To the family of one of the best people I ever knew:
Thank you for raising a man who is irreplacable in my heart and in my mind. Sturdy was my closest confidante during our time together on the Erbil CAT-A, and at times he was the only person keeping me going. I don't know what I would have done without him. Please be comforted by knowing that we all loved Michael, and his legacy is permanent in the KRG and in the hearts of all those who knew him there. Even people who didn't know him were deeply affected by the accident- Sturdy had a way of affecting people. Thank you for sharing him with me- if I could, I would give you back every minute of the 10 months he spent near me. Lord knows you all deserve it more than I, but I am nevertheless overflowing with thankfulness that I knew Michael Sturdivant. My prayers will remain with you, and I sincerely hope to meet you all one day to express my condolences as I should.
Sturdy- I will never forget you, buddy. I can't. You were too much a part of me to ever let go of you fully. I hope I'll join you up there one day. Til then- we'll be okay down here.
Posted by: SGT Eryn Burroughs Mar 13, 2008
Michael Sturdivant, His first and only unit of assignment was the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, North Little Rock, a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
The primary mission of Civil Affairs is to conduct civil-military operations. Civil Affairs soldiers are responsible for executing five core CA tasks, Civil Information Management, Foreign Humanitarian Assistance, Nation Assistance, Population and Resource Control, and Support to Civil Administration. Some sub tasks to these core tasks include identifying non-governmental and international organizations operating in the battlespace, handling refugees, civilians on the battlefield, and determining protected targets such as schools, churches/temples/mosques, hospitals, etc.
In addition to supporting commanders, PSYOP units provide interagency support to other U.S. government agencies. In operations ranging from humanitarian assistance to drug interdiction, psychological operations enhance the impact of those agencies' actions. Their activities can be used to spread information about ongoing programs and to gain support from the local populace.
Used during peacetime, contingencies and declared war, these activities are not forms of force, but are force multipliers that use nonviolent means in often violent environments. Persuading rather than compelling physically, they rely on logic, fear, desire, or other mental factors to promote specific emotions, attitudes, or behaviors. The ultimate objective of U.S. military psychological operations is to convince enemy, neutral, and friendly nations and forces to take action favorable to the U.S. and its allies.
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Eryn M Sepp was also known as Eryn Burroughs
https://www.mylife.com/eryn-sepp/e18437138023668
found a memorial she wrote as SGT Eryn Burroughs
To the family of one of the best people I ever knew: Thank you for raising a man who is irreplacable in my heart and in my mind. Sturdy was my closest confidante during our time together on the Erbil CAT-A, and at times he was the only person keeping me going. I don't know what I would have done without him. Please be comforted by knowing that we all loved Michael, and his legacy is permanent in the KRG and in the hearts of all those who knew him there. Even people who didn't know him were deeply affected by the accident- Sturdy had a way of affecting people. Thank you for sharing him with me- if I could, I would give you back every minute of the 10 months he spent near me. Lord knows you all deserve it more than I, but I am nevertheless overflowing with thankfulness that I knew Michael Sturdivant. My prayers will remain with you, and I sincerely hope to meet you all one day to express my condolences as I should. Sturdy- I will never forget you, buddy. I can't. You were too much a part of me to ever let go of you fully. I hope I'll join you up there one day. Til then- we'll be okay down here. Posted by: SGT Eryn Burroughs Mar 13, 2008
Michael Sturdivant, His first and only unit of assignment was the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, North Little Rock, a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Michael-Sturdivant-86488301
The primary mission of Civil Affairs is to conduct civil-military operations. Civil Affairs soldiers are responsible for executing five core CA tasks, Civil Information Management, Foreign Humanitarian Assistance, Nation Assistance, Population and Resource Control, and Support to Civil Administration. Some sub tasks to these core tasks include identifying non-governmental and international organizations operating in the battlespace, handling refugees, civilians on the battlefield, and determining protected targets such as schools, churches/temples/mosques, hospitals, etc.
In addition to supporting commanders, PSYOP units provide interagency support to other U.S. government agencies. In operations ranging from humanitarian assistance to drug interdiction, psychological operations enhance the impact of those agencies' actions. Their activities can be used to spread information about ongoing programs and to gain support from the local populace.
Used during peacetime, contingencies and declared war, these activities are not forms of force, but are force multipliers that use nonviolent means in often violent environments. Persuading rather than compelling physically, they rely on logic, fear, desire, or other mental factors to promote specific emotions, attitudes, or behaviors. The ultimate objective of U.S. military psychological operations is to convince enemy, neutral, and friendly nations and forces to take action favorable to the U.S. and its allies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Civil_Affairs_and_Psychological_Operations_Command
Now tell me that doesn't make her fit to work with Podesta.