Uwezo Wa kipaji is paying a speacial tribute to a fine soldier who gave her life for the sake of freedom to many not only in the United States of America but to the free world at large.
Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, and another soldier identified as
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston died in a
helicopter crash on Sept. 5, in
Logar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when their aircraft
crashed.
Ramirez
is originally from Nairobi, Kenya. She joined the U.S. Army in 2003 as
an enlisted water purification specialist.
Her great passion for helicopters and the army led her to enlist in the U.S. army shortly after coming to the United States.
She
earned OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aviator qualification in 2008, and was
assigned to the 82nd CAB in 2009. This was her second deployment.
“She was a true quiet professional, and an incredible role model to so
many,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Landy Dunham, commander, Task Force
Talon, 82nd CAB, 82nd Airborne Division. “Thalia never failed to set the
perfect example of a confident and competent warrior. She was fearless,
and loved her job. She selflessly risked everything, on a regular
basis, in defense of her brothers and sisters in arms.”
Ramirez is survived by her husband, Jesse Belbeck in the United
States, and mother and father, Justin Ramirez and Alexandra Moll, in
Kenya.
Our heartfelt condolences to Family n friend. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends, John 15:13.