Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens, 21, of Fort Smith, Ark., died March 1 at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf Khel. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Sgt. Vincent Lee Carson Owens, 21, of Fort Smith formerly of Spiro was born November 14, 1988 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Keith and Shelia Lynn (Hope) Owens and passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under direct fire in Yosuf Khel. Vince was with the US Army having served in Iraq and was currently serving in Afghanistan. He was a motor transport operator assigned to Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in August 2007 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2008. Owens' awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal (2 awards); Army Achievement Medal (2 awards); Valorous Unit Award; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon; Combat Action Badge; Driver & Mechanic Badge with Driver – Wheeled Vehicles; and Weapons Qualification: M4, expert. He was postumously promoted from specialist to sergeant.
He is survived by; His Wife, Kaitlyn of the home; His Mother: Shelia Lynn Hope of Cowlington, Oklahoma; His Father: Keith Owens of Berryville, Arkansas; One Step-Son, Paxton Lee of the home; One Sister, Destiny Danyelle Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Three Brothers, Seth Harley Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma, Slade Garett Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma and Dalton Hunter Real of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Grandparents: Earl and Opal Owens of Pocola, Oklahoma; Uncles, Gary Hope of Spiro, Roy Hope of Fort Smith, Keith Hope of Fort Smith, and Dan Clegg of Spiro, Oklahoma and Aunts, Angela Robinson and husband, Keith of Pocola, Oklahoma and Connie Atkins of Fort Smith.
Sgt. Vincent Lee Carson Owens, 21, of Fort Smith formerly of Spiro was born November 14, 1988 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Keith and Shelia Lynn (Hope) Owens and passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under direct fire in Yosuf Khel. Vince was with the US Army having served in Iraq and was currently serving in Afghanistan. He was a motor transport operator assigned to Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in August 2007 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2008. Owens' awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal (2 awards); Army Achievement Medal (2 awards); Valorous Unit Award; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon; Combat Action Badge; Driver & Mechanic Badge with Driver – Wheeled Vehicles; and Weapons Qualification: M4, expert. He was postumously promoted from specialist to sergeant.
He is survived by; His Wife, Kaitlyn of the home; His Mother: Shelia Lynn Hope of Cowlington, Oklahoma; His Father: Keith Owens of Berryville, Arkansas; One Step-Son, Paxton Lee of the home; One Sister, Destiny Danyelle Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Three Brothers, Seth Harley Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma, Slade Garett Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma and Dalton Hunter Real of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Grandparents: Earl and Opal Owens of Pocola, Oklahoma; Uncles, Gary Hope of Spiro, Roy Hope of Fort Smith, Keith Hope of Fort Smith, and Dan Clegg of Spiro, Oklahoma and Aunts, Angela Robinson and husband, Keith of Pocola, Oklahoma and Connie Atkins of Fort Smith.
Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens, 21, of Fort Smith, Ark., died March 1 at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf Khel. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Sgt. Vincent Lee Carson Owens, 21, of Fort Smith formerly of Spiro was born November 14, 1988 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Keith and Shelia Lynn (Hope) Owens and passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under direct fire in Yosuf Khel. Vince was with the US Army having served in Iraq and was currently serving in Afghanistan. He was a motor transport operator assigned to Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in August 2007 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2008. Owens' awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal (2 awards); Army Achievement Medal (2 awards); Valorous Unit Award; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon; Combat Action Badge; Driver & Mechanic Badge with Driver – Wheeled Vehicles; and Weapons Qualification: M4, expert. He was postumously promoted from specialist to sergeant.
He is survived by; His Wife, Kaitlyn of the home; His Mother: Shelia Lynn Hope of Cowlington, Oklahoma; His Father: Keith Owens of Berryville, Arkansas; One Step-Son, Paxton Lee of the home; One Sister, Destiny Danyelle Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Three Brothers, Seth Harley Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma, Slade Garett Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma and Dalton Hunter Real of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Grandparents: Earl and Opal Owens of Pocola, Oklahoma; Uncles, Gary Hope of Spiro, Roy Hope of Fort Smith, Keith Hope of Fort Smith, and Dan Clegg of Spiro, Oklahoma and Aunts, Angela Robinson and husband, Keith of Pocola, Oklahoma and Connie Atkins of Fort Smith.
Sgt. Vincent Lee Carson Owens, 21, of Fort Smith formerly of Spiro was born November 14, 1988 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Keith and Shelia Lynn (Hope) Owens and passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under direct fire in Yosuf Khel. Vince was with the US Army having served in Iraq and was currently serving in Afghanistan. He was a motor transport operator assigned to Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in August 2007 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2008. Owens' awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal (2 awards); Army Achievement Medal (2 awards); Valorous Unit Award; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon; Combat Action Badge; Driver & Mechanic Badge with Driver – Wheeled Vehicles; and Weapons Qualification: M4, expert. He was postumously promoted from specialist to sergeant.
He is survived by; His Wife, Kaitlyn of the home; His Mother: Shelia Lynn Hope of Cowlington, Oklahoma; His Father: Keith Owens of Berryville, Arkansas; One Step-Son, Paxton Lee of the home; One Sister, Destiny Danyelle Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Three Brothers, Seth Harley Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma, Slade Garett Owens of Cowlington, Oklahoma and Dalton Hunter Real of Cowlington, Oklahoma; Grandparents: Earl and Opal Owens of Pocola, Oklahoma; Uncles, Gary Hope of Spiro, Roy Hope of Fort Smith, Keith Hope of Fort Smith, and Dan Clegg of Spiro, Oklahoma and Aunts, Angela Robinson and husband, Keith of Pocola, Oklahoma and Connie Atkins of Fort Smith.
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