In honor of USAF SSgt Travis L. Griffin, 28, who was killed April 3, 2008 in the Rasheed district of Baghdad by an IED strike to his vehicle. Travis is survived by his son Elijah.
Travis L. Griffin was blessed with patience, stamina and an “internal motor” that kept him going hours into a job, said Capt. Kevin Eberhart. “Everyone else would be dragging, but it seemed like he was never worn out.”
“His lot in this world,” Eberhart added, “was to train people. He used humor, sometimes self-deprecating humor, to get his points across.”
Griffin, 28, of Dover, Del., was killed April 3 near Baghdad by a roadside bomb. He was assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base and was on his fourth tour in Iraq — his seventh assignment in the Middle East.
Col. Robert Suminsby said Griffin’s mission in Iraq was much more dangerous than what most airmen are confronted with. “Most deploy for four to six months. He actually volunteered to go on a 365-day tour,” Suminsby said. “He was one of the folks that really stepped up to do not just a very dangerous and demanding mission, but one that was going to last a lot longer.”
Eberhart described Griffin as competent and confident but not arrogant. “He had a capability and a charisma about him,” he said.
He is survived by his wife, Krista, and son, Elijah, 5.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin remembered
ReplyDeleteTravis L. Griffin was blessed with patience, stamina and an “internal motor” that kept him going hours into a job, said Capt. Kevin Eberhart. “Everyone else would be dragging, but it seemed like he was never worn out.”
“His lot in this world,” Eberhart added, “was to train people. He used humor, sometimes self-deprecating humor, to get his points across.”
Griffin, 28, of Dover, Del., was killed April 3 near Baghdad by a roadside bomb. He was assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base and was on his fourth tour in Iraq — his seventh assignment in the Middle East.
Col. Robert Suminsby said Griffin’s mission in Iraq was much more dangerous than what most airmen are confronted with. “Most deploy for four to six months. He actually volunteered to go on a 365-day tour,” Suminsby said. “He was one of the folks that really stepped up to do not just a very dangerous and demanding mission, but one that was going to last a lot longer.”
Eberhart described Griffin as competent and confident but not arrogant. “He had a capability and a charisma about him,” he said.
He is survived by his wife, Krista, and son, Elijah, 5.
God bless all of our troops -active, retired, reserves or deceased- the service they provide to this country is invaluable.
ReplyDeleteDid this workout at the track across the street from my house at 10pm and finished at 17:04. The running backwards was much harder than I anticipated.
11:06. still trying to break 11 min. almost fell on my ass with candice chacing me. should have filmed it.
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