Updated June 16, 2010: Funeral Services information can be found HERE.
From: DynNews
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10:19 PM
Subject: Two Killed in Attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility
Two Killed in Attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility
June 8, 2010 – An American police mentor and a Nepalese security guard working under DynCorp International’s Afghan police training contract were tragically killed yesterday, when insurgents attacked a police training facility in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Gary W. Willard, 44, of Resaca, Georgia, deployed to Afghanistan as a police mentor on June 22, 2009. Prior to his work in Afghanistan, he was a sergeant with the Calhoun Police Department in Georgia. Earlier, he spent almost ten years with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office in Dalton, Georgia. Before his law enforcement career he was a member of the United States Marine Corps.
Hit Bahadur Gurung, 39, of Nepal worked as a security guard at the Kandahar police training facility.
“These men supported the mission in Afghanistan with courage, honor and excellence, and gave their lives in pursuit of a more secure Afghanistan,” says CEO Bill Ballhaus. “We extend our deepest sympathies to their families, loved ones and colleagues.”
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My sympathy to the family of Gary Willard – my prayers are with you during this very sad time.
Also to the family of Bahadur Gurung – my heart aches for your loss. The Napalese security guards that are such an importantand essential part of the mission.
God Bless all that have been affected by this tragic cowardly act.
I just updated this post with funeral information. Funeral information can be found at the link below.
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/afghanistan-992152-willard-former.html