SGT Samuel Edbert Kelsey

SGT Samuel Edbert Kelsey

Birth
Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Death
13 Dec 2007 (aged 24)
Baghdad, Iraq
Burial
Troup, Smith County, Texas, USA
Memorial ID
23403712 View Source

Sgt. Samuel E. Kelsey of Troup, Texas was a 2001 Troup High School graduate where he was part of an active, tight-knit class that still remain close. While there he was actively involved in sports. Samuel had served in the army for five years where he was a squadron leader and had earned the rank of sergeant. The only child was currently on his second tour in Iraq. Samuel died heroically, trying to save another soldier in his unit at age 24.

Army
3rd Battalion
7th Infantry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
3rd Infantry Division
Fort Stewart, Ga.

Sgt. Samuel E. Kelsey of Troup, Texas was a 2001 Troup High School graduate where he was part of an active, tight-knit class that still remain close. While there he was actively involved in sports. Samuel had served in the army for five years where he was a squadron leader and had earned the rank of sergeant. The only child was currently on his second tour in Iraq. Samuel died heroically, trying to save another soldier in his unit at age 24.

Army
3rd Battalion
7th Infantry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
3rd Infantry Division
Fort Stewart, Ga.