WE REMEMBER: Sergeant First Class David J. Todd Jr

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Sergeant First Class David J. Todd Jr., age thirty-six of Marrero, Louisiana, died August 20, 2008 in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked while on patrol by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-West, Herat, Afghanistan. It was his first Afghanistan deployment. Sergeant First Class Todd was a former Army ROTC instructor at Tulane University who volunteered for duty in Afghanistan. A cavalry scout who joined the Army in 1991, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS Todd was assigned to the Orleans Battalion as an instructor at Tulane from 2003 until he volunteered to join a "military transition team," a small unit trained to help Afghani and Iraqi troops assume control of their countries. Such teams embed with Afghan army units. David Todd, a native of Texas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kan., in October to undergo the 60-day transition team training program. He shipped out to Afghanistan shortly after completing the program. He was assigned to the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-West, which trains and equips the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police, according to the Defense Department. He was in Badghis province in northwestern Afghanistan when he was killed. Before joining Tulane, Sergeant First Class Todd was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Polk in west-central Louisiana, an Army spokesman said. Todd also had been stationed at Fort Knox, Ky.; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and Fort Hood, Texas, according to the Army. Sergeant First Class Todd was a husband and father and provided training and care to many others in their quest for improvement and attainment of their personal best. He was a strong advocate for physical fitness and a fitness center is named in his honor. A runner, he was also honored by a run established to honor both him and all fallen heroes. ------------------------------------------------------- Note: I am not responsible for nor do I make any income from any advert youtube or google place on, near or in the video. To do so would be to cheapen the message. -------------------------------------------------------- Song: We Remember by: Steven Curtis Chapman - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Dad, Husband, Christ follower with the mission of Knowing God & making Him known. Song is being used according to and under the fair use doctrine. Not being used for profit or any remuneration by any one. http://stevencurtischapman.com https://www.facebook.com/stevencurtischapman Fair Use Doctrine: The purpose of the Fair Use Doctrine is to allow for limited and reasonable uses as long as the use does not interfere with owners’ rights or impede their right to do with the work as they wish. Fair use is in place for the greater good, to allow copyrighted works to be used without permission for the benefit of the public. NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. The fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; the nature of the copyrighted work; the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml