Project Honor

Honoring LCpl Liam Tasker & Theo

Lance Corporal Liam Tasker and Theo
[Picture: via MOD]

Lance Corporal Tasker deployed to Afghanistan on 8 September 2010 as part of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment. Having trained as an Arms and Explosives Search dog handler, he was attached to 1st Battalion Irish Guards on 19 February 2011.

Lance Corporal Liam Richard Tasker

LCpl Liam Tasker was born on the 11 December 1984 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. He joined the Army in 2001 and was originally a vehicle mechanic in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. His passion though, was always dogs which led to his transfer to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps in 2007.

Honoring Pfc Colton W Rusk

Colton W Rusk, of Orange Grove, TX, was born September 23, 1990 in Corpus Christi, Texas.  He graduated in 2009 from the Orange Grove High School, where he played baseball and football and was an All-District offensive lineman.

“Don’t be afraid to go after your hopes and dreams, but don’t be afraid to be willing to pay the price.”  Colton Rusk, 2009, HS Yearbook.

“If I had a son, he is what I hope my son would be." Anna Garza, Spanish Teacher

“It’s not a single thing. It’s not that he was a great athlete or a great student. It’s that he was a great young man. He was everything." Tommy Moses, principal.