Spc. Jeremy L. Stacey of Bismarck, Ark., lived in Valencia County for only a few months before joining the Army, but was planning to make it his home once he left the military to be near his mother. He spent much of his youth in Amarillo, TX, and later moved to Bismarck, AR, where he graduated high school enlisting in the Army soon after. He was an armor crewman and had been a decorated soldier, receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. He re-enlisted in December for an additional three years. Jeremy was very quiet and a little reserved, he also dreamed of one day going to college and becoming a writer. He was very handy on the computer and would create illustrations for his stories. Jeremy was a fiction writer; he had his writings in a laptop with him in Iraq. Memories of Jeremy and the life he shared with his family will continue to bring smiles to their faces. Not only was Stacey a brave soldier, a loving son and a talented writer and artist, but he was also a protective and doting older brother of his four younger sisters. He cared a lot about his family. He loved all of his sisters and would have done anything for them. He was posthumously laterally promoted to the rank of corporal and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Jeremy died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device at age 23.
Army
2nd Battalion
12th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss, Texas∼Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5. Stacey is the 56th Arkansan to be killed since the War on Terror began.
The halls are empty at Bismarck High School for the summer. All you'll find there are teachers preparing for the upcoming school year. Tuesday though, wasn't an ordinary day for them.
"He will be missed. I know all his friends will miss him and I know his family too," says teacher Barbara Richardson.
Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5.
Richardson taught Stacey math for four years. She and others are paying special attention to his 2003 senior photo.
"He was always doing something to push the envelope. You know, he always kept everyone laughing, but you couldn't stay mad at him because he was such a sweet kid," explains Richardson.
He loved the arts. Drawing, reading and writing were his passions.
Richardson says, "I cannot think of a soul who didn't like him. He was just precious."
About a dozen students from the small high school have served in Iraq. Stacey is the first one to lose his life.
"I hate to lose any child, and he's so young and it's just hard to lose a student and a friend," says Richardson.
"You can't believe it. You don't really know how to react because you don't think it's true," says Stacey's friend Tanyia Boden.
Boden got word Monday that a makeshift bomb had killed Stacey in Baghdad, Iraq. She says she still can't believe the boy she spent so much time with growing up will never return.
?He was just a really good person. He never really let anything get him down, just an all around good guy," says Boden.
Boden calls her friend an American soldier who died doing what he loved most. But more importantly for her, a hero who will forever remain in her heart.
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I found this by typing in Jeremy's name. I do not know the family, I just came across his story and wanted him to have a memorial. This is what I found from the state of New Mexico:
Governor Richardson Lowers Flags to Half
Staff in Honor of Army Corporal Jeremy Stacey
SANTA FE - Governor Bill Richardson ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of United States Army Corporal Jeremy Stacy, 23, who lost his life while serving his county in Iraq, on Thursday July 5, 2007.
Corporal Stacey spent much of his youth in Lubbock, Texas and graduated from high school in Bismarck, Arkansas. Stacy joined the Army in 2003 and re-enlisted for another three years in December.
Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team and 1st Cavalry Division, in Fort Bliss, Texas.
Cpl. Jeremy Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez.
In honor of Corporal Stacey's sacrifice, Governor Richardson signed an Executive Order directing that state flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2007, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007.
The text of the Executive Order follows:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2007-037
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING
OF CORPORAL JEREMY L. STACEY
WHEREAS, United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey, age 23, tragically lost his life while serving in Iraq on July 5, 2007.
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey spent much of his youth in Amarillo, Texas and later moved to Bismarck, Arkansas, where he graduated high school. He enlisted in the Army right after high school and had re-enlisted in December, 2006, for an additional three years;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavlry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez; and
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey's patriotism, bravery and dedication to the nation will always be remembered.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor of the State of New Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New Mexico do hereby order that all flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2009, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007, in honor and mourning of United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey. The thoughts and prayers of the people of New Mexico go out to his family as well as a heartfelt thank you for his courageous service.
DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE
18TH DAY OF JULY, 2007
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
BILL RICHARDSON
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
Army
2nd Battalion
12th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss, Texas∼Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5. Stacey is the 56th Arkansan to be killed since the War on Terror began.
The halls are empty at Bismarck High School for the summer. All you'll find there are teachers preparing for the upcoming school year. Tuesday though, wasn't an ordinary day for them.
"He will be missed. I know all his friends will miss him and I know his family too," says teacher Barbara Richardson.
Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5.
Richardson taught Stacey math for four years. She and others are paying special attention to his 2003 senior photo.
"He was always doing something to push the envelope. You know, he always kept everyone laughing, but you couldn't stay mad at him because he was such a sweet kid," explains Richardson.
He loved the arts. Drawing, reading and writing were his passions.
Richardson says, "I cannot think of a soul who didn't like him. He was just precious."
About a dozen students from the small high school have served in Iraq. Stacey is the first one to lose his life.
