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Col Richard J Berrettini
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Name: Army Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini
Age: 52
From: Wilcox, Pa.;
Assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic, Erie, Pa.;
Incident: Army Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini died Jan. 11 in San Antonio of wounds suffered on Jan. 2 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 11, 2008
Guardsman dies from injuries sustained in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Age: 52
From: Wilcox, Pa.;
Assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic, Erie, Pa.;
Incident: Army Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini died Jan. 11 in San Antonio of wounds suffered on Jan. 2 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 11, 2008
Guardsman dies from injuries sustained in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A soldier has died in Texas from combat injuries he suffered in Afghanistan, the Pennsylvania Army National Guard announced Jan. 13.
Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini, 52, from Eldred, McKean County, died Jan. 11, nine days after the attack, which also killed an interpreter and South Carolina National Guard Sgt. Shawn F. Hill, 37, of Wellford, S.C.
Berrettini was scheduled to return home at the end of the month after a year in Afghanistan. A nurse practitioner, he had volunteered to serve in Afghanistan. In civilian life, Berrettini was a Port Allegany High School nurse.
He joined the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1984 and...
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the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic, Erie, Pa.;
Incident
Army Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini died Jan. 11 in San Antonio of wounds sustained Jan. 2 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Prayers & Messages
Col Richard J Berrettini
2010-02-16
I was out on that final mission with COL Berrettini in the wadi known as four corners. He made coffee for us and it was cold as hell he came by our possition repetedly to check if we were o.k. We talked about fly fishing for hours out in the dark on that mission. He was the nicest damn officer i ever met he volunteered to out of wire with us repeatedly because he cared out the kids and he had the knowledge to help. He may have been the only person these kids ever got treated by he did it with a smile on his face. He also was not scared to get on the gun either. He joked on that mission that he is the highest paid driver in the army. Awesome guy and soldier my heart goes out to him and his family. Hope they know of the good he did over there he made a difference in the world.
Col Richard J Berrettini
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.
Col Richard J Berrettini
2008-01-19
May the Lord bless you and keep you safe in his arms. Thank you for giving so much to your country. Our prayers are with your family at this time. The Lord will take away all your pain and give you peace