Pfc. Devon J. Harris, 24, of Mesquite, Tex., died Nov. 27 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, at Ft. Polk, La. His awards included the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. On November 27, 2010, during a routine mission, he lost his life. He leaves to cherish his memories, his father, Tennyson Harris; his mother, Sorainya Harris; two brothers, David Parker and Christopher Johnson; three sisters, Tiffany Dotson, Ashley Harris (his twin sister) and Monica Harris Smith; a stepbrother, Michael Rufus, a stepsister, Stephanie Rufus; his grandmother, Lula Smith Johnson; his aunts, Gail Punch, Rita C. Johnson, Bobbie Wilson, Laguana Diane Johnson and Sherrie Johnson; his uncles Carl Punch and Booker T. Harris; and numerous other loving relatives and friends.
Pfc. Devon J. Harris, 24, of Mesquite, Tex., died Nov. 27 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, at Ft. Polk, La. His awards included the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. On November 27, 2010, during a routine mission, he lost his life. He leaves to cherish his memories, his father, Tennyson Harris; his mother, Sorainya Harris; two brothers, David Parker and Christopher Johnson; three sisters, Tiffany Dotson, Ashley Harris (his twin sister) and Monica Harris Smith; a stepbrother, Michael Rufus, a stepsister, Stephanie Rufus; his grandmother, Lula Smith Johnson; his aunts, Gail Punch, Rita C. Johnson, Bobbie Wilson, Laguana Diane Johnson and Sherrie Johnson; his uncles Carl Punch and Booker T. Harris; and numerous other loving relatives and friends.
