Top U.S. General in Iraq looks back on the legacy and lessons of the attack on ‘Tower 22’
The commanding general of Operation Inherent Resolve, Maj. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell, talked to Task & Purpose about the January attack in Jordan that killed three soldiers.
POSTED ON JUN 21, 2024 7:07 PM EDT
THE HEADQUARTERS OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE KEEPS A RING OF MEMORIAL DOG TAGS OF SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS, INCLUDING THREE ARMY RESERVE SOLDIERS FROM GEORGIA KILLED IN JORDAN IN A JANUARY DRONE ATTACK ARMY MAJ. GEN. JOEL “JB” VOWELL, COMMANDER OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, TOLD TASK & PURPOSE ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THE "TOWER 22" ATTACK HAD ON THE OPERATION.
BAGHDAD – The headquarters of Operation Inherent Resolve maintains two memorials to troops killed since 2014 in the fight against ISIS. One is a mural of pictures that the OIR staff walks past each day in the Baghdad headquarters, including three soldiers killed in the so-called “Tower 22” attack in January, Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, Sgt. Breonna Moffett, and Staff Sgt. William Rivers.
The second is a ring of dogtags, one for each fallen member of the force.
In an interview with Task & Purpose, OIR commander Army Maj. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell said the deaths of the three soldiers have informed much of the command’s daily operations since.
“It’s our duty, it’s our obligation to remember those who died in service of this country and in the missions that we’re trying to do for our country,” Vowell said. “So, that’s why the dog tags are there. That’s why the mural is there. We maintain contact with the families too over time, so they’re not forgotten as well.”
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