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31 October 2007, 06:40
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Maj. Jeffrey R. Calero, Co C 1/20th SFG (A) KIA Afghanistan
RIP Brother.
http://news.soc.mil/releases/News%20...071030-04.html RELEASE NUMBER: 071030-04 DATE POSTED: OCTOBER 30, 2007 PRESS RELEASE: Special Forces Soldier killed in Afghanistan U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Oct. 30, 2007) — An Army Special Forces Soldier was killed Oct. 29 as a result of an improvised explosive device strike while conducting a combat patrol in the southern Afghan city of Kajaki. Maj. Jeffrey R. Calero, 34, was fatally wounded when he encountered an IED in the course of conducting a dismounted route clearance of a “choke point” during a combat reconnaissance patrol and resupply convoy. He was a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha detachment commander assigned to, ODA-2132, Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Springfield, Mass. Calero, a native of Puerto Rico, earned his commission as an infantry officer after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. in 1995. He served six years on active duty before joining the U.S. Army National Guard. His first assignment was with the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea as a rifle platoon leader and executive officer for 1st Bn., 506th Infantry Regiment. He also served as a rifle platoon leader and headquarters and headquarters company executive officer at 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia. Calero left active duty in the 2001 and joined Co. C, 1st Bn., 20th SFG (A). Calero is survived by his father and mother, Raymond and Roselle Calero both of Queens, N.Y.; brother, Dennis Calero; sister, Irene and sister, Joyce Crespo and three nieces, Amelia, Lauren and Claire. For Calero’s bio, click here.... 
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31 October 2007, 07:24
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RIP Sir.
Blue Skies.
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31 October 2007, 07:35
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Rest In Peace Major and Thank You for Your Service and Sacrifice.
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31 October 2007, 13:42
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RIP Brother
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"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.- T.E. Lawrence, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
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31 October 2007, 14:18
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RIP
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"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection." -Thomas Paine
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31 October 2007, 14:21
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Blue Skies
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31 October 2007, 19:07
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R.I.P. Sir..
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31 October 2007, 19:49
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RIP Sir
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31 October 2007, 20:03
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RIP Major Calero. My condolences to the members of 20th SFG who served with him, and to his family and friends back at home...
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1 November 2007, 14:24
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RIP Warrior.
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