"I hate to lose any child, and he's so young and it's just hard to lose a student and a friend," says Richardson.
"You can't believe it. You don't really know how to react because you don't think it's true," says Stacey's friend Tanyia Boden.
Boden got word Monday that a makeshift bomb had killed Stacey in Baghdad, Iraq. She says she still can't believe the boy she spent so much time with growing up will never return.
?He was just a really good person. He never really let anything get him down, just an all around good guy," says Boden.
Boden calls her friend an American soldier who died doing what he loved most. But more importantly for her, a hero who will forever remain in her heart.
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I found this by typing in Jeremy's name. I do not know the family, I just came across his story and wanted him to have a memorial. This is what I found from the state of New Mexico:
Governor Richardson Lowers Flags to Half
Staff in Honor of Army Corporal Jeremy Stacey
SANTA FE - Governor Bill Richardson ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of United States Army Corporal Jeremy Stacy, 23, who lost his life while serving his county in Iraq, on Thursday July 5, 2007.
Corporal Stacey spent much of his youth in Lubbock, Texas and graduated from high school in Bismarck, Arkansas. Stacy joined the Army in 2003 and re-enlisted for another three years in December.
Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team and 1st Cavalry Division, in Fort Bliss, Texas.
Cpl. Jeremy Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez.
In honor of Corporal Stacey's sacrifice, Governor Richardson signed an Executive Order directing that state flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2007, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007.
The text of the Executive Order follows:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2007-037
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING
OF CORPORAL JEREMY L. STACEY
WHEREAS, United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey, age 23, tragically lost his life while serving in Iraq on July 5, 2007.
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey spent much of his youth in Amarillo, Texas and later moved to Bismarck, Arkansas, where he graduated high school. He enlisted in the Army right after high school and had re-enlisted in December, 2006, for an additional three years;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavlry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez; and
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey's patriotism, bravery and dedication to the nation will always be remembered.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor of the State of New Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New Mexico do hereby order that all flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2009, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007, in honor and mourning of United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey. The thoughts and prayers of the people of New Mexico go out to his family as well as a heartfelt thank you for his courageous service.
DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE
18TH DAY OF JULY, 2007
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
BILL RICHARDSON
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
Spc. Jeremy L. Stacey of Bismarck, Ark., lived in Valencia County for only a few months before joining the Army, but was planning to make it his home once he left the military to be near his mother. He spent much of his youth in Amarillo, TX, and later moved to Bismarck, AR, where he graduated high school enlisting in the Army soon after. He was an armor crewman and had been a decorated soldier, receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. He re-enlisted in December for an additional three years. Jeremy was very quiet and a little reserved, he also dreamed of one day going to college and becoming a writer. He was very handy on the computer and would create illustrations for his stories. Jeremy was a fiction writer; he had his writings in a laptop with him in Iraq. Memories of Jeremy and the life he shared with his family will continue to bring smiles to their faces. Not only was Stacey a brave soldier, a loving son and a talented writer and artist, but he was also a protective and doting older brother of his four younger sisters. He cared a lot about his family. He loved all of his sisters and would have done anything for them. He was posthumously laterally promoted to the rank of corporal and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Jeremy died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device at age 23.
Army
2nd Battalion
12th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss, Texas∼Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5. Stacey is the 56th Arkansan to be killed since the War on Terror began.
The halls are empty at Bismarck High School for the summer. All you'll find there are teachers preparing for the upcoming school year. Tuesday though, wasn't an ordinary day for them.
"He will be missed. I know all his friends will miss him and I know his family too," says teacher Barbara Richardson.
Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5.
Richardson taught Stacey math for four years. She and others are paying special attention to his 2003 senior photo.
"He was always doing something to push the envelope. You know, he always kept everyone laughing, but you couldn't stay mad at him because he was such a sweet kid," explains Richardson.
He loved the arts. Drawing, reading and writing were his passions.
Richardson says, "I cannot think of a soul who didn't like him. He was just precious."
About a dozen students from the small high school have served in Iraq. Stacey is the first one to lose his life.
"I hate to lose any child, and he's so young and it's just hard to lose a student and a friend," says Richardson.
"You can't believe it. You don't really know how to react because you don't think it's true," says Stacey's friend Tanyia Boden.
Boden got word Monday that a makeshift bomb had killed Stacey in Baghdad, Iraq. She says she still can't believe the boy she spent so much time with growing up will never return.
?He was just a really good person. He never really let anything get him down, just an all around good guy," says Boden.
Boden calls her friend an American soldier who died doing what he loved most. But more importantly for her, a hero who will forever remain in her heart.
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I found this by typing in Jeremy's name. I do not know the family, I just came across his story and wanted him to have a memorial. This is what I found from the state of New Mexico:
Governor Richardson Lowers Flags to Half
Staff in Honor of Army Corporal Jeremy Stacey
SANTA FE - Governor Bill Richardson ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of United States Army Corporal Jeremy Stacy, 23, who lost his life while serving his county in Iraq, on Thursday July 5, 2007.
