Name: Army Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer
Age: 44 From: Perrysburg, OH Assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Incident: Army Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer
died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a suicide car bombing. Also killed were Col. John M. McHugh, Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz, Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman and Spc. Joshua A. Tomlinson Died: May 18, 2010
O-6, two O-5s among 5 killed in convoy blast
By David Larter
Staff writer
A suicide bomb attack in Kabul on May 18 killed five American soldiers, the highest number killed in a single attack in seven months.
A colonel and two lieutenant colonels were among those killed in the attack, marking the first time during the Afghanistan war that three officers of those ranks were killed in a single incident.
A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device after targeting a convey traveling down Kabul’s Darulaman Road.
The Defense Department on May 19 identified the soldiers.
* Col. John M. McHugh, 46, of Newark, N.J., assigned to the Army Battle Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
* Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz, 43, of Waterloo, Wis., assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
* Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer, 44, of Perrysburg, Ohio, assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light...
Prayers & Condolences For: Thomas P. Belkofer BY Anonymous on Oct 02, 2015
Thank you all for your unselfish service to our country. I believe God is holding you all in the palm of his hand. Words can not express the gratitude for all you have sacrificed. Our prayers will continually go out to those loved ones left behind. You will not be forgotten. May the peace that passed all understanding through Jesus Christ our Savior be with all those affected.
Prayers & Condolences For: Thomas P. Belkofer BY John on Jun 09, 2010
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.