SSG JORGE OLIVEIRA KIA AFGHANISTAN 19OCT2011

SSG OLIVEIRA WAS KIA 19OCT11 IN YAHYA KHELI, PAKTIKA PROVIDENCE AFGHANISTAN WHILE SERVING WITH THE 113TH INF 50TH INF BG COMBAT TEAM FROM RIVERDALE, NJ. 

JORGE WAS MY FRIEND AND BROTHER AND WE DEPLOYED TOGETHER TWICE PRIOR TO HIS AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT. JORGE WAS THE FIRST NEW JERSEY SOLDIER KILLED IN THE WAR ON TERROR. HE IS MISSED BUT CERTAINLY NOT FORGOTTEN. TIL VALALLA BROTHER. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE ALL FUNDS FROM THIS DESIGN GO TOWARDS PURCHASING AND PLACING A 24X24 PAVER AT THE NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM IN COLOMBUS, GA. IN HONOR OF SSG OLIVEIRA.

FAITH AND FREEDOM

EVEN IN "THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH", THE SHEPHERD'S PRESENCE BRINGS SECURITY, FREEING YOU FROM DANGER AND ANXIETY. THE SHEPHERD GUIDES YOU ALONG THE "RIGHT PATHS" , OFFERING FREEDOM FROM THE EXHAUSTION OF SEARCHING FOR PURPOUSE ON YOUR OWN. 

FOR THE WARRIOR LADIES

A WOMAN IN BATTLE IS FEROCIOUS, VIOLENT, CARING AND NURTURING, BUT WITH THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD, THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP HER FROM GREATNESS. 

A "FORCE": A WOMAN IN COMBAT IS DESCRIBED AS A "WARRIOR" WHO, WHILE MAINTAINING FEMININITY, ACTS AS A "POWERHOUSE" WITH IMMENCE "STRENGTH AND GRACE."

AT OPTSW WE LOVE AND RESPECT OUR FEMALE VETERANS AND STAND WITH THEM AS THEY TRANSITION FROM MILITARY LIFE TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

SHEPHERD-WARRIOR

THE SHEPHERD-WARRIOR ACTS AS A MODEL OF LEADERSHIP, COMBINING STRENGTH, INTEGRITY, AND PERSONAL SACRIFICE FOR THOSE IN THEIR CARE. 

STANDING WATCH

Some Never Stop Standing Watch, Brothers and Sisters have gone before their time, but We know they watch over us every day. We at OPTSW are always on watch for our fellow Veterans. 

SSG JORGE OLIVEIRA KIA AFGHANISTAN 19OCT2011