Staff Sgt. John G. Doles of Claremore, Oklahoma was an outgoing friend, devoted father and a soldier eager to serve. He had previously served in Iraq, parachuting into the country in the opening days of the war in the largest combat jump since World War II. As his funeral procession rolled past the brick buildings of the small town where he grew up, men, women and children stood with tears in their eyes and hands on their hearts. His wife, son Logan and daughter sat inches away from the flag-covered casket. At the back of the sanctuary, Doles' war medals which included a Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal sat amid flickering candles. He was 29.
Army
1st Battalion
508th Infantry Regiment
Vicenza, Italy
Army
1st Battalion
508th Infantry Regiment
Vicenza, Italy
Staff Sgt. John G. Doles of Claremore, Oklahoma was an outgoing friend, devoted father and a soldier eager to serve. He had previously served in Iraq, parachuting into the country in the opening days of the war in the largest combat jump since World War II. As his funeral procession rolled past the brick buildings of the small town where he grew up, men, women and children stood with tears in their eyes and hands on their hearts. His wife, son Logan and daughter sat inches away from the flag-covered casket. At the back of the sanctuary, Doles' war medals which included a Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal sat amid flickering candles. He was 29.
Army
1st Battalion
508th Infantry Regiment
Vicenza, Italy
Army
1st Battalion
508th Infantry Regiment
Vicenza, Italy
