Spc. Jason N. Cox of Elyria, Ohio was a 2004 graduate of Elyria High through Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Jason loved to work with his hands. At JVS, he was in the mechanical engineering program, and in his spare time, he loved to soup up cars. He had just finished rebuilding a Mitsubishi with his buddies before shipping out. That experience paid off in Iraq, where he helped fix Hummers and other heavy vehicles in his off-hours. He followed his two older brothers into the military and Jason had been deployed in Iraq for a year and was scheduled to return to Ohio in mid July. After his leave, he was to serve another eight months, but he didn't know where he would be deployed. He was a former meat cutter at the Cleveland Street Convenient Food Mart. Jason enjoyed Mopar cars, hunting and country music. He was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq a month before he was scheduled to return home on leave. He was 21. His awards include the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart. Jason was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Kenneth King and his paternal grandfather, James Cox.
Army
3rd Squadron
73rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Army
3rd Squadron
73rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Spc. Jason N. Cox of Elyria, Ohio was a 2004 graduate of Elyria High through Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Jason loved to work with his hands. At JVS, he was in the mechanical engineering program, and in his spare time, he loved to soup up cars. He had just finished rebuilding a Mitsubishi with his buddies before shipping out. That experience paid off in Iraq, where he helped fix Hummers and other heavy vehicles in his off-hours. He followed his two older brothers into the military and Jason had been deployed in Iraq for a year and was scheduled to return to Ohio in mid July. After his leave, he was to serve another eight months, but he didn't know where he would be deployed. He was a former meat cutter at the Cleveland Street Convenient Food Mart. Jason enjoyed Mopar cars, hunting and country music. He was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq a month before he was scheduled to return home on leave. He was 21. His awards include the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart. Jason was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Kenneth King and his paternal grandfather, James Cox.
Army
3rd Squadron
73rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Army
3rd Squadron
73rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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