Sgt. Douglas Bull of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was a 1997 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and enlisted in the Army shortly after graduation. In eighth grade, he wrote he dreamed of being a "flier in the Air Force." Before senior year, he said he wanted to attend a military college. Doug eventually enlisted in the United States Army after graduation, traveled the world and was called to serve in both theaters of the global war on terrorism. After several years of service, he was expected to be promoted to sergeant and was recently assigned to an engineering unit based at Fort Hood, Texas. He completed a year-long tour of duty in Iraq between 2005 and 2006 and was killed just weeks into his deployment to Afghanistan. His father is a retired member of Service Battery of the 109th Field Artillery, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Douglas is being awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Afghanistan Campaign Medal and NATO Medal posthumously. He was previously awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon. He was married and had a son and a daughter. He was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan at age 29.
Army
Special Troops Battalion
3rd Brigade Combat Team
1st Infantry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
Army
Special Troops Battalion
3rd Brigade Combat Team
1st Infantry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
Sgt. Douglas Bull of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was a 1997 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and enlisted in the Army shortly after graduation. In eighth grade, he wrote he dreamed of being a "flier in the Air Force." Before senior year, he said he wanted to attend a military college. Doug eventually enlisted in the United States Army after graduation, traveled the world and was called to serve in both theaters of the global war on terrorism. After several years of service, he was expected to be promoted to sergeant and was recently assigned to an engineering unit based at Fort Hood, Texas. He completed a year-long tour of duty in Iraq between 2005 and 2006 and was killed just weeks into his deployment to Afghanistan. His father is a retired member of Service Battery of the 109th Field Artillery, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Douglas is being awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Afghanistan Campaign Medal and NATO Medal posthumously. He was previously awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon. He was married and had a son and a daughter. He was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan at age 29.
Army
Special Troops Battalion
3rd Brigade Combat Team
1st Infantry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
Army
Special Troops Battalion
3rd Brigade Combat Team
1st Infantry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
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