13th ESC Honors Their Fallen Warriors on Memorial Day [Image 4 of 4]

JOINT BASE BALAD, IRAQ

05.31.2010

Photo by Sgt. Eunice Alicea Valentin 

13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command (13th ESC)

Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wentz (standing at podium), commanding general of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Mansfield, Ohio, native, addresses Soldiers with the 13th ESC at a Memorial Day ceremony May 31 outside the command headquarters at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. "We are here to respect the memory of those who were committed to being part of something larger than themelves by joining the military, whether for a short term of duty or a decade-long career in uniform," Wentz said. Taps was played during the ceremony, and the names of 191 Soldiers who died while serving under sustainment commands out of JBB were read aloud as well.

• Date Taken: 05.31.2010
• Date Posted: 06.05.2010 08:51
• Photo ID: 286642
• VIRIN: 100531-A-8464A-028
• Resolution: 1500x996
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• Location: JOINT BASE BALAD, IQ