Photo By Lesley Atkinson | The Quartermaster School honors the fallen Soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster...... read more read more
FORT LEE, Va. -- Staff members and students from the U.S. Army Quartermaster School gathered for a Feb. 24 moment of silence ceremony here that paid tribute to the 14th QM Detachment Soldiers killed or wounded 25 years ago when a SCUD missile struck their barracks during Operation Desert Storm.
Held at the detachment’s memorial marker on 41st Street, the ceremony was organized by the Petroleum and Water Department.
William Quimbayoglen, chief of PWD’s Water Training Division, said it’s important to remember the 14th Detachment’s courage and sacrifice while teaching new generations of Soldiers an important lesson from Army history.
“Events like this highlight the Army’s determination to care for its Soldiers, civilians and families,” he said. “As an Army profession, we must continue to instill our customs and traditions at all levels to foster the development of Army professionals.
“During the observance,” he continued, “we showed our junior water professionals the importance of pausing to pay tribute to those Soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this nation, emphasizing the importance of service before self, in order to broaden them for future service.”
In preparation for deployment in January 1991, the 14th QM Detachment – an Army Reserve water purification unit stationed in Greensburg, Pennsylvania – came to Fort Lee for 30 days of intensive mobilization training.
Six days after arriving in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, an Iraqi SCUD missile struck a barracks building and killed 81 percent of the unit, as well as many others from the 475th Quartermaster Group and 477th Transportation Company.
The detachment suffered the greatest number of casualties during the attack with 13 killed and 43 wounded.
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.03.2016 16:08 |
| Story ID: | 191035 |
| Location: | FORT LEE, VIRGINIA, US |
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