By Sgt. Claudia Calloway
tenth Special Forces Group (Airborne)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Nathan Quinn, son of fallen Inexperienced Beret Workers Sgt. Patrick Quinn, cuts the ribbon to unveil the newly named Quinn Corridor on Fort Carson June 15, 2022. Quinn was killed in motion Oct. 13, 2013, of wounds obtained from small-arms hearth in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, whereas with third Battalion, tenth Special Forces Group (Airborne). (Photograph by Sgt. Claudia Calloway)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Quinn Gold Star Household, mates and Troopers from tenth Special Forces Group (Airborne) gathered across the third Battalion Operations Facility for a ceremony to honor the legacy of fallen Inexperienced Beret, Workers Sgt. Patrick H. Quinn June 15, 2022. The ceremony memorialized Quinn by dedicating the third Battalion BOF in his honor, naming it Quinn Corridor.
Quinn was killed in motion Oct. 13, 2013, of wounds obtained from small-arms hearth in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, whereas with third Battalion, tenth Special Forces Group (Airborne). He’s survived by his spouse and three sons.
“Patrick was persistent,” mentioned his spouse Erika Quinn-Castro. “He at all times selected to do larger and higher issues, and he acquired taken to go do larger and higher issues.”
The ceremony included remembrance of Quinn’s legacy and his affect on tenth Special Forces Group (Airborne) from his former management and teammates. The Gold Star Household appreciated the memorial honoring Quinn as they mirrored on reminiscences of him as a father, son, brother and husband.
Quinn’s youngest son Nathan, 11, carried out the ribbon chopping to unveil their household identify perpetually on the doorway of the constructing.
“I believe this can be a huge deal,” Quinn-Castro mentioned. “I actually prefer it. It’s good for our boys to see that there’s nonetheless life being lived for Patrick and different fallen Troopers and to recollect their legacies.”
Following the ceremony, the Gold Star Household had the chance to take footage in entrance of the newly named Quinn Corridor.
The memorial confirms that Workers Sgt. Patrick Quinn’s bravery and supreme sacrifice for the nation won’t be forgotten.
“Due to this memorial, the Quinn identify will dwell perpetually,” mentioned Howard Quinn, Quinn’s father.
