“He was an expert in the craft of intelligence, technically and tactically competent, and a dedicated intelligence professional in all regards. Richard Appelhans, assistant chief of staff for Intelligence, 4th Infantry Division. “First Sergeant Bobby Mendez was the epitome of a noncommissioned officer he was a leader, trainer and mentor for all to emulate,” said Lt. Its compound facilitates home station training for more than 2,500 soldiers from Fort Carson and the surrounding area, Grantman added. Through the foundry platform, units can train signal, human, geospatial and all-source intelligence soldiers. The building is the largest foundry platform in the Army, and is the only one that has been dedicated to a soldier, said Grantman. “It’s something that he took pride in, that he dedicated his life to it’s a one-of-a-kind facility honoring a one-of-a-kind soldier.” “First Sergeant Mendez was a military intelligence professional for the 4th Infantry Division at the time he made his ultimate sacrifice for our nation,” said Thomas Grantman, Fort Carson foundry director. The complex provides simulation and classroom training, and holds equipment needed for field training. It is designed to sustain critical military intelligence skills, while providing enhanced military intelligence skills. Army’s intelligence training readiness program, developed in 2006, for the military intelligence force. Bobby Mendez Foundry Training Platform, in his memory.įoundry is the U.S. The facility, formerly known simply as the foundry, has been renamed to 1st Sgt. This decision led to his ultimate sacrifice, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee, during a combat operation. Mendez decided to man the gunner’s turret himself, saying, “I can do anything my soldiers can do, and I can do it better.” Mendez’s gunner got sick and couldn’t go on the convoy to pick up materials to fix an airfield. Wayne Prince, executive officer, 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, recalls the day Mendez was killed April 27, 2006, in Bagdad, Iraq. 7, in honor of his sacrifice during his deployment to Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. – Soldiers, family and friends of Fort Carson attended a ceremony to dedicate the Fort Carson Multi-disciplinary Training Platform complex to 1st Sgt.
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