U.S. Army First Lieutenant Omar Vazquez, 25, of Hamilton, New Jersey, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Hood, Texas, died of wounds suffered April 22, 2011, when insurgents in Numaniyah, Iraq, attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his parents Maria and Pablo, sister Marisel, and brothers Pablo and Javier.
“He was such a great man and always wanted to fight for his country,” Vazquez’s sister, Marisel, told the Newark Star-Ledger.
“He was very proud to be in the Army. It was what he wanted ever since he played with G.I. Joe soldiers when he was 3 or 4 years old. But it was when the Sept. 11 attacks happened, he really committed to serving his country.”
Over 24 athletes and tons of fans came out to support the Cove as we had 8 teams compete at the Execution Games. We saw lots of great performances, big PR’s, and loads of laughs. We also saw Jess M and Coach Dejah (with Covie friend Katie M) take third place in the Elite Division.
Thanks to Coach Jenna for putting together not only this amazing video (see below) but also creating the Cove TikTok account. It’s a great channel and totally worth downloading TikTok for all the awesome Cove content. You can see the Cove page here.
Coach Dejah also put together a shared drive of pictures and videos. If you wanted to check some of it out or have some to share, please do.
It was a big day for the Cove Community and once again congratulations to everyone.