08-14-2009, 10:53
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Area Commander
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CPT John Tinsley
Rest in Peace Captain.
http://news.soc.mil/releases/News%20...090814-01.html
RELEASE NUMBER: 090814-01
DATE POSTED: AUGUST 14, 2009
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PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Special Forces Soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Aug 14, 2009) — A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier was killed Aug. 12 as a result of an improvised explosive device strike to his high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, while conducting a combat patrol in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
Capt. John Tinsley, 28, was fatally wounded when he encountered an IED in the course of conducting a routine patrol. He was a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha detachment commander assigned to, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Bragg, NC.
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"De Oppresso Liber"
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08-14-2009, 10:58
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Guerrilla Chief
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Rest in Peace Warrior! Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My prayers to you and your family.
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A tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny ~ Aesops Fables; The Lamb and the Wolf
Am fear nach gleidh na h-airm san t-sith, cha bhi iad aige 'n am a' chogaidh
"He that keeps not his arms in time of peace will have none in time of war" Old Gaelic
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. Thomas Paine
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08-14-2009, 11:00
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Quiet Professional
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RIP, Captain.
Thank you for your service.
TR
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08-14-2009, 11:05
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Duty's done, Dai-Uy. May you rest in peace.
Richard
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08-14-2009, 11:21
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RIP Brother,,,,,
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08-14-2009, 11:31
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Rest in Peace, Sir!
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08-14-2009, 11:52
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Quiet Professional
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Rest In Peace
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08-14-2009, 11:56
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Quiet Professional
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RIP
RIP Sir
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08-14-2009, 11:59
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Quiet Professional
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Rest in Peace....
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08-14-2009, 12:05
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RIP Cpt Tinsley, Vaya con Dios..
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08-14-2009, 12:10
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Guerrilla Chief
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In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Rest in Peace...
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Practice honesty and integrity; rescue the man who has been wronged from the hands of his oppressor; do not exploit the stranger, the orphan, the widow; do no violence; shed no innocent blood in this place. Jer 22:3
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08-14-2009, 12:11
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Quiet Professional (RIP)
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Rest in Peace, Warrior ..................... 
Big Teddy 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
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SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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08-14-2009, 12:24
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Area Commander
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Rest In Peace
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08-14-2009, 13:42
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Rest in Peace Sir. You will be missed and NEVER forgotten!
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08-14-2009, 14:06
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Guerrilla Chief
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Rest In Peace Sir. And, Thank You.
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