07-30-2010, 21:27
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Boise area, ID
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MSG Ret. Robert Pittman (Pit)
I just got word that Pitt was killed while working as a contractor in Astan. He was one of the finest Team Sergeants in SF. I had the pleasure of working under him for about a year, and his leadership greatly impressed and influenced me. He was a team guy through and through, and we have all suffered a great loss. I, the rest of his team(s), and everyone who knew him has benefitted from his existence.
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07-30-2010, 21:31
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Guerrilla Chief
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Rest in Peace, Warrior! Thank you for your service, dedication and sacrifice. My prayers to his family and friends.
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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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07-30-2010, 22:37
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This hurts. Pitt and I were on the same Team in Selection together and then later got to serve in A 1/5 together. Rest In Peace Bro.....You Are Missed!!!!!
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"Most of us here can attest that we never took the easy way. Easy just is............easy. Life is a work in progress, and most of the time its a struggle." ~ Me
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." -Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
"A Government that is losing to an insurgency is not being outfought, it is being out governed." Bernard B. Fall
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07-31-2010, 00:06
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Guerrilla
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Location: Kansas
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MSG Ret. Robert Pittman (Pit)
Rest in Peace MSG. Thank you for your service.
Sincerely,
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"In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed." William Ernest Henley
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07-31-2010, 03:27
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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J2C just told me the news about Pit. I had the pleasure of doing 2 rotations with Pit and countless missions. He was a truly great warrior and human being. Myself, and dozens of other dudes, are better off for having served with him. 1/5 should enshrine his ever present spit bottle and work boots.
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07-31-2010, 04:12
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Gold Star Father
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Rest in Peace, MSG. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. You will ALWAYS be missed and NEVER forgotten.
molon labe
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07-31-2010, 04:16
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: 18 yrs upstate NY, 30 yrs South Florida, 20 yrs Conch Republic, now chasing G-Kids in NOVA & UK
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RIP Brother, Vaya coin Dios..
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"May you be a half hour in heaven before the devil knows you’re dead"
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07-31-2010, 04:49
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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RIP
We served together in A/1/5 we were on 16. He will be missed.
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07-31-2010, 07:36
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Thoughts and Prayers Out!! Rest In Peace Brother!
Look for Col Howard at the RP, just off of that Final DZ.
Later
Martin
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07-31-2010, 07:59
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RIP MSG
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07-31-2010, 08:24
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Rest In Peace, MSG.
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07-31-2010, 08:50
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I was with Pit right before the incident.....
I was with Pit on the day he was killed. He and I had early morning coffee together and talked about what we thought the day would be like... he was focused and determined in his usual, normal manner. I know that without doubt he loved what he was doing and was making a huge difference. He moved to the sound of gunfire without fear!!!
He died a hero doing what he loved...... may God bless family and friends!!!
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07-31-2010, 10:22
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I remember the day young Sergeant Pittman came to my ODA from the 101st to OJT while awaiting his Q course date. We were fortunate enough to get him back on the team when he finished the SFQC where he served as the junior engineer. He was a great SF soldier and I'm am lucky to have known him. Rest easy Pit.
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- General William T. Sherman
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07-31-2010, 11:22
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Rest in Peace. Brother
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07-31-2010, 13:16
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Quiet Professional (RIP)
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God Bless,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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SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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