"Pendleton soldier mourned" This story was published Sunday, October 16th, 2005 By Jeannine Koranda, Herald Oregon bureau
PENDLETON -- A life-size photo of Adrian Stump wearing a flak vest hung in the crew door of a Chinook helicopter that was the backdrop for his memorial service Saturday at the Oregon National Guard aviation hangar in Pendleton. Looking out the large door behind the helicopter's cockpit is something Stump, 22, of Pendleton, did a lot during his life. Helicopters and flying were passions that defined much of his life, family and friends said during the service. About 1,500 people filled the cavernous hangar for the memorial. His aunt, remembered how when Stump returned from flight school before leaving for Afghanistan, he held court in the family room at this parents' home and told people everything they never knew they wanted to know about the dual-rotor helicopters -- "complete with sound effects and demonstrations." Stump, a warrant officer, died Sept. 25 near Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was co-piloting crashed. Staff Sgt. Tane Travis Baum, 30, of Pendleton, also died in the crash along with three other men. The crew was returning to refuel after dropping off soldiers on a mission when their helicopter was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Baum and Stump were assigned to D company, 113th Aviation Battalion, which had joined with the Nevada Army National Guard earlier this year. Stump would have been amazed to see all the people who cared about him, said his uncle, Joe Deutz."He died doing what he loved with people he loved," he said. Chief Warrant Officer Dave Long told the crowd about Stump's skill as a pilot. He was the youngest in the unit. The last time the two talked was right before Stump left for a briefing on what would be his last flight, Long said. The 24 hours after the helicopter crashed were a blur for him, he said. Stump didn't have to deploy overseas with the unit because he was going to flight school, Long said. He joined them later, not just voluntarily, but after calling people so he could go. "He volunteered and knew it was going to be dangerous, but he still wanted to go and be with his unit," Long said. Other speakers echoed the description of Stump as someone with a passion for flying, a mischievous streak, a deep love of his family and always doing the right thing. "He just lifted and loved so care free," said friend Harry Beckwith. "I don't think death crossed his mind, even as he went into combat. He always thought he would live to joke another day." Beckwith joked he had to take an ethics class to learn the right things to do, but Stump always seemed to know intuitively. "He wasn't a friend who gave speeches or lectures, he led by example and people followed him for that," said a life long friend.During part of the memorial, a TV mounted on the Chinook played a video of pictures taken by Stump while in Afghanistan. His family said he always had a camera with him and their house has boxes of pictures he'd taken. Although he died young, all the speakers agreed he died doing what he loved with a unit that had become his extended family. It's not how much time one has to live, but how they live during the time they have, said Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Still 22 is not the age to die, it's a time to be hiking and sitting around the campfire, he said. His mother was presented with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Oregon Distinguished Service Award. "I didn't know Adrian, but I know him now and I know him by his deeds ... by any measure he was a hero," Reese said. The hangar's three bay doors opened during the military flag ceremony. As the soldiers slowly folded the flag, four F-15 jets from the Oregon Air National Guard flew over and one peeled off, rising into the sky for the missing man formation. After Reese presented Stump's parents with the folded flag and Kulongoski presented them with the folded Oregon flag, soldiers from his unit carried his casket out the hangar doors they'd left through when they deployed.
REF: Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA 16 Oct 2005,Front page.
