Sgt. Tull of Pocahontas, Iowa earned a reputation as a soldier who wanted to be in the thick of every mission during his three years in the Iowa Army National Guard. He graduated from Pocahontas Area High School in 2003 and enlisted in the National Guard. He attended South Dakota State University before volunteering for Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2004. He was posthumously promoted to sergeant from his former rank as specialist at a separate ceremony attended by family members and Army National Guard officers. He also was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Mississippi Medal of Valor and the Combat Action Badge. He died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations at age 20.
Army
National Guard
1st Battalion,
194th Field Artillery,
Storm Lake, Iowa.
Army
National Guard
1st Battalion,
194th Field Artillery,
Storm Lake, Iowa.
Sgt. Tull of Pocahontas, Iowa earned a reputation as a soldier who wanted to be in the thick of every mission during his three years in the Iowa Army National Guard. He graduated from Pocahontas Area High School in 2003 and enlisted in the National Guard. He attended South Dakota State University before volunteering for Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2004. He was posthumously promoted to sergeant from his former rank as specialist at a separate ceremony attended by family members and Army National Guard officers. He also was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Mississippi Medal of Valor and the Combat Action Badge. He died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations at age 20.
Army
National Guard
1st Battalion,
194th Field Artillery,
Storm Lake, Iowa.
Army
National Guard
1st Battalion,
194th Field Artillery,
Storm Lake, Iowa.
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