I just received word this morning that my Classmate 59', Theresa Martin Kitowski's only son was killed Sunday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Charles B. Kitowski III, 31, was living in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch but was born in Gulfport, MS. He was assigned to the 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Phychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C. He worked in the finance department at Southwest Airlines in Dallas before deploying to Afghanistan. He earned several military awards, including the Marksmanship Qualification Badge and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He is survived by his parents, Chuck and Theresa Kitowski, of Katy, Texas. The family requested that they wanted the Patriot Guard Riders with them on their sons last journey. He will be laid to rest on Saturday. (Also, killed with Kitowski were Sgt. lst Class Jeffrey D. Kettle, 32 of Madill, OK and Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers, Jr. 27 of Herndon, VA)
May they all rest in peace!
May they all rest in peace!
Damn, I am so sorry. Ironically, my nephew, Joey, will be back in the USA tomorrow, finishing up his second deployment to Iraq. He, too, has been in Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay.
ReplyDeletePlease give my condolences to your friend. I am so very saddened.
Thanks for this tribute. It definitely helps put our lives in perspective. I am very sorry to hear about your friend.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for her loss. All the people serving in Iraq, and the families who are making sacrifices to allow them to do so, are heroes.
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