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OkieDavid · 09-10-2008, 02:42 PM

I get these at work anytime we lose a soldier in a vehicle accident. Some are POV (privately owned vehicle), POM (privately owned motorcycle) and others. All are sad.

A 902nd Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, Maryland Soldier was killed in a motorcycle accident on 5 September 2008 at approximately 0011 local near Baltimore, Maryland. The 41-year-old SFC was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle when a 1999 Honda Prelude traveling in the opposite direction and swerving out of control, hit the motorcycle pinning the SFC against a guardrail. The Soldier was evacuated to a local medical center where he later died. He had completed the Army-approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course and was wearing all required PPE. The Soldier had not been deployed

**Nelly** · 09-10-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by OkieDavid

I get these at work anytime we lose a soldier in a vehicle accident. Some are POV (privately owned vehicle), POM (privately owned motorcycle) and others. All are sad.

A 902nd Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, Maryland Soldier was killed in a motorcycle accident on 5 September 2008 at approximately 0011 local near Baltimore, Maryland. The 41-year-old SFC was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle when a 1999 Honda Prelude traveling in the opposite direction and swerving out of control, hit the motorcycle pinning the SFC against a guardrail. The Soldier was evacuated to a local medical center where he later died. He had completed the Army-approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course and was wearing all required PPE. The Soldier had not been deployed

Sad, sounds like he could do sweet FA about it. I hope the driver was not a drunk as that just makes it worse. RIP.

Nelly

MarinaFazer · 09-10-2008, 03:52 PM

RIP. Ride Safe everyone

yamaha rider87 · 09-11-2008, 01:59 AM

Kills me to read these.....here's a man who offered up his life in service to his country, only to be torn from us before his time. Truely tragic, and also reminds me to be thankful every day for our men and women in arms around the world doing the things the rest of us couldn't so that we may live our lives to the fullest.

**sideshow_downs** · 09-11-2008, 02:08 AM

it makes me sad to hear about fellow soldiers going down like that. My prayers go out to his family, friends and unit

MisterX · 09-11-2008, 05:00 AM

I used to work at the place that pushed these reports out (U.S. Combat Readiness/Safety Center). They're called Preliminary Loss Reports. I'll tell you, the suckiest part of my job was having to post these to the Web site when new ones came out. It's always difficult to lose a Soldier. It's sucks substantially more when we lose a Soldier due to someone else's mistake as it appears to have happened in the above report. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

X

09-10-2008, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
OkieDavid Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Oklahoma Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 3 Member #2455	Soldier down I get these at work anytime we lose a soldier in a vehicle accident. Some are POV (privately owned vehicle), POM (privately owned motorcycle) and others. All are sad. A 902nd Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, Maryland Soldier was killed in a motorcycle accident on 5 September 2008 at approximately 0011 local near Baltimore, Maryland. The 41-year-old SFC was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle when a 1999 Honda Prelude traveling in the opposite direction and swerving out of control, hit the motorcycle pinning the SFC against a guardrail. The Soldier was evacuated to a local medical center where he later died. He had completed the Army-approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course and was wearing all required PPE. The Soldier had not been deployed

09-10-2008, 03:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
MarinaFazer Ocean Rider 1 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brentwood, California 90049 (LA) Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 14 Member #2566	Re: Soldier down RIP. Ride Safe everyone

09-11-2008, 01:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
yamaha rider87 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sparks, Nevada Bike: 07 FZ6 (yamaha blue) Posts: 113 Rep Power: 3 Member #3975	Re: Soldier down Kills me to read these.....here's a man who offered up his life in service to his country, only to be torn from us before his time. Truely tragic, and also reminds me to be thankful every day for our men and women in arms around the world doing the things the rest of us couldn't so that we may live our lives to the fullest. __________________ R.I.P. Spinner....You're my boy Blue!!!!! frame sliders are the biker version of a reset button

09-11-2008, 02:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
sideshow_downs Deployed Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Where the Army needs me Bike: '08 FZ6 - Raven Posts: 630 Rep Power: 13 Member #358	Re: Soldier down it makes me sad to hear about fellow soldiers going down like that. My prayers go out to his family, friends and unit __________________ I'm all jacked up on Mountain Dew! 2008 FZ6 In stealth Raven -debadged-reflectors removed-painted windscreen-powder coated pegs and radiator covers-devil exhaust-competition werkes F/E and signals-tcp seat cowl

09-11-2008, 05:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
MisterX Code Monkey Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, AL Bike: 2006 Buell XB9SX Posts: 343 Rep Power: 6 Member #3192	Re: Soldier down I used to work at the place that pushed these reports out (U.S. Combat Readiness/Safety Center). They're called Preliminary Loss Reports. I'll tell you, the suckiest part of my job was having to post these to the Web site when new ones came out. It's always difficult to lose a Soldier. It's sucks substantially more when we lose a Soldier due to someone else's mistake as it appears to have happened in the above report. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. X __________________ Oh yeah... It's a Buell!

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