Command Sgt Major Griffin was killed on August 8, 2012 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan in a suicide bomb attack. He was the most senior enlisted soldier for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division. Griffin, 45, of Riverton, Wyo., and was a Bronze Star
recipient who first enlisted in the Army in 1988.
Also killed in this attack were Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, 35, of West Point, N.Y., and Air Force Maj. Walter D. Gray, 38, of Conyers, Ga., USAID foreign service officer Ragaei Abdelfattah was identified as the other victim.
As a command sergeant major, Griffin was one of the brigade's senior leaders and provided leadership and guidance to the 4,000 man brigade. A 24 year veteran, Command Sgt Maj Griffin had served three tours in Iraq and previously served in Kuwait and the Balkans. He is survived by two children, one of whom, Sgt Dane Griffin, followed in his footsteps of serving his country.
I really wish that I could actually run the full 26.2 miles in honor of Command Sgt Major Griffin. It would be an incredible honor. I hope that he understands why I'll be walking instead. Thanks for your service to this country.
I Wear Blue: Run to Remember.
Also killed in this attack were Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, 35, of West Point, N.Y., and Air Force Maj. Walter D. Gray, 38, of Conyers, Ga., USAID foreign service officer Ragaei Abdelfattah was identified as the other victim.
As a command sergeant major, Griffin was one of the brigade's senior leaders and provided leadership and guidance to the 4,000 man brigade. A 24 year veteran, Command Sgt Maj Griffin had served three tours in Iraq and previously served in Kuwait and the Balkans. He is survived by two children, one of whom, Sgt Dane Griffin, followed in his footsteps of serving his country.
I really wish that I could actually run the full 26.2 miles in honor of Command Sgt Major Griffin. It would be an incredible honor. I hope that he understands why I'll be walking instead. Thanks for your service to this country.
I Wear Blue: Run to Remember.
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