern Paktika province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. It currently supports various Special Operations Forces teams throughout the region.

During his speech, Highfill expressed the importance of honoring and remembering Staff Sgt. Eggleston and said his memory will live in every phone call, every email and every conversation in which Camp Eggleston is mentioned.

“We remember not just with a name on a sign, but with the knowledge in our hearts of the man who ran a good race that made a difference,” said Highfill.

• Date Taken: 08.09.2012
• Date Posted: 08.13.2012 01:35
• Story ID: 93078
• Location: PAKTIKA PROVINCE, AF