Corporal Stacey spent much of his youth in Lubbock, Texas and graduated from high school in Bismarck, Arkansas. Stacy joined the Army in 2003 and re-enlisted for another three years in December.
Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team and 1st Cavalry Division, in Fort Bliss, Texas.
Cpl. Jeremy Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez.
In honor of Corporal Stacey's sacrifice, Governor Richardson signed an Executive Order directing that state flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2007, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007.
The text of the Executive Order follows:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2007-037
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING
OF CORPORAL JEREMY L. STACEY
WHEREAS, United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey, age 23, tragically lost his life while serving in Iraq on July 5, 2007.
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey spent much of his youth in Amarillo, Texas and later moved to Bismarck, Arkansas, where he graduated high school. He enlisted in the Army right after high school and had re-enlisted in December, 2006, for an additional three years;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavlry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez; and
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey's patriotism, bravery and dedication to the nation will always be remembered.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor of the State of New Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New Mexico do hereby order that all flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2009, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007, in honor and mourning of United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey. The thoughts and prayers of the people of New Mexico go out to his family as well as a heartfelt thank you for his courageous service.
DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE
18TH DAY OF JULY, 2007
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
BILL RICHARDSON
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
Army
2nd Battalion
12th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss, Texas∼Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5. Stacey is the 56th Arkansan to be killed since the War on Terror began.
The halls are empty at Bismarck High School for the summer. All you'll find there are teachers preparing for the upcoming school year. Tuesday though, wasn't an ordinary day for them.
"He will be missed. I know all his friends will miss him and I know his family too," says teacher Barbara Richardson.
Army Cpl. Jeremy Stacey of Bismarck has died after being injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Iraq on July 5.
Richardson taught Stacey math for four years. She and others are paying special attention to his 2003 senior photo.
"He was always doing something to push the envelope. You know, he always kept everyone laughing, but you couldn't stay mad at him because he was such a sweet kid," explains Richardson.
He loved the arts. Drawing, reading and writing were his passions.
Richardson says, "I cannot think of a soul who didn't like him. He was just precious."
About a dozen students from the small high school have served in Iraq. Stacey is the first one to lose his life.
"I hate to lose any child, and he's so young and it's just hard to lose a student and a friend," says Richardson.
"You can't believe it. You don't really know how to react because you don't think it's true," says Stacey's friend Tanyia Boden.
Boden got word Monday that a makeshift bomb had killed Stacey in Baghdad, Iraq. She says she still can't believe the boy she spent so much time with growing up will never return.
?He was just a really good person. He never really let anything get him down, just an all around good guy," says Boden.
Boden calls her friend an American soldier who died doing what he loved most. But more importantly for her, a hero who will forever remain in her heart.
**************
I found this by typing in Jeremy's name. I do not know the family, I just came across his story and wanted him to have a memorial. This is what I found from the state of New Mexico:
Governor Richardson Lowers Flags to Half
Staff in Honor of Army Corporal Jeremy Stacey
SANTA FE - Governor Bill Richardson ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of United States Army Corporal Jeremy Stacy, 23, who lost his life while serving his county in Iraq, on Thursday July 5, 2007.
Corporal Stacey spent much of his youth in Lubbock, Texas and graduated from high school in Bismarck, Arkansas. Stacy joined the Army in 2003 and re-enlisted for another three years in December.
Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team and 1st Cavalry Division, in Fort Bliss, Texas.
Cpl. Jeremy Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez.
In honor of Corporal Stacey's sacrifice, Governor Richardson signed an Executive Order directing that state flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2007, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007.
The text of the Executive Order follows:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2007-037
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING
OF CORPORAL JEREMY L. STACEY
WHEREAS, United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey, age 23, tragically lost his life while serving in Iraq on July 5, 2007.
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey spent much of his youth in Amarillo, Texas and later moved to Bismarck, Arkansas, where he graduated high school. He enlisted in the Army right after high school and had re-enlisted in December, 2006, for an additional three years;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavlry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas;
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey is survived by his mother, Betty Click of Los Chavez; sisters, Jessica Stacey of Arizona; Shaila Stacey of Texas; and Lisa Close and Erica Close, both of Los Chavez; and
WHEREAS, Cpl. Stacey's patriotism, bravery and dedication to the nation will always be remembered.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor of the State of New Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New Mexico do hereby order that all flags be flown at half-staff from Thursday, July 19, 2009, until sundown on Friday, July 20, 2007, in honor and mourning of United States Army Corporal Jeremy L. Stacey. The thoughts and prayers of the people of New Mexico go out to his family as well as a heartfelt thank you for his courageous service.
DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE
18TH DAY OF JULY, 2007
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
BILL RICHARDSON
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
Gravesite Details
http://www.governor.state.nm.us/press/2007/july/071807_03.pdf
