MSG Tony Yost

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I got another one of those e-mails I hate today. Tony was one of those guys who was well-known in Group to include SWCS for his tech/tact-proficiency, being a great instructor, and the kinda guy you would want to have in the stack. He'll be greatly missed.

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Subject: De Oppresso Liber
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:28:18 -0500

On November 19th, 2005, in Eastern Mosul, Master Sergeant Tony Yost was
killed in an explosion during a raid on an Al Qaeda target house. Tony was
the Team Sergeant of ODA 381, a 6'4" Apache Indian, a Ranger, a Sniper, a
Free Fall Jumpmaster, a Weapons Specialist and more. He wasn't afraid to
tell you about what he knew or how something should be done. On targets he
would blast through doors like a freight train or throw an Iraqi soldier
over the courtyard wall to open a gate. We were together in 10th Special
Forces Group in the 90's and I was happy to run into him in Iraq. We
actually had a long conversation one night about 'the old days' and I took
this picture. He was a brave man and had led an assault force of Iraqi
soldiers into the Al Qaeda safe house. Inside a bomb was detonated that
leveled the entire building. Six Iraqi soldiers died following the Apache
Green Beret and thirteen Al Qaeda perished as well, we don't know which
ones yet but it was obviously a high level leadership type target. Two
hundred Green Berets arrived at Mosul Army Airfield today from all of their
outposts throughout northern Iraq and stood in rows to salute our friend,
our brother as he was placed on his last aircraft home, under the stars and
stripes he loved so much. De Oppresso Liber.

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CPT SF
Detachment Commander