Twilight: 2000 RDF Campaign (RF and MB) Personal History Brie or Clem !

!odderstrom or T2": RDF Clem was #orn in !ayre$ille %ew &ersey' on May 2nd ()*+, His parents' &orge and Marie (Filipowit-) !odderstrom met in %ew .or/ in ()*0' and married in ()*1, They #oth had re2ently immigrated to the 3! rom %orway and Poland respe2ti$ely, &orge was a ma2hinist #y trade' and Marie was a a2tory wor/er (te4tile), 5rowing 6p in the ()107s the son o two immigrants in &ersey wasn7t e4a2tly a 2a/ewal/, Clem did well in s2hool' when he 2o6ld moti$ate himsel to do the wor/, Home li e in his teens was o ten aw/ward, His mother p6shed him to /eep attending Mass at !t, 8a$in6s 2h6r2h' as well as the CCT 2lasses he was growing #ored with' and at times disg6sted with, Re9e2tion o the 2h6r2h and theology started at age ten or Clem' when Father 8anotti was remo$ed rom Clem:s parish and repla2ed a ter little Tommy 5eretti7s parents o6nd o6t his ass was #leeding a ter !6nday s2hool one day, Two #oo/s had a great impa2t on Clem towards the end o his high s2hool days (senior year ()+0)' ;n <ar (Cla6sewit-) and 5ood and =$il (%i2ht-e), Clem saw war are as a ne2essary good and e$il' and at this point de2ided he wanted to enlist a ter high s2hool and see the world, !e$eral other in l6en2es on Clem at this time were the a6thor Philip ", Di2/' &,5, Ballard' and >nthony B6rgess, M6si2 was also a #ig part o Clem7s early li e, Most o what he listened to was load and 2rass? The 5erms' The Dead "ennedy7s' Fear' 56n Cl6#' @' Bi/ini "ill' Bla2/ Flag et2, At was the height o the >meri2an post 107s p6n/ s2ene in >meri2a' and Clem heard e$ery #and and song he 2o6ld get his hands on, He had shoe#o4es o tapes and 17B(27 re2ords that illed a C6arter o his tiny room in his parents ho6se, > ter grad6ation he enlisted in the 3! >rmy' and C6ali ied or the Rangers program, Following his initial training and indo2trination' Clem #e2ame a war ma2hine, He li$ed' ate' #reathed' and slept with war are, <hat ollowed was months o training and then a station at Fort 8ewis' <ashington (2nd Bn,B10th Ranger RegtDFt, 8ewis' <>), >ll he had time or #esides the 2onstant training and o22asional s2hool was a little reading, >ro6nd the time he was 6ndergoing the !F assessment and sele2tion program at Fort Bragg' Clem was in$ol$ed with a yo6ng enlisted woman, Corporal Diane &en/ins was a medi2 or B Company B 2nd B% B )th AD at Fort 8ewis, They had met a ter Clem had inished his Path inder s2hool training at Fort Benning' 5> (()++), Diane was a <est 2oast girl' rom ;a/land Cali ornia, !he had enlisted at age (+ (()+*)' and had seen some o the Midwest #e ore 2hanging her M;! to Field Medi2 and #eing reDstationed with the )th An antry Di$ision, They were 2lose most o the time' e42ept when Clem was on mane6$ers' or on a heightened state o readiness or deployed to a oreign land when something was heating 6p o$er seas (AraC' and !omalia), An )2 they were planning to marry and settle down #a2/ in &ersey' as there was nothing in <ashington or them or Cali ornia or her anymore, Clem had wanted to not reD6p in )E when he was d6e' and

