Sgt. Shawn M. Stoddard attended Emmett High School and graduated from Sugar-Salem High School in 1997. His first eight years were at Parker and then he started living the cowboy life traveling with his father through Washington, New Mexico and Idaho. When he was 11, they moved to Caldwell. One of his favorite places was Sweet, where he spent all his free time helping his dad on the Seven Mile Ranch riding the hills and taking care of the cattle. They moved back to eastern Idaho when he was 15. He attended schools at Parker; Coulee City, Wash.; Springer, N.M.; Lordsburg, N.M.; Caldwell; Melba; Sweet and Emmett. He was married on April 14, 2000 to Tammy and they have lived in Rexburg, Boise and Colorado Springs, Colo. Shawn joined the United States Army in 2003, serving his basic training at Fort Knox. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. He was a calvary scout and sharpshooter having serving two tours in Iraq. He loved the Army and was loyal to his country. At twenty-four Shawn was considered old by Army standards when he enlisting, but the high school football standout quickly made the rank of Sergeant. At the time of his death he was a calvary scout, a sniper. He had been missing since late October. Services are pending, but the family says they will be held in Idaho.
Army
2nd Brigade Combat Team
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson, Colorado
Army
2nd Brigade Combat Team
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson, Colorado
Sgt. Shawn M. Stoddard attended Emmett High School and graduated from Sugar-Salem High School in 1997. His first eight years were at Parker and then he started living the cowboy life traveling with his father through Washington, New Mexico and Idaho. When he was 11, they moved to Caldwell. One of his favorite places was Sweet, where he spent all his free time helping his dad on the Seven Mile Ranch riding the hills and taking care of the cattle. They moved back to eastern Idaho when he was 15. He attended schools at Parker; Coulee City, Wash.; Springer, N.M.; Lordsburg, N.M.; Caldwell; Melba; Sweet and Emmett. He was married on April 14, 2000 to Tammy and they have lived in Rexburg, Boise and Colorado Springs, Colo. Shawn joined the United States Army in 2003, serving his basic training at Fort Knox. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. He was a calvary scout and sharpshooter having serving two tours in Iraq. He loved the Army and was loyal to his country. At twenty-four Shawn was considered old by Army standards when he enlisting, but the high school football standout quickly made the rank of Sergeant. At the time of his death he was a calvary scout, a sniper. He had been missing since late October. Services are pending, but the family says they will be held in Idaho.
Army
2nd Brigade Combat Team
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson, Colorado
Army
2nd Brigade Combat Team
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson, Colorado
