Posted on Oct 26, 2016
Fort Carson IDs soldier found dead on post
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A 21-year-old soldier found dead Monday morning at Fort Carson has been identified.
Pfc. Kyle J. Walls of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was found in the barracks on Fort Carson, Colorado, according to a statement from Fort Carson officials.
Walls was posthumously promoted from private to private first class.
“It is always hard to lose a part of our military family,” the statement said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Walls family and friends during this very difficult time.”
Walls, of Oklahoma, joined the Army in November 2015 and was a microwave systems operator/maintainer. He had received the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
The cause of death is currently under investigation.
Pfc. Kyle J. Walls of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was found in the barracks on Fort Carson, Colorado, according to a statement from Fort Carson officials.
Walls was posthumously promoted from private to private first class.
“It is always hard to lose a part of our military family,” the statement said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Walls family and friends during this very difficult time.”
Walls, of Oklahoma, joined the Army in November 2015 and was a microwave systems operator/maintainer. He had received the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
The cause of death is currently under investigation.
Fort Carson IDs soldier found dead on post
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We may never know the power of kindness, it is capable of saving lives. I don't know any other detail about this report, but to lose one to anything is detrimental. We train to fight, yet many of us have had brothers and sisters fall, not in battle, we've seen a battlefield beyond the one we trained for. Enlisted, Non-Commissioned Officers, we have an epidemic that our demeanor, words, and courage will make a difference in when it comes to the loss of lives. That odd person out, you see them stand behind the formation because they can't do PT, you see a hand brace; you see someone senior to you utterly humiliate and disclose the private information of our brothers or sisters openly. Can you find the courage to find a kind word to say or even acknowledge our own with a smile and a nod of the head to let them know that you aren't aligned with the ideals of the humiliation. Most of my career, I was up, but I've been down, profiled, humiliated, excluded and ridiculed. Most of my career, I was subject to bullies, labeled as one who'd fail and faced labels placed on me to find the same characterizations now that I am in Civil Service. I always found a glimpse of light in those times from someone, a sister or brother. They acknowledge me by believing in me, they saved me. Stand for what's right and respectfully shun degradation to support those who've made mistakes, those who gave up and those who were victim to circumstance. Everyone can grow, everyone can change, especially when they know even one person believes they can. Those who acknowledge they've reached a limit, respect their decision. We all have limits and I've been there too.
I will honor this Soldier to know more detail and pay my respects. May we all begin to look at things differently. Can we look for the quiet ones and those that are labeled insignificant? They've been something more before their recent struggle, or they've never had a chance to develop or change. Our current epidemic of loss, we can affect a change by simply being the difference, having the courage to align ourselves with what's right and by remembering where we came from. My prayers extend to this Soldiers Family and I will honor our fallen.
I will honor this Soldier to know more detail and pay my respects. May we all begin to look at things differently. Can we look for the quiet ones and those that are labeled insignificant? They've been something more before their recent struggle, or they've never had a chance to develop or change. Our current epidemic of loss, we can affect a change by simply being the difference, having the courage to align ourselves with what's right and by remembering where we came from. My prayers extend to this Soldiers Family and I will honor our fallen.
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Sad to hear, Rest in Peace brother, prayers of comfort, and healing for the family and friends.
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