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New names enshrined at annualFacebook.com/DesertLightningNews EOD memorial event

Samuel King Jr.

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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Dressed in the bright whites, (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
deep blues and dense blacks of their service uniforms, Airmen, Marines,
Sailors, and Soldiers came together once again May 7 to honor and re- Another Soldier’s name is unveiled at the 47th annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ser-
member their fallen explosive ordnance disposal brethren during the an- vice at the Kau man EOD Training Complex on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 7, 2016. Names of
nual memorial ceremony at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex here. recent and past fallen EOD technicians are added to the memorial wall during the ceremony each
year. The Army, Marines and Navy added six new names this year. The total now stands at 320.
Approximately 500 people ventured to the EOD Memorial Wall this
year, as six new names were added to the engraved lists that now contain descended upon the wall for pictures, to touch the engraved brass name or
320 people. e 2016 event marked the ceremony’s 47th year. just remember a fallen hero.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the ceremony’s guest “ is wall represents both an ending and a beginning,” Welsh said. “To
speaker, shared heartfelt sentiments to the families of fallen technicians in the EOD warriors, continue to embrace your heritage as fiercely as you
attendance. He recounted the heartbreaking stories behind each of the new defend our nation.”
names added this year.
Names added this year include: Army Tech. Sgt. Louis Brovetto,
“I hope each of the gold star families here finds peace in the fact your Pvt. Clinton Mullenix and 1st Lt. Mack Jarrett; Marine Staff Sgt. Da-
loved one died protecting others and they committed their lives to that vid Lyon; and Navy Chief Petty Officer William Meadville and Lt. j.g.
endeavor,” Welsh said. “We celebrate this sacred place as a beacon for Gardner Hutchins.
every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine who follow the trail these he-
roes blazed.”

Each year, a wreath is placed in front of each branch of service’s list of
names before they are read aloud. After each list is completed, the names
are saluted by an enlisted and officer EOD member.

e families of EOD technicians added to the wall each year receive a
folded flag that was flown over the memorial.

e ceremony concluded with an honor guard rifle volley and the play-
ing of Taps. Afterward, families and EOD technicians both past and present

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