Citadel Alumni Deaths

U.S. Army Maj. Brian Michael Mescall, Citadel Class of 1997, died Jan. 9
in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced on Jan. 12 his death
along with that of two others who were supporting Operation Enduring
Freedom. Mescall and the other two soldiers died in the Zabul Province
of Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated near their vehicle in Jaldak. They were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany. Mescall, 33, of
Hopkinton, Mass., was a graduate of Exeter High School.  He was a member of
the company F-Troop and graduated in 1997 with a BA in history. “Brian
was an aggressive warfighter and a magnificent trainer. He never backed
down from a mission,” said Army Maj. Kevin Poole, ’99, who worked with
Mescall at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels,
Germany. “Having already served two tours in Iraq, one as a tank company
commander and the other as a military transition team chief, Brian truly
exemplified the Citadel spirit. “Brian was truly dedicated to the Army
and his family and it showed in everything that he did, ” Poole said.
“As a soldier/leader and a friend he was someone that we all should
aspire to be. Brian Mescall is an American hero who will be sorely
missed.” Mescall is survived by his parents, John and Peggy Mescall of
Lowell, Mass., his wife, Chiun, and his son, Nathan. Funeral
arrangements are pending. Mescall is the 14th Citadel graduate to pay
the ultimate sacrifice in service to his country.

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