MONROE — The War on Terrorism Memorial was very familiar to me when I lived in Monroe and worked at Monroe County Community College, as it was on my daily commute to work past Veterans Park alongside the banks of the Raisin River in North Custer. Road. It also reminded me of my “9/11 moment” – where I was when 9/11 happened (like previous generations who witnessed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy).
I was a cataloging librarian at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida (Pinellas County). My boss wanted me to have a basic knowledge of law, since I wasn’t a lawyer, so he asked me to take an “intro to law” course at the University of Tampa for a semester.
I was in class on September 11 and we were talking about how difficult it is for countries to apply international law. It was at this point that we were interrupted by a knock at the door telling us to turn on the television, because the first tower of the World Trade Center had been hit.
Many good people in Monroe County who fought what became known as the War on Terror are being honored through the efforts of people like Kelly Greer, who is a Gold Star Mom. Army circuit. Nicholas J. Greer died on October 7, 2005. According to a Military Times article, Greer died of a gunshot wound suffered when insurgents attacked his patrol unit in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Greer’s unit was part of an operation to stop the infiltration of insurgents from Syria.
Greer War is part of the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He served as a sniper and helicopter search and rescue specialist and was a graduate of Monroe High School. Greer had planned to study computer science when he returned from active duty.
Army circuit. Dennis Miller of La Salle was, like Greer, only 21 years old. Miller was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. He was killed on November 10, 2004, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his M1A1 Abrams tank in Ramadi, Iraq. He graduated from basic training and completed M1 tank training in September 2003 at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Miller was a recently married 2001 Mason High School graduate who had studied history at MCCC. He was an avid hunter and golfer.
Maritime maritime circuit. Juan Garza was 20 years old when he died in central Iraq on April 8, 2003. The Temperance transplant lived with his uncle and aunt while he finished high school at Summerfield High School. Garza was based at Camp Pendleton, California, and his young wife, Casey Cole, was 19 and in the Army, stationed in Washington, DC.
Casey Cole told Military Times reporters, “We were married for three months and he was away the whole time. he was the love of my life. He’s a hero.
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The memorial bears the words: “War on Terror” – The Fallen Heroes of Monroe County/Lest They Be Forgotten; it includes the following names and years of birth/death:
Maritime maritime circuit. Juan Garza, 1983-2003; Army Circuit. Dennis J. Miller Jr., 1983-2004; Army Captain Lowell T. Miller II, 1970-2005; Marine Corporal. Gary Koehler, 1985-2006; Air Force Master Sgt. David A. Scott, 1953-2003; Army Sgt. Michael K. Ingram Jr., 1987-2010; Army Staff Sgt. William L. Payne, 1956-2003; Marine Lance Cpl. Allan Klein, 1970-2005; Army circuit. Nicholas J. Greer, 1983-2005; Army Sgt. Christophe Messer, 1978-2006; Army circuit. Eric W. Hario, 1989-2009.
— Tom Adamich is president of Visiting Librarian Service, a business he has run since 1993. He is also project archivist for Greening Nursery Co. and Family Archives and electric vehicle outreach coordinator at Monroe County Community College.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: 11 residents on Monroe County War on Terrorism Memorial
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