Placido Salazar

psalazar9@satx.rr.com
WE sometimes need for DEATH to hit us smack on the face, before we even
think about the sacrifices of a human being, especially our MILITARY MEN AND
WOMEN. But even more important, what have we done to help our WOUNDED
or combat-related ILL VETERAMS? Its nice to talk the talk but we need to
WALK THE WALK. HELP OUR VETERANS I do, every day.
Placido Salazar, USAF Retired Vietnam Veteran

From: Charles Jones [mailto:cpjlaw@yahoo.com]

Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2017 1:26 PM
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Subject: Fw: Fwd: a Military Town

I read this and started to cry!! We all part of our military family.

Charles P. Jones
430 Williams Rd. 115 N. Cibolo St
Poteet, Texas 78065 San Antonio , Texas 78207
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Fax: 210- 526-0207
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A great story that will be fully understood by

those of us who served. "WE" are a family!

Subject: a Military Town

Few have had the privilege in this day

to abide in such a community!
As the kiddies say, Its
awesome!

On Jun 20, 2017, at 9:20 AM:

Eglin Joint Base Command located near Ft.

Walton, Florida, encompasses a large
contingent of Air Force units, Naval Warfare
units, and the 7th Army Special Forces, and
6th Army Rangers.

Most folks in the USA don't live in a Military

Town, with lots of guys in uniform walking the
streets and jets overhead daily. They go on
with their lives unaware of what a Military Town
is all about. And that's OK.... but I want to
share with y'all what it's like to live in a Military
Town. We see guys in uniform all the time, we
have state of the art, high performance aircraft
in the air nearby all day long. We hear the
SOUND OF FREEDOM when an F-22, or F-35
streaks over the house..... and we read in the
local paper, some times daily, but at least
weekly, of the loss of one of our own in combat
in the Middle East. And that is what brings me
to the reason for this email.
Staff Sergeant Mark DeAlencar was killed on
April 8th. He was an Army Special Forces
soldier stationed here in the Fort Walton area.
He had a family. In January he deployed,
again, to Afghanistan. He promised his
adopted daughter Octavia that he would be
home for her High School Graduation. He
didn't make it. But she went to graduation
yesterday anyway. And in the audience were
eighty (80) US Army Special Forces soldiers
from her dads unit in full Parade Dress
Uniform. Additionally , they brought THEIR
FAMILIES to be with them as well.

And as Octavia ascended the steps to the

stage to receive her diploma THEY ALL
SILENTLY STOOD UP. And when she was
presented her diploma they ALL CHEERED,
CLAPPED , WHISTLED .... and YES CRIED.
Everyone in attendance then stood up and
cried and cheered. Octavia had graduated and
yes she had lost her Dad..... but she had 80
other DADS to stand there with her and take
his place.

I just wanted to share this moment with you.....

and remind you that THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO LIVE IN A MILITARY TOWN. THIS is the
real America we all love..... and I'm proud to be
part of it. God bless our men in uniform and
their families who give so much. (Take a
second to pass this along to someone you
know. It's the least we can do for Octavia and
SSgt Mark DeAlencar, 7th Special Forces,
United States Army.)

Lon

Special Forces Soldier dies

in combat ... - United States
Army
 https://www.army.mil/article/1
85807/Special_Forces_Soldier_d ies_in...

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - U.S. Army

Staff Sgt. Mark R. de Alencar, a Special Forces
weapons sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion,
7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), died April
8, in Nagarhar Province, Afghanistan, from a
combat related incident.