The Sergeant Major: Sergeant Jaime Gonzalez

Sgt. Gonzalez was killed in action on 3 August 2008, during a ground convoy by an IED. He was a husband and a father and served in the Texas National Guard. He was assigned to the CSTC-A PSD (personal security detachment). His job was to protect the various folks on Camp Eggers moving around out in the box. I had the honor, on numerous occasions to have Sgt. Gonzalez provide security for my moves.

The night before he was killed, I went running and then to the gym. On the way to the gym, I ran into Sgt. Gonzalez. We exchanged quick greetings and moved on. The next I heard about him was that he had been killed. If I only had the ability to see into the future, I would have taken more time the night before. I would have said something more cool or profound than "whats up Sergeant?" Literally here today, gone tomorrow. That quick. The finality still haunts me, that quick greeting the night before, you can never know...See ya Bro.