50th EOD Memorial to add trio

EGLIN AFB, Fla. - The 50th annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for May 4 at the EOD Memorial across from the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal aboard Eglin AFB. The wall currently honors 338 fallen EOD warriors since 1942. Three EOD technicians will be memorialized and honored at this year’s event: Army Spc. Joseph P. Collette, Killed In Action on March 22, 2019, while serving in Afghanistan; Army Sgt. James Allen Slape, KIA Oct. 4, 2018, while serving in Afghanistan; and Army 1st Lt. William F. “Bill” Alter, KIA June 11, 1945, while serving in WWII. The original memorial was dedicated in 1970 at Indian Head, Md., before it was re-established at Eglin in 1999. NAVSCOLEOD is a Navy-managed command, jointly staffed by Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel. (Source: NW Florida Daily News 04/08/19)