SSG US Army
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, out of Baumholder, Germany
He was the captain of the soccer team at Southern High School, Anne Arundel County, MD, and graduated in 1999. As a teenager, he traveled on mission trips with members of First Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, MD, and in West Virginia, he helped build part of a church. He was serving his third tour in Iraq and had also been deployed in prior operations to Kosovo. Among his military awards and decorations were the Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart (2); Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Kosovo Campaign; Army Good Conduct; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; NATO Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and Presidential Unit Citation. He died of injuries sustained when his patrol encountered enemy forces small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
He was survived by his parents; his brother; his four grandparents; and many aunts and uncles.
Visitation was held at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, Owings, MD, on Monday, July 31, 2006. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, MD, on Tuesday, August 1, followed by interment.
SSG US Army
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, out of Baumholder, Germany
He was the captain of the soccer team at Southern High School, Anne Arundel County, MD, and graduated in 1999. As a teenager, he traveled on mission trips with members of First Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, MD, and in West Virginia, he helped build part of a church. He was serving his third tour in Iraq and had also been deployed in prior operations to Kosovo. Among his military awards and decorations were the Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart (2); Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Kosovo Campaign; Army Good Conduct; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; NATO Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and Presidential Unit Citation. He died of injuries sustained when his patrol encountered enemy forces small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
He was survived by his parents; his brother; his four grandparents; and many aunts and uncles.
Visitation was held at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, Owings, MD, on Monday, July 31, 2006. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, MD, on Tuesday, August 1, followed by interment.
