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Andrew J Olmsted
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Name: Army Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted
Age: 37
From: Colorado Springs, Colo.;
Assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident: Army Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Thomas J. Casey.
Died: January 03, 2008
Major’s final blog entry posted after his death
The Associated Press
Age: 37
From: Colorado Springs, Colo.;
Assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident: Army Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Thomas J. Casey.
Died: January 03, 2008
Major’s final blog entry posted after his death
The Associated Press
DENVER — Maj. Andrew Olmsted’s “Final Post” was published online — after the Rocky Mountain News blogger was killed in Iraq.
Olmsted died Thursday with another soldier, Capt. Thomas J. Casey, 32, of Albuquerque, when rebels attacked with small arms near Sadiyah, the military said.
Olmsted, who began writing for the News on May 21 and described himself as a libertarian, had written what he called “Final Post” about his death. He asked a friend to post it on his Web site AndrewOlmsted.com if he died in Iraq.
In it, Olmsted, 37, warned against making his death an argument for or against the...
Occupation
the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident
Army Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Thomas J. Casey.
Prayers & Messages
Andrew J Olmsted
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Andrew J Olmsted
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.