Page 3 - December Newsletter

As I was working in Afghanistan as a Police Advisor, Richard McEvoy was the Senior Program
Manager, the top boss inside the country, who made sure the programs were running as planned.

He had been a career soldier, having retired from the Army as a Colonel in 2008 and moving into
the private sector.

In Afghanistan he had to supervise a large group of American police officers, ranging from 700-800
during any given contract, and all of the support services such as travel, HR, personnel, etc. At any
given time he had a few thousand people total. But every time I met him, whether in the gym or
passing through offices on my way home for vacation, he would genuinely be interested in how I
was and would take the time to visit. It didn’t matter what position you held, from the highest to the
lowest, he would always be that way.

In 2013 a large attack happened at the companies HQ base in Kabul. I was coincidentally a few miles
away at an Army base traveling through and was woken up around 5:00 AM to my bed shaking. At
first I thought it was one of the frequent Afghan earthquakes, but quickly realized a large bomb
detonating had caused it. We could see the huge pillar of smoke in the distance and rallied our
teams to respond.

Once we got to the HQ it was mostly under control and a few cleanups were still occurring. A
suicide bomber in a large truck full of explosives had detonated on the wall of the base, collapsing

buildings 80-100 yards away. After the wall was breached, a group of suicide bombers ran through
with machine guns and attacked people coming outside. Ultimately the suicide bombers were
killed, as well as some of our employees. After accounting for all our people, a plan to move
everyone was started.

Due to the destruction everyone had to be moved to a new base temporarily. During this time of
chaos, sadness, and disruption, Richard McEvoy remained caring. He kept the mission moving
forward but while doing it he would check on people personally. He showed empathy, he showed
understanding, and he also showed strength. He showed strength by recognizing the bravery of
those who had lost their lives, acknowledging the pain it caused, but also kept moving forward. He
did all this even when he was part of the attack that had occurred.

Sadly in 2015 Richard McEvoy, along with two great people, Barry Sutton and Corey Dodge, were
killed in Kabul while on mission. I know for a fact Barry and Corey both enjoyed working for Richard

McEvoy, because he genuinely cared about his people.

As you go about your day today, take the time to be caring. To your coworkers, our citizens, and
your friends and family. We all have days we need someone to care.

-Captain Jason Mealer