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The service and sacrifice of a true civil servant – Dr. Maged M. Hussein

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division

June 3, 2021 | 19:34

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division conducted a memorialization ceremony honoring Dr. Maged M. Hussein, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian who lost his life on Memorial Day of 2009 while deployed to Iraq. The ceremony, held on June 3, marked the official naming of building 332 on Camp Atterbury as the Dr. Maged Hussein Deployment Readiness Facility.

The Dr. Maged Hussein Deployment Readiness Facility memorialization ceremony was a part of a larger ceremony hosted by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gary M. Brito, deputy chief of staff G-1 and Brig. Gen. R. Dale Lyles, Indiana Adjutant General at the MG R. Martin Umbarger Conference Center, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., June 3, 2021, in honor of Army and DoD Expeditionary Civilian personnel.

In addition to Dr. Maged Hussein, other personnel honored during the overall ceremony included: Anthony Acerra, a Department of Defense civilian killed in Afghanistan in 2011 while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom (Bldg. 440: Anthony Acerra Central Issue Facility); Krissie K. Davis, a Defense Logistics Agency employee killed in Afghanistan in 2015 while serving during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (Bldg. 349: Krissie K. Davis Administration and Operations); Michael G. Sauro, killed in Afghanistan in 2016 while serving during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (Bldg. 444: Michael G. Sauro Mobilization and Training Facility); and Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Spc. Ross A. McGinnis, killed in Iraq in 2006 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom (Bldg. 349: U.S. Army Spc. Ross A. McGinnis Conference Room).