Chris Penningroth’s Weltanschauung » A Short Memorial to Two Fallen Brothers
Chris has a memorial post up about CPT Travis Patriquin. I didn’t know the guy, but as I read more of the links and got to his now famous powerpoint presentation, I was blown away. We need to listen to this guy. Forget the Iraq Study Group’s recommendations and just look at this dead simple document about what needs to be done. I don’t doubt that CPT Patriquin understood the subject matter. As one of perhaps the only fluent Arabic speakers on the ground, his recommendations hit home with the simplicity of a subject perfectly understood.
Thanks, Jim! Travis was one of only a few Arabic speakers in the Ready First Combat Team, and was one great guy!
I’m trying to make sure once I find out about a trust for his wife and kids, it gets updated at my blog (which I eternally thank you for providing for me!).