Addional info: Died in Deh Chopan, Afghanistan
PENDLETON -- A life-size photo of Adrian Stump wearing a flak vest hung in the crew door of a Chinook helicopter that was the backdrop for his memorial service Saturday at the Oregon National Guard aviation hangar in Pendleton. Looking out the large door behind the helicopter's cockpit is something Stump, 22, of Pendleton, did a lot during his life. Helicopters and flying were passions that defined much of his life, family and friends said during the service. About 1,500 people filled the cavernous hangar for the memorial. His aunt, remembered how when Stump returned from flight school before leaving for Afghanistan, he held court in the family room at this parents' home and told people everything they never knew they wanted to know about the dual-rotor helicopters -- "complete with sound effects and demonstrations." Stump, a warrant officer, died Sept. 25 near Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was co-piloting crashed. Staff Sgt. Tane Travis Baum, 30, of Pendleton, also died in the crash along with three other men. The crew was returning to refuel after dropping off soldiers on a mission when their helicopter was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Baum and Stump were assigned to D company, 113th Aviation Battalion, which had joined with the Nevada Army National Guard earlier this year. Stump would have been amazed to see all the people who cared about him, said his uncle, Joe Deutz."He died doing what he loved with people he loved," he said. Chief Warrant Officer Dave Long told the crowd about Stump's skill as a pilot. He was the youngest in the unit. The last time the two talked was right before Stump left for a briefing on what would be his last flight, Long said. The 24 hours after the helicopter crashed were a blur for him, he said. Stump didn't have to deploy overseas with the unit because he was going to flight school, Long said. He joined them later, not just voluntarily, but after calling people so he could go. "He volunteered and knew it was going to be dangerous, but he still wanted to go and be with his unit," Long said. Other speakers echoed the description of Stump as someone with a passion for flying, a mischievous streak, a deep love of his family and always doing the right thing. "He just lifted and loved so care free," said friend Harry Beckwith. "I don't think death crossed his mind, even as he went into combat. He always thought he would live to joke another day." Beckwith joked he had to take an ethics class to learn the right things to do, but Stump always seemed to know intuitively. "He wasn't a friend who gave speeches or lectures, he led by example and people followed him for that," said a life long friend.During part of the memorial, a TV mounted on the Chinook played a video of pictures taken by Stump while in Afghanistan. His family said he always had a camera with him and their house has boxes of pictures he'd taken. Although he died young, all the speakers agreed he died doing what he loved with a unit that had become his extended family. It's not how much time one has to live, but how they live during the time they have, said Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Still 22 is not the age to die, it's a time to be hiking and sitting around the campfire, he said. His mother was presented with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Oregon Distinguished Service Award. "I didn't know Adrian, but I know him now and I know him by his deeds ... by any measure he was a hero," Reese said. The hangar's three bay doors opened during the military flag ceremony. As the soldiers slowly folded the flag, four F-15 jets from the Oregon Air National Guard flew over and one peeled off, rising into the sky for the missing man formation. After Reese presented Stump's parents with the folded flag and Kulongoski presented them with the folded Oregon flag, soldiers from his unit carried his casket out the hangar doors they'd left through when they deployed.
REF: Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA 16 Oct 2005,Front page.
Addional info: Died in Deh Chopan, Afghanistan
"Pendleton soldier mourned" This story was published Sunday, October 16th, 2005 By Jeannine Koranda, Herald Oregon bureau
PENDLETON -- A life-size photo of Adrian Stump wearing a flak vest hung in the crew door of a Chinook helicopter that was the backdrop for his memorial service Saturday at the Oregon National Guard aviation hangar in Pendleton. Looking out the large door behind the helicopter's cockpit is something Stump, 22, of Pendleton, did a lot during his life. Helicopters and flying were passions that defined much of his life, family and friends said during the service. About 1,500 people filled the cavernous hangar for the memorial. His aunt, remembered how when Stump returned from flight school before leaving for Afghanistan, he held court in the family room at this parents' home and told people everything they never knew they wanted to know about the dual-rotor helicopters -- "complete with sound effects and demonstrations." Stump, a warrant officer, died Sept. 25 near Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was co-piloting crashed. Staff Sgt. Tane Travis Baum, 30, of Pendleton, also died in the crash along with three other men. The crew was returning to refuel after dropping off soldiers on a mission when their helicopter was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Baum and Stump were assigned to D company, 113th Aviation Battalion, which had joined with the Nevada Army National Guard earlier this year. Stump would have been amazed to see all the people who cared about him, said his uncle, Joe Deutz."He died doing what he loved with people he loved," he said. Chief Warrant Officer Dave Long told the crowd about Stump's skill as a pilot. He was the youngest in the unit. The last time the two talked was right before Stump left for a briefing on what would be his last flight, Long said. The 24 hours after the helicopter crashed were a blur for him, he said. Stump didn't have to deploy overseas with the unit because he was going to flight school, Long said. He joined them later, not just voluntarily, but after calling people so he could go. "He volunteered and knew it was going to be dangerous, but he still wanted to go and be with his unit," Long said. Other speakers echoed the description of Stump as someone with a passion for flying, a mischievous streak, a deep love of his family and always doing the right thing. "He just lifted and loved so care free," said friend Harry Beckwith. "I don't think death crossed his mind, even as he went into combat. He always thought he would live to joke another day." Beckwith joked he had to take an ethics class to learn the right things to do, but Stump always seemed to know intuitively. "He wasn't a friend who gave speeches or lectures, he led by example and people followed him for that," said a life long friend.During part of the memorial, a TV mounted on the Chinook played a video of pictures taken by Stump while in Afghanistan. His family said he always had a camera with him and their house has boxes of pictures he'd taken. Although he died young, all the speakers agreed he died doing what he loved with a unit that had become his extended family. It's not how much time one has to live, but how they live during the time they have, said Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Still 22 is not the age to die, it's a time to be hiking and sitting around the campfire, he said. His mother was presented with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Oregon Distinguished Service Award. "I didn't know Adrian, but I know him now and I know him by his deeds ... by any measure he was a hero," Reese said. The hangar's three bay doors opened during the military flag ceremony. As the soldiers slowly folded the flag, four F-15 jets from the Oregon Air National Guard flew over and one peeled off, rising into the sky for the missing man formation. After Reese presented Stump's parents with the folded flag and Kulongoski presented them with the folded Oregon flag, soldiers from his unit carried his casket out the hangar doors they'd left through when they deployed.
