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| Security Forces Killed In Action: SSgt John T. Self | ||||
| Killed In Action in Iraq | ||||
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Staff Sgt. John T. Self lost his life May 14, 2007 while on his 79th combat patrol as a fire team leader assisting Iraqis taking back the streets of Baghdad. | |||
| An improvised explosive device tore through his vehicle killing him and wounding three fellow Airmen on the patrol. The Airmen were part of a police transition team belonging to Det. 3 of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. | ||||
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SSgt John T. Self |
SSgt Self volunteered for this deployment while he was deployed to Al Udeid (Air Base, Qatar) | |||
| Click here to see pictures of 1st Annual Commemoration and Dedication of Memorial for Staff Sergeant John T. Self at Little Rock AFB Arkansas. | ||||
| Air Force News Article: | ||||
| May 21, 2007 "Balad Airmen Say Goodbye To Fallen Warrior" | ||||
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Staff Sgt. John Self lost his life May 14 while on his 79th combat patrol as a fire team leader assisting Iraqis taking back the streets of Baghdad. |
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Senior Airman Daniel Hunsperger says goodbye to his supervisor, Staff Sgt. John Self, during a May 18 memorial ceremony in the town hall at Balad Air Base, Iraq. | |
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Chief Master Sgt. Scott Dearduff, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant, holds Staff Sergeant John Self's dog tags to show respect during Staff Sgt. Self's memorial ceremony at the Balad Air Base Town Hall May 18, 2007. |
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Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron provide a 21-gun salute for Staff Sgt. John Self during a May 18 memorial ceremony at Balad Air Base, Iraq. | |
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Brig. Gen. Robin Rand holds Staff Sgt. John Self's dog tags to show respect during Sergeant Self's May 18 memorial ceremony at the town hall at Balad Air Base, Iraq. |
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The display at Staff Sgt. John Self's memorial contained many personal items and mementos left by fellow Airmen and those who knew him well as a gesture of lasting respect May 18 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. | |
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Staff Sgt. John Self adjusts his body armor before departing Camp Victory, Iraq, March 7. Sergeant Self, a security forces specialist deployed from the 314th Security Forces Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. | |||
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