Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp of Utopia, Texas., was a native of South Dakota but his family lived in Utopia and graduated from Utopia High School Class of 2001. Jeffery was a very quiet young man, he was very friendly, but he was very shy. A lanky lad, Jeff played on the Running Buffaloes basketball team, the top sport in a 1A district that's too small to field football squads. He enlisted in the Army in August 2001 and was deployed to Afghanistan in February. His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Aviator Badge. He was survived by his wife Ashley, who also deployed to Iraq, and his parents Randy and Kathleen Wiekamp, and brothers, Josh and Jared, also are in the Army. He died east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations at age 23.
Army
CH-47 flight engineer
Company B
3rd Battalion
10th Aviation Regiment
10th Mountain Division (LI)
Fort Drum, N.Y.
Army
CH-47 flight engineer
Company B
3rd Battalion
10th Aviation Regiment
10th Mountain Division (LI)
Fort Drum, N.Y.
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp of Utopia, Texas., was a native of South Dakota but his family lived in Utopia and graduated from Utopia High School Class of 2001. Jeffery was a very quiet young man, he was very friendly, but he was very shy. A lanky lad, Jeff played on the Running Buffaloes basketball team, the top sport in a 1A district that's too small to field football squads. He enlisted in the Army in August 2001 and was deployed to Afghanistan in February. His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Aviator Badge. He was survived by his wife Ashley, who also deployed to Iraq, and his parents Randy and Kathleen Wiekamp, and brothers, Josh and Jared, also are in the Army. He died east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations at age 23.
Army
CH-47 flight engineer
Company B
3rd Battalion
10th Aviation Regiment
10th Mountain Division (LI)
Fort Drum, N.Y.
Army
CH-47 flight engineer
Company B
3rd Battalion
10th Aviation Regiment
10th Mountain Division (LI)
Fort Drum, N.Y.
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