A U.S. Army officer assigned to U.S. European Command and stationed in Nigeria was among the passengers on Bellview Airlines flight 210 that crashed October 22, 2005 near Lagos, Nigeria.A U.S. Army officer assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to U.S. European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Command and stationed in Nigeria was among the passengers on Bellview Airleines flight 210 that crashed October 22, 2005 near Lagos, Nigeria. Major Joseph J. Haydon, Jr. (USA), was 40 years old, of Fredrickburg, Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). was assigned to the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC ODC - Open Distributed Computing ) in the U.S. Embassy in Abuja. An officer that manages security assistance programs and provides liaison between the U.S. military and host nation militaries. Military security assistance officers (SAOs) make up the majority of U.S. security assistance personnel stationed in embassies around the world. Major Haydon was an outstanding ODC Chief and Arm Foreign Area Officer. He was a recognized expert on Africa and was well liked and respected. He is survived by his wife and two children. He gave his life for his country and will certainly be missed. Our heart felt condolences go out to his family, friends, and colleagues. |
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