Wounded Solider Recovering in Hospital, Re-enlists

Wounded Wendover soldier re-enlists from hospital
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs
By CHUCK ROBERTS
17 hours ago

Lt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell Jr., commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, reenlists Staff Sgt. Tyronne Jones in a Feb. 19, ceremony at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany.

LANDSTUHL, Germany — In the aftermath of being downed by a gunshot wound during a firefight in Afghanistan, several thoughts came to the mind of Staff Sgt. Tyronne Jones — among them was re-enlistment. Sadly, the date and location were not the only things that changed that day.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli was supposed to have conducted Jones’ reenlistment ceremony at their Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan. Balli died beside Jones in that same firefight on Jan. 20 against enemy insurgents who penetrated their compound through a hole from a massive explosion.

Instead, Jones was re-enlisted by Lt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell Jr., commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, in a Feb. 19 ceremony at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center before his wife and two children and fellow soldiers from his home station in Vilseck, Germany.

Although Jones is a career soldier who planned to re-enlist, the deadly attack only firmed his resolve.
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