Guardian East August Issue | Page 34

KFOR troops run with Roy Story and photos by U.S. Army Sgt. Samantha Parks 4th Public Affairs Detachment “For those of you who don’t know, we are running with Roy... Roy Tisdale,” said U.S. Army Maj. Jonathan Hartsock, Joint Regional Detachment-East commander. “It’s the name of a Lieutenant Colonel who was the battalion commander of the special troops battalion back at Fort Bragg whose life was tragically ended a year ago today.” Many soldiers with the JRD-E served with Tisdale, Hartsock said. “He was a great soldier, a great man and I appreciate everyone coming out today to take a moment of their time to take part in his memory,” Hartsock added. U.S. Army Capt. Brian Plover, JRD-E executive of?cer, served with Tisdale in Afghanistan and was the one who recommended the memorial run. S oldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East gathered on a clear, cool morning to honor a fallen soldier in a 5k run at Camp Bondsteel June 28. PG 34