Comments on: Staff Sergeant Travis Atkins Awarded Posthumous DSC http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2008/11/07/staff-sergeant-travis-atkins-awarded-posthumous-dsc/ Updated information on Veteran Benefits, featured Military Bloggers, the You Served Podcast and various other news and information relevant to Veterans. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin Watts http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2008/11/07/staff-sergeant-travis-atkins-awarded-posthumous-dsc/comment-page-1/#comment-169923 Kevin Watts Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:21:56 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2008/11/07/staff-sergeant-travis-atkins-awarded-posthumous-dsc/#comment-169923 SSG Atkins, or Travis as I knew him, was an incredible man, honorable, trustworthy, you name it. I knew Travis when he got to Alpha Co, 3/327. We served together during the invasion of Iraq. Between him and CPL. Shuman, he was one of my wingmen while we were on patrols kicking doors in. He had a great sense of humor, great personalty, a great everything. I found out a year after he was killed in Baghdad, that we were not working to far from each other again during another tour. I myself was medically evacuated out of Baghdad later that month. My condolances goes to his parents and family. "May he lie in peace and harmony, for he is in a better place then we are. For he is one of the few who have seen the true end of this war." Kevin Watts SSG, U.S. Army Retired SSG Atkins, or Travis as I knew him, was an incredible man, honorable, trustworthy, you name it. I knew Travis when he got to Alpha Co, 3/327. We served together during the invasion of Iraq. Between him and CPL. Shuman, he was one of my wingmen while we were on patrols kicking doors in. He had a great sense of humor, great personalty, a great everything. I found out a year after he was killed in Baghdad, that we were not working to far from each other again during another tour. I myself was medically evacuated out of Baghdad later that month. My condolances goes to his parents and family. “May he lie in peace and harmony, for he is in a better place then we are. For he is one of the few who have seen the true end of this war.”

Kevin Watts
SSG, U.S. Army Retired

]]> By: SFC (Ret) Socorro Hierro Jr. http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2008/11/07/staff-sergeant-travis-atkins-awarded-posthumous-dsc/comment-page-1/#comment-157517 SFC (Ret) Socorro Hierro Jr. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2008/11/07/staff-sergeant-travis-atkins-awarded-posthumous-dsc/#comment-157517 SSG Atkins was an incredible Soldier, I know because he was one of my SAW Gunners, while we were stationed together with 3/327th INF Regt, 1st BDE, 101st Airborne Div. SSG Atkins was always stood way out in front of his peers. He was the epitome of what a True Soldier should be. My condolances to his parents and son. SFC Socorro Hierro Jr U.S. Army Retired SSG Atkins was an incredible Soldier, I know because he was one of my SAW Gunners, while we were stationed together with 3/327th INF Regt, 1st BDE, 101st Airborne Div. SSG Atkins was always stood way out in front of his peers. He was the epitome of what a True Soldier should be. My condolances to his parents and son.

SFC Socorro Hierro Jr
U.S. Army Retired

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