either goes #a2/ to s2hool or wor/ in the se26rity ind6stry (a rather #lea/ hori-on at #est), They were together 6ntil Fe#r6ary ())E' when Diane was str62/ head on #y a swer$ing pi2/6p tr62/ and /illed instantly, Following the a22ident Clem started to disasso2iate himsel rom anything that didn7t dire2tly relate to his wor/, He stopped wat2hing tele$ision' reading or e$en listening to m6si2, He #e2ame #itter and 2old' and all the things that ma/e a good /illing ma2hine 6n2tion 2orre2tly, Clem:s time rom )E to )* was all a#o6t new military training and s2hools, This period o time also 2onsisted o Clem parti2ipating in many oreign military training 2lasses, Military o i2ers rom Poland' C-e2hoslo$a/ia' and Romania trained alongside and were instr62ted #y (0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6p7s Regional !e26rity >ssistan2e Training Programs, <hen hostilities #ro/e o6t in =6rope' Clem was already stationed at !t6ttgart 5ermany with the (st Bn,B(0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6p, His operational history is s6mmed 6p in the se2ond part o the Com#at History se2tion #elow, <hen he o6nd o6t a#o6t the 5oing Home orders and Bremerha$en tas/ or2e he de2ided to ma/e a mo$e towards the 2oast, ;n2e in Bremerha$en Clem de2ided that he had nothing to go home to, He /new little a#o6t his parent7s sit6ation' or whether they were still ali$e at all, He also didn7t really want to go #a2/ to >meri2a or anywhere else and #e 6sed in the same way he had #een in Poland and 5ermany, This 6se 2onsisted o 3n2on$entional Ci$il > airs operations (2o6nterins6rgen2y and g6erilla war are) against 2i$ilian targets' and politi2al ig6res, He was a lost so6l #asi2ally, !o C=%TC;M seemed li/e the last #astion o 2i$ili-ation to him, The Middle =ast had standing 3! military or2e' operating in a region with some s6pport o the lo2al pop6lation and their reso6r2es, >nd most o all a real 2om#atant or2e to 2ontend with primarily' Red A$an, Military Training History Brie or !ergeant Ma9or Clem !odderstrom' or T2": RDF Born 2nd May ()*1, 3! >rmy Basi2 TrainingDFt, Benning' 5>, (+ wee/s) Pri$ate =D( Ranger Ando2trination ProgramDFt, Benning' 5>, (E wee/s) Basi2 >ir#orne !2hoolDFt, Bragg' %C (E wee/s) Pri$ate =D2 Ranger >ssessment PhaseDFt, Benning' 5>, (( wee/) Ranger !2hoolD (2 months' E months in ea2h phaseD Phase (: Camp Dar#y' 5>, Phase 2: D6gway Pro$ing 5ro6nds' 3T, Phase E: Camp Merrill' 5>, Phase F: =glin >ir For2e Base' F8, Pri$ate First Class =DE

2nd Bn,B10th Ranger RegtDFt, 8ewis' <>, >d$an2ed >ir#orne !2hool (&6mpmaster)DFt, Bragg' %C, (2 wee/s) Path inder !2hoolDFt, Benning' 5>, (E wee/s) Corporal =DF 8ong Range !6r$eillan2e 8eader Co6rseDFt, Benning' 5>, (0 wee/s) Primary 8eadership De$elopment Co6rseDFt, 8ewis' <>, (F wee/s) Basi2 %onDCommissioned ; i2ers Co6rseDFt, 8ewis' <>, (1 wee/s) !ergeant =D0 !pe2ial For2es >ssessment and !ele2tionDFt, Bragg' %C (E wee/s) Phase 2: !pe2ial For2es <eapons !ergeant (2F wee/s) !pe2ial For2es >ssistant ;perations and Antelligen2e !ergeant ((0 wee/s) R6ssian !pe2ial ;perations For2es Basi2 Military 8ang6age (2F wee/s) PersianDFarsi !pe2ial ;perations For2es Military 8ang6age (2F wee/s) !6r$i$al' =$asion' Resistan2e' and =s2ape Training (F wee/s) Military FreeDFall Para2h6tist !2hool (0 wee/s)

Phase (E: >d$an2ed !pe2ial For2es <eapons !ergeant ((+ wee/s) !pe2ial ;perations Target Anterdi2tion (* wee/s) Psy2hologi2al ;perations (* wee/s) Ci$il > airs (2 wee/s) Regional !t6diesD=6rope ((* wee/s) GRo#in !ageH Com#at = e2ti$eness Co6rse (2 wee/s) 2nd Bn,B(0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6pDFt, De$ens' M>, !ta !ergeant =D* >d$an2ed Military FreeDFall Para2h6tist !2hoolDFt, Bragg' %C, ((0 wee/s) >d$an2ed Psy2hologi2al ;perationsDFt, De$ens' M>, (* wee/s) (st Bn,B(0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6pDBad Toel-' 5=R, Ci$il > airs ;perationsDBad Toel-' 5=R, (2 wee/s) &oint Psy2hologi2al ;perations !ta PlanningDBad Toel-' 5=R, (2 wee/s) !ergeant First Class =D1

