A memorial dedicated to Maj. Gen. Francisco A. Espaillat is displayed upon the altar at First United Methodist Church in Oviedo, Fla., April 14, 2017. Espaillat, who was promoted to major general March 27 and selected to serve as the chief of staff for Army Reserve Command, collapsed April 7 while conducting personal physical training at Ft. Bragg, He was rushed to Womack Army Medical Center where he was pronounced dead by the center’s physicians later that morning. Espaillat’s 35-year military career began in 1982 when he earned his commission as a second lieutenant through Georgia
A memorial dedicated to Maj. Gen. Francisco A. Espaillat is displayed upon the altar at First United Methodist Church in Oviedo, Fla., April 14, 2017. Espaillat, who was promoted to major general March 27 and selected to serve as the chief of staff for Army Reserve Command, collapsed April 7 while conducting personal physical training at Ft. Bragg, He was rushed to Womack Army Medical Center where he was pronounced dead by the center’s physicians later that morning. Espaillat’s 35-year military career began in 1982 when he earned his commission as a second lieutenant through Georgia Military College’s early commissioning program. His assignments planted him as a platoon leader for the 988th Repair Parts Company, molded him into the chief of the Combined Functional Area Management Division for Army Reserve Personnel Command, and groomed him to lead more than 10,000 Soldiers as the commanding general of the 143d ESC.
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