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Show HILLTOP TIMES 8 TIMES April 8, 2010 419th reservist designs memorial for fallen Iraqi comrades BY SENIOR AIRMAN MINDY BLOEM 506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs K Courtesy photo i. Sgt. Eric Eberhard, 506th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader deployed from Hill Air Force Base, paints a mural on one of the concrete walls at the EOD compound on Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. PROMOTIONS 75th Communications Squadron Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lanier, Staff Sgt. David Harold Christine Jr., Staff Sgt. Shaun Smith, Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Nunnally from page 7 Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Lee Airman 1st Class Joshua Moore, Airman 1st Class Garrett Rayburn, Airman 1st Class Thomas Van Engen Tech. Sgt. Robert Jaramillo, Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Montenegro, Senior Airman Jared Brusen, Senior Airman Dinno Lorenzo, Senior Airman Samantha Semrau Campenni Senior Airman Jerry Hedrick TECH. SGT. ERIC EBERHARD, 419th reservist who built a memorial in Iraq while deployed from Hill Air Force Base strengthen the bond we have formed with the Iraqi EOD technicians, as it is a display of support and dedication in our effort to see them succeed," Eberhard said. "They come to our compound often and will be reminded of the selfless sacrifice those who came before them have made," Eberhard said EOD technicians, American or not, are members of a family — a small and courageous career field. Many family members listened during the ceremony with tears in their eyes to the deference being paid to their loved ones. Salam Hama Salim, Twana's father, spoke about his son's memory. My son was very funny and friendly with everybody, he said through an interpreter. Everyone who worked with him liked him. I feel honored, and it's a special day for us, especially with all the respect the EOD guys have shown my son. Bryan Magafia, 419th Fighter Wing Public Afi fairs, contributed to this story. frey Kartchner, Senior Airman Joshua Stephens 75th Medical Group Master Sgt. Chi Swanson 75th Comptroller Squadron 75th Medical Operations Squadron Tech. Sgt. Christine Heidbreder Senior Airman Patricia Castillo • 75th Force Support Squadron 75th Aerospace Medicine Squadron 75th Air Base Wing IRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq — On Feb. 23, members of the 506th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team gathered on their compound at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq for an unveiling ceremony of a memorial wall to honor three Iraqi men killed in an improvised explosive device attack last year. Tech. Sgt. Eric Eberhard, EOD team leader from Hill Air Force Base's 419th Fighter Wing, designed and painted the wall, which includes likenesses of the three men — Saman Barzan Mohamed, Ahmed Salih Rasheed and Twana Salam Salim. Arabic script beneath the images reads "We will never forget." The reservist, who returned from his sixmonth deployment last week, said he felt compelled to honor his fallen Iraqi comrades and raise money for their families. "I wanted the mural to be dedicated to and focused on these men who gave their lives, so I designed it with that goal in mind," he said. The concrete wall measures 13-by-8 feet and took about 50 hours to complete, but the work was well worth it, Eberhard also spoke at the ceremony and presented a check for $1,600 to the victims' families. The money was raised during a 5K, which three EOD team members ran while wearing 80-pound bomb suits. The families also received certificates of appreciation. "My hope is that the mural will help "My hope is that the mural will help strengthen the bond we have formed with the Iraqi EOD technicians, as it is a display of support and dedication in our effort to see them succeed." Tech. Sgt. 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