In Memory OfSPC Shawn A. Mayerscik

SPC Shawn A. Mayerscik, 22, U.S. Army, born June 25, 1980, passed away in a helicopter crash on March 11, 2003. Mayerscik was an Infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan. There, his team saw heavy combat while conducting counterinsurgency operations in the eastern provinces. After his deployment, he joined the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum. While on a sling- loading training exercise, Mayerscik and ten fellow Soldiers' lives were lost when their Black Hawk lost altitude and crashed. Rest easy, Soldier! Til Valhalla, Brother!