DENNIS PINTOR

CPT Dennis Pintor

CPT Dennis Pintor

January 07, 1974 - October 12, 2004

Company B4/E2

CPT Pintor of Killeen, Texas, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Dennis was assigned to the Army’s 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

In October of 2008, members of the United States Military Academy’s Class of 1998 stood together at their 10th reunion, reminiscing about their first decade as members of “The Long Gray Line.” Their lives had changed inextricably in that short span – they had left West Point in May of 1998 with the class motto “Duty Will Not Wait,” perhaps not fully realizing what the profession of arms would mean to them.

Ten short years later, these classmates had deployed all over the world – to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, and other places less known. Many had seen combat. All had lost friends and classmates in the process. As such, the class adopted a new motto for their reunion: “Duty Did Not Wait.”