>ssigned to Erd Bn,B(0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6pDFt, Carson' C;, Military FreeDFall &6mpmasterDFt, Bragg' %C, (E wee/s) Psy2hologi2al ;perations !pe2ialistDFt, Carson' C;, ((( wee/s) Anstr62tor TrainingDFt, Carson' C;, (2 wee/s) !pe2ial ;perations For2es PreDCommandDFt, Carson' C;, (( wee/) Master !ergeant =D+ (st Bn,B(0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6pD!t6ttgart' 5=R, 3! >rmy !ergeants Ma9or Co6rseDFt, Bliss' T@, (F0 wee/s) 3! >rmy !ergeants Ma9or Co6rse (Phase 2)DFt, Bliss' T@, (E wee/s) !ergeant Ma9or =D) (st Bn,B(0th !pe2ial For2es 5ro6pD!t6ttgart' 5=R, Com#at History #e ore the Bom#s (pre ())*) Com#at History a ter the Bom#s (post ())*) De2orations' >wards and Medals De2orationsD !il$er !tarDFor gallantry in a2tion against an opposing or2e, !oldier7s MedalDFor heroism #y those ser$ing with the 3! >rmy in any 2apa2ity that in$ol$es the $ol6ntary ris/ o li e 6nder 2onditions o those in$ol$ing 2on li2t with an opposing armed or2e, Bron-e !tar with G$H or $alor and #ron-e oa/ lea 2l6ster (denoting se2ond award)DFor heroi2 or meritorio6s a2hie$ement o ser$i2e' not in$ol$ing aerial light' in 2onne2tion with operations against an opposing armed or2e, P6rple Heart with 2 #ron-e oa/ lea 2l6stersDFor wo6nds o#tained while engaged against an opposing armed or2e,

Meritorio6s !er$i2e MedalD;6tstanding nonD2om#at meritorio6s a2hie$ement or ser$i2e to the 3nited !tates, >rmy Commendation Medal with G$H or $alor and #ron-e oa/ lea 2l6ster (denoting se2ond award)DFor heroism' meritorio6s a2hie$ement' or meritorio6s ser$i2e, >rmy >2hie$ement Medal with two #ron-e oa/ lea 2l6sters (denoting se2ond and third award)DMeritorio6s a2hie$ement in a nonD2om#at area, 3nit >wardsD Ialoro6s 3nit >wardD!ame 2riteria as !il$er !tar' #6t or an entire 6nit, Meritorio6s 3nit CommendationDFor a 6nit that has per ormed e42eptionally meritorio6s 2ond62t and o6tstanding ser$i2e, !er$i2e MedalsD 5ood Cond62t Medal with sil$er 2lasp and E /nots (denoting +th award)DFor enlisted personnel who ha$e honora#ly 2ompleted E years o ser$i2e' and or e$ery year o s6stained 2om#at, %ational !er$i2e De ense Medal with #ron-e ser$i2e star (denoting se2ond award)D >warded or honora#le a2ti$e ser$i2e or any length' d6ring a national emergen2y, >rmed For2es =4peditionary Medal with #ron-e ser$i2e star and arrowhead (denoting se2ond award and arrowhead or parti2ipation o one or more assa6lts)DFor ser$i2e in operations as an e4peditionary or2e, !er$i2e and Training Ri##onsD %C; Pro essional De$elopment Ri##on with #ron-e >ra#i2 n6meral GFH (denoting o6rth award and GseniorH le$el)D>warded or 2ompletion o designated %C; pro essional de$elopment 2o6rses, >rmy !er$i2e Ri##onD>ward or s622ess 6lly 2ompleting initial entry training, ;$erseas !er$i2e Ri##on with #ron-e >ra#i2 n6meral GEH (denoting third award)D >warded or o$erseas to6r 2ompleted in pea2etime or 2om#at, Badges and Ta#sD Com#at An antryman Badge' Third >wardDDenotes pro i2ien2y in per orman2e and s/ill' o a ha-ardo6s nat6re d6ring 2om#at (E0 days or more or ea2h award),

Com#at Medi2al Badge' First >wardD>warded or o6tstanding a#ility and pro$en s/ill in the ield' d6ring 2om#at, >ir >ssa6lt BadgeDMastery o airmo#ile war are and rappelling rom heli2opters, Path inder BadgeDMastery o esta#lishing drop and landing -ones or air#orne and air mo#ile war are, Master Para2h6tist BadgeD>warded or (0 or more 96mps rom an air2ra t (military reeD all is in2l6ded), =4pert Mar/smanship Badge with 2lasps or MD20E' Bayonet' MD(*' Ma2hineg6n' >6toD Ri le' Car#ine' Tan/ <eapons' Ri le' 5renade' and MD*0, >ir#orne' Rangers' and !pe2ial For2es Ta#s