Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Army MSGT Kelly L. Hornbeck, Age 36 of Fort Worth, TX.
KIA Jan. 18, 2004 Operation Iraqi Freedom
MSGT Hornbeck was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, based at Fort Carson, CO.
While in South America fighting drug dealers for the U.S. military, Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck flew a Texas flag over his camp. When asked by a friend, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Callahan, why the banner was chosen, Hornbeck replied:
“When those guerrillas attack, I want them to know there’s a Texan here.”
Hornbeck, 36, was wounded Jan. 16 when an explosive device hit his vehicle near Samarraon. The soldier, who was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., died two days later.
Hornbeck graduated high school in 1985 in Fort Worth, TX and left Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, after a year to join the military.
It was a great honor to walk 6.57 miles with Army MSGT Kelly L. Hornbeck. We headed east and made a stop in at the 9/11 Memorial. We then made our way to 127 and headed to town where we made a stop in at the Veterans Memorial Park. We read some names of our Fallen Brothers on the Memorial Wall. We also found a hand painted rock. We then continued South till we got to Lantana road and then we worked our way over to West Ave where we headed back towards the house. It was an amazing walk. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping me honor these heroes. We had 458 honks today , it was amazing. I also want to thank SGT James Wilson Jr for helping us honor this hero today.
Army MSGT Kelly L. Hornbeck will not be forgotten !
