Staff Plank Sympathy

Please accept my deepest sympathy and the deepest sympathy of every member of this unit on the recent loss of your Mother, Staff Sergeant Stephanie W. Plank. This is not only a huge loss for your family but also for our military and for the nation.

Staff Sergeant Plank was a brave soldier and was an inspiration for the young ones who entered into the military. She was a born fighter. On the evening of May 31, 2013, Staff Sergeant Plank was with her Platoon during the National Training Center (NTC) rotation on a night mission, her truck overturned in Death Valley. During the accident, she was mortally wounded. It may afford you some comfort to know that her death was instantaneous and without suffering.

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