As a teenager, Cody was a typical country boy. He was fond of John Deere ball caps and Western-style belt buckles and loved anything mechanical. He's the kind of kid who would feel like he had an obligation to his country and would say, He was nearing the end of his year long duty in Iraq, and was a couple weeks from celebrating his first wedding anniversary. Orr and his wife, Jackie, had three weeks together after their wedding before Orr was shipped overseas. He and Jackie were buying a house and talking about having children. Hundreds of residents turned out to honor their community's first Iraqi war casualty, waving U.S. flags as the funeral procession for Cody passes by in Kerrville. He wasn't excited about going off to war, but he went. He took his job and his responsibilities seriously, so when the call came he answered the call. Even in the hostile environment of Iraq, Cody never lost his focus and truly wanted to help the Iraqi people. As the hearse, led by 20 police cars, left for the Cemetery, sidewalks along the way swelled with merchants, veterans and students. As the procession rolled passed, WWII vet Bill Stacy, sporting a Veterans of Foreign Wars hat, had two kids come up and thank him for serving. It nearly brought tears. Cody was 21.
Army
2nd Battalion,
20th Field Artillery Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood
Army
2nd Battalion,
20th Field Artillery Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood
As a teenager, Cody was a typical country boy. He was fond of John Deere ball caps and Western-style belt buckles and loved anything mechanical. He's the kind of kid who would feel like he had an obligation to his country and would say, He was nearing the end of his year long duty in Iraq, and was a couple weeks from celebrating his first wedding anniversary. Orr and his wife, Jackie, had three weeks together after their wedding before Orr was shipped overseas. He and Jackie were buying a house and talking about having children. Hundreds of residents turned out to honor their community's first Iraqi war casualty, waving U.S. flags as the funeral procession for Cody passes by in Kerrville. He wasn't excited about going off to war, but he went. He took his job and his responsibilities seriously, so when the call came he answered the call. Even in the hostile environment of Iraq, Cody never lost his focus and truly wanted to help the Iraqi people. As the hearse, led by 20 police cars, left for the Cemetery, sidewalks along the way swelled with merchants, veterans and students. As the procession rolled passed, WWII vet Bill Stacy, sporting a Veterans of Foreign Wars hat, had two kids come up and thank him for serving. It nearly brought tears. Cody was 21.
Army
2nd Battalion,
20th Field Artillery Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood
Army
2nd Battalion,
20th Field Artillery Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood
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