He was serving his team and Country, surrounded by others with the same drive, loyalty, and standards. At the time of his death, he was doing a job he volunteered for with brothers that he respected and trusted. He reveled in challenging and proving himself daily. Quint, without a doubt, was living out his purpose and had found his brotherhood in the Army Special Forces community.
Quint’s Military Awards and Decorations include the Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Special Forces Tab, Basic Parachutist Badge and the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge. Quint was assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 7214, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He completed the Special Forces (SF) Qualification Course in 2018 and continued through the SF pipeline, completing 18D Combat Medical Sergeant Training, Military Freefall Parachutist Course, Spanish Language school, SF Sniper Course, and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Course. Quint entered the Army in March 2017 and completed Advanced Individual Training at Ft. His sense of humor was dry, vivid, and contagious. Quint was an exceptionally gifted writer and artist. He surfed anywhere he could find a wave and thrived in extreme Alaskan mountain hunts. He loved adventures in the great outdoors. Throughout college he worked summers as a first mate on a charter fishing boat out of Ninilchik, AK and afterward as a Kayak eco-tour guide in Marineland, Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Hendrix College in Conway, AR during May of 2014. He graduated from Conway High School in Conway, AR in 2010. Quint was born May 15, 1992, in Beaufort SC. Quint succumbed to injuries received during a weather induced training hold. Mary, FL, died suddenly Tuesday, August 9, 2022, while attending U.S. Stars representing participation in combat jumps had been worn unofficially on parachute wings during and after World War II, which was not officially sanctioned until 1983.Staff Sergeant George Lindley Taber V "Quint", 30, of Glen St. The following shows the orientation of the ascension of stars: One combat jump - A bronze star centered on the shroud lines below the canopy Two combat jumps - A bronze star on the base of each wing Three combat jumps - A bronze star on the base of each wing and one star centered on the shroud lines below the canopy Four combat jumps - Two bronze stars on the base of each wing Five combat jumps - A single gold star centered on the shroud lines below the canopy. The Basic, Senior, and Master Combat Parachutist Badges can each be upgraded to One, Two, Three, Four, and Five star versions. This would work similarly for the Senior or Master versions. Upon completion of a second jump into combat, the award would be upgraded to the "Two Jump" variation. A soldier previously qualifying for the Basic Parachutist Badge, for example, who thereafter completes a single jump into combat, would wear the "Basic Combat Parachutist Badge (One Jump)" award. Each combat jump is denoted by one star on the badge.
Soldiers qualifying for one of the various combat parachutist badges wear their parachutist badge upgraded with the requisite number of bronze stars attached to the decoration. United States Army Combat Parachutist BadgeĬriteria: Awarded to soldiers who have previously earned the Basic Parachutist Badge and simultaneously complete one airborne jump into a combat zone.