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Stephen E. Slater
As a
member of A Company, 2/75 Infantry
(Ranger), SGT Stephen Slater
participated in the combat jump at
Point Salines, seizure of the
airfield and True Blue campus of St
Georges Medical College, initial defense of the
airfield and destruction of 3
BTR-60's, and the rescue of students
at Grand Anse campus on the island
of Grenada during Operation Urgent
Fury in October 1983.
On October 27, 1983, SGT Slater participated in an airmobile
raid on the Calvigny Barracks which
housed Cuban soldiers.
Just before the helicopter landed
near the Cuban held compound, the
craft was hit by small-arms fire
from the ground and crashed killing
Stephen and two other Rangers.
According to LT Tony Thomas, "Steve
Slater was a source of constant
inspiration to every Ranger with
whom he came in contact. He thrived
on adversity and was a rock under
pressure. The deal with SGT Slater
was that morale never faltered and
no task went unfulfilled. He shared
a bond that only men of tremendous
dedication and professionalism can
know."
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