Army Capt. Felder was assigned to 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, Hazen, Arkansas. He was killed in an 80mm rocket strike that hit his camp in Taji. Arthur was always the calming influence and never a fighter. From the age of 6, he would lead the family in prayer before dinner and he never gave up the practice. Once at McDonald's he made quite a show of saying grace and would also leave prayers on people's answering machines. He attended Quachita Baptist University and completed a physical education degree at East Texas Baptist University. At 6 foot 4 inches and 290 pounds, he was a gentle giant. Before his unit was activated, he was youth ministry director at St. Luke's, working with two boot camp programs and at the Step One Alternative School of Little Rock. Arthur's family had served in the military since World War I, so it was no surprise when he joined the Army the summer of his junior year in high school. He then joined the National Guard in 1986. He felt strongly about his troops and served in Iraq to ensure the freedom of his two children and the children in Iraq. Arthur spent nearly two decades serving the Army and National Guard. During that time, he served in peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Honduras and ultimately was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal posthumously. Arthur never wanted his family to worry about him. He would tell them that he was safe behind his desk – you would have thought he was calling locally.
Army Capt. Felder was assigned to 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, Hazen, Arkansas. He was killed in an 80mm rocket strike that hit his camp in Taji. Arthur was always the calming influence and never a fighter. From the age of 6, he would lead the family in prayer before dinner and he never gave up the practice. Once at McDonald's he made quite a show of saying grace and would also leave prayers on people's answering machines. He attended Quachita Baptist University and completed a physical education degree at East Texas Baptist University. At 6 foot 4 inches and 290 pounds, he was a gentle giant. Before his unit was activated, he was youth ministry director at St. Luke's, working with two boot camp programs and at the Step One Alternative School of Little Rock. Arthur's family had served in the military since World War I, so it was no surprise when he joined the Army the summer of his junior year in high school. He then joined the National Guard in 1986. He felt strongly about his troops and served in Iraq to ensure the freedom of his two children and the children in Iraq. Arthur spent nearly two decades serving the Army and National Guard. During that time, he served in peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Honduras and ultimately was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal posthumously. Arthur never wanted his family to worry about him. He would tell them that he was safe behind his desk – you would have thought he was calling locally.
Bio by: Brenda N
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