Army Pvt. Ward was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, as a tanker. Ward died of non-combat related injuries (illness). As a teenager, Jason talked about joining the Army, but shortly after graduation in 1997, he and his wife Jordan welcomed the first of two sons. He put the Army on a backburner because he didn't want to be away from his boys all the time. Then he and his wife started talking about it again, and they thought it would be a good thing for them. He joined the Army in April 2002, planning to make it his lifelong profession. His unit was sent to the Middle East in March. In October, Jason became ill and during the last several weeks, his illness (stomach and intestinal problems) seemed to worsen. According to a phone call he made to his mother, the Army was sending him back to the United States, presumably for treatment. Jason was a great husband and a great guy.
Army Pvt. Ward was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, as a tanker. Ward died of non-combat related injuries (illness). As a teenager, Jason talked about joining the Army, but shortly after graduation in 1997, he and his wife Jordan welcomed the first of two sons. He put the Army on a backburner because he didn't want to be away from his boys all the time. Then he and his wife started talking about it again, and they thought it would be a good thing for them. He joined the Army in April 2002, planning to make it his lifelong profession. His unit was sent to the Middle East in March. In October, Jason became ill and during the last several weeks, his illness (stomach and intestinal problems) seemed to worsen. According to a phone call he made to his mother, the Army was sending him back to the United States, presumably for treatment. Jason was a great husband and a great guy.
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