REF: Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA 16 Oct 2005,Front page.
Addional info: Died in Deh Chopan, Afghanistan
PENDLETON -- A life-size photo of Adrian Stump wearing a flak vest hung in the crew door of a Chinook helicopter that was the backdrop for his memorial service Saturday at the Oregon National Guard aviation hangar in Pendleton. Looking out the large door behind the helicopter's cockpit is something Stump, 22, of Pendleton, did a lot during his life. Helicopters and flying were passions that defined much of his life, family and friends said during the service. About 1,500 people filled the cavernous hangar for the memorial. His aunt, remembered how when Stump returned from flight school before leaving for Afghanistan, he held court in the family room at this parents' home and told people everything they never knew they wanted to know about the dual-rotor helicopters -- "complete with sound effects and demonstrations." Stump, a warrant officer, died Sept. 25 near Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was co-piloting crashed. Staff Sgt. Tane Travis Baum, 30, of Pendleton, also died in the crash along with three other men. The crew was returning to refuel after dropping off soldiers on a mission when their helicopter was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Baum and Stump were assigned to D company, 113th Aviation Battalion, which had joined with the Nevada Army National Guard earlier this year. Stump would have been amazed to see all the people who cared about him, said his uncle, Joe Deutz."He died doing what he loved with people he loved," he said. Chief Warrant Officer Dave Long told the crowd about Stump's skill as a pilot. He was the youngest in the unit. The last time the two talked was right before Stump left for a briefing on what would be his last flight, Long said. The 24 hours after the helicopter crashed were a blur for him, he said. Stump didn't have to deploy overseas with the unit because he was going to flight school, Long said. He joined them later, not just voluntarily, but after calling people so he could go. "He volunteered and knew it was going to be dangerous, but he still wanted to go and be with his unit," Long said. Other speakers echoed the description of Stump as someone with a passion for flying, a mischievous streak, a deep love of his family and always doing the right thing. "He just lifted and loved so care free," said friend Harry Beckwith. "I don't think death crossed his mind, even as he went into combat. He always thought he would live to joke another day." Beckwith joked he had to take an ethics class to learn the right things to do, but Stump always seemed to know intuitively. "He wasn't a friend who gave speeches or lectures, he led by example and people followed him for that," said a life long friend.During part of the memorial, a TV mounted on the Chinook played a video of pictures taken by Stump while in Afghanistan. His family said he always had a camera with him and their house has boxes of pictures he'd taken. Although he died young, all the speakers agreed he died doing what he loved with a unit that had become his extended family. It's not how much time one has to live, but how they live during the time they have, said Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Still 22 is not the age to die, it's a time to be hiking and sitting around the campfire, he said. His mother was presented with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Oregon Distinguished Service Award. "I didn't know Adrian, but I know him now and I know him by his deeds ... by any measure he was a hero," Reese said. The hangar's three bay doors opened during the military flag ceremony. As the soldiers slowly folded the flag, four F-15 jets from the Oregon Air National Guard flew over and one peeled off, rising into the sky for the missing man formation. After Reese presented Stump's parents with the folded flag and Kulongoski presented them with the folded Oregon flag, soldiers from his unit carried his casket out the hangar doors they'd left through when they deployed.
REF: Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA 16 Oct 2005,Front page.
Addional info: Died in Deh Chopan, Afghanistan
Bio by: Betty from OR
