Posted on 12/25/2007 9:46:03 PM PST by Dawnsblood
Last December Travis Patriquin died along with two others in an IED blast. This December he would not even recognize the al Anbar Province he was helping to transform. He became famous for his Powerpoint on "How to win in Anbar" and helped in ways far above his pay grade to push the change to a Counter-Insurgency (COIN) strategy. It is too bad he is not here to see what has become of his stick figures, but we are. So thanks CPT P, from all of us.
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Christmas in Iraq was peaceful because of people like you Captian. God must have needed a young Captain for his staff. Rest in Peace.
Condolences to family and friends of Captain Travis Patriquin. America’s finest.
A tribute to all our brave soldiers, all the brave Iraqis and all their families.
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