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May 16, 2008 - 11:13:01 PM |
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| Air Force Col. Timothy W. Strawther, 506th Air Expeditionary Force commander; Army Capt. Aaron Flagg, Charlie Company commander; Army Lt. Col. Joseph R. Novack Jr., Brigade Support Battalion commander, open the Davis Combat Clinic during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk April 6, as Charlie Company medics assist. The clinic was named in honor of Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, Charlie Company, 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division who was killed by an IED Nov. 5, 2007, south of Kirkuk, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 115th MPAD) |
KIRKUK, Iraq - The U.S. Air Force dedicated their new Davis Combat Clinic at Forward Operating Base Warrior to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis during a ribbon cutting ceremony April 6.
Davis was a combat medic with Charlie Company, 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, attached to the brigade commander's personal support detachment. She was killed when her patrol struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations Nov. 5, 2007, south of Kirkuk. The IED also killed three other Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
"The dedication and naming of the Davis Combat Clinic is a small tribute to the sacrifice Staff Sgt. Davis gave in the defense and service to the nation, the Army, the 1st Brigade Combat Team and the 10th Brigade Support Battalion's mission in Iraq," said Lt. Col. Joseph R. Novack Jr., Brigade Support Battalion commander. He also noted while Novack had many memorable traits, the two most notable imprints she left with him were her, "Passion for being a medic and her smile."
The smiling image of Davis that adorns the entrance to the clinic would, "Welcome patients to one of the best level II medical facilities in Iraq." He said future patients would be greeted with that image and should be comforted to know they will be in good hands. "She would have it no other way," he said.
This was Davis' third tour in Iraq. She leaves behind her husband, Thomas, and three sons.
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| The smiling image of Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis adorns the entrance to the Davis Combat Clinic at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk. The clinic was named in honor of Staff Sgt. Davis, Charlie Company, 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division who was killed by an IED Nov. 5, 2007, south of Kirkuk, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 115th MPAD) |
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| Col. David Paschal, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division commander, and Soldiers and Airmen of Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk attended the dedication and naming ceremony of the FOB's new Davis Combat Clinic in honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, Charlie Company, 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Davis was killed Nov. 5, 2007, when her patrol struck an IED during combat operations south of Kirkuk, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 115th MPAD) |
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| The Davis Combat Clinic opened its doors April 6, 2008, during a dedication and naming ceremony in honor of Army medic Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, Charlie Company, 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division who was killed when her patrol struck an IED Nov. 5, 2007, during combat operations south of Kirkuk, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 115th MPAD) |
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