Military Officer - January 2006 - (Page 21) rapidfire NEWS YOU CAN USE Got Your Back MOAA President Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., presented the first MOAA Ombudsman Award to Susan Perrin of Houston at the 2005 Leadership Training Conference sponsored by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve in Washington, D.C. Ryan recognized Perrin’s mediation and Honoring Our Fallen Troops W hen the number of U.S. troops who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom grew to 2,000, many Americans felt the toll. The occasion was marked with a moment of silence in the Senate, a reading of the names of the fallen from the House floor, and a number of tributes by ordinary citizens across the nation. One of those citizens, Anne Kirkpatrick (above), added new flags to a memorial honoring U.S. servicemembers at the Somers Congregational Church in Somers, Conn. The mark was reached when Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr., 34, of Killeen, Texas, died Oct. 22 from injuries sustained earlier in the week when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Samarra. Since the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. troops have been dying at about 800 a year, with most killed in action trying to put down an insurgency. More than 90 percent of the deaths have come after President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations May 1, 2003. More than 15,000 U.S. servicemembers have been wounded in the conflict, including some 8,000 who were able to return to duty within 72 hours. arbitration efforts and ability to resolve issues arising between protected citizens, servicemembers, and their employers regarding the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The award consists of a certificate, an engraved crystal cube, and a check for $1,000. Perrin teaches and writes about arbitration matters and has resolved many reemployment cases successfully. MILITARY OFFICER PHOTOS: ABOVE, DAVID BUTLER II/WPN; RIGHT, STAFF SGT. MELISSA FOX, ESGR JANUARY 2006 21
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