2nd Squad, 3rd Plt, Aco 1/75
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Airborne Ranger Gene Tortorella died by his own hand, 4 July 2013
He was the most serious-minded and squared away man I had ever met.
During his time in Battalion he attended HALO school and Sniper school.
He was earned the EIB while in Battalion. He was the first in the EIB road
march and he ran the two mile in the mid-elevens.
He graduated ranger school class 9-87. He is front row, second from the
right, sitting like the Musashi-esque mother fucker that he was.
Gene went on to save many lives as an emergency room doctor and as an
anesthesiologist. While other doctors bought mansions by the lake, he had a
compound in the woods complete with 2 wells and 2 years worth of food.
He was a tough little fucker and he was my good friend. He will be missed.
RLTW, Gene
SGT Matt Johnson
3rd plt, Aco 1/75