The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to adopt a resolution of honor and respect for Army Specialist Stephan L. Mace, a Purcellville native who was one of eight soldiers killed earlier this month in Afghanistan. The resolution reads as follows:
"WHEREAS, Specialist Fourth Class Stephan Lee Mace with seven of his comrades gave their lives on October 3rd, 2009 during a combat assault on their contingency outpost by insurgent Taliban forces in Kamdesh, Afghanistan; and WHEREAS, Specialist Mace, a former resident of Purcellville spent a good deal of his youth in Loudoun County where he is fondly remembered; and
WHEREAS, upon enlisting in the United States Army he was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the Fourth Infantry Division based at Fort Kit Carson, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Specialist Mace and all of his comrades in the 61st Cavalry Regiment were serving as a front-line unit in Afghanistan as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom engaged in the Global War on Terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the motto of the 61st Cavalry Regiment is "Forging Destiny," therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that on this day, October 20th, 2009 the Board of Supervisors and the citizens of Loudoun County do stand together to honor the courage, service and dedication to country and the ultimate sacrifice of Specialist Stephan Mace and his comrades in all branches of the armed forces while forging the destiny of the United States and standing up for the freedom of oppressed people.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Specialist Stephan Mace will be laid to rest forever with Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines at Arlington National Cemetery and that the citizens of Loudoun County are asked to always remember the service of all of those men and women and that they never be forgotten."
