Sgt. 1st Class Moses E. Armstead of Rochester, New York was the youngest of eight children born to Ella Mae and William Armstead in Bartow, Fla. The family moved to Rochester when Sgt. Armstead was a youngster. He graduated from James Madison High School in 1978 and joined the Army in 1985. He met his wife, Tonya, while both served at the National Guard Armory. The couple married on Nov. 21, 1988, and had three children. After basic training in 1985, Sgt. Armstead became an Army machinist, serving at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the Republic of Korea; and at Fort Campbell. In July 1999, he was assigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground where he served as an instructor/writer. He was deployed to Afghanistan in July 2005. He is predeceased by his father, William Armstead of Rochester. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five sisters and two brothers; sons Jaspen, Daylin and Llandyn of Maryland and Moses Armstead Jr; and daughter Dominique Armstead. Moses died at age 44 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related illness identified Oct. 5 as he was returning from leave status and preparing to redeploy to Afghanistan.
Army
16th Ordnance Battalion
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Army
16th Ordnance Battalion
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Sgt. 1st Class Moses E. Armstead of Rochester, New York was the youngest of eight children born to Ella Mae and William Armstead in Bartow, Fla. The family moved to Rochester when Sgt. Armstead was a youngster. He graduated from James Madison High School in 1978 and joined the Army in 1985. He met his wife, Tonya, while both served at the National Guard Armory. The couple married on Nov. 21, 1988, and had three children. After basic training in 1985, Sgt. Armstead became an Army machinist, serving at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the Republic of Korea; and at Fort Campbell. In July 1999, he was assigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground where he served as an instructor/writer. He was deployed to Afghanistan in July 2005. He is predeceased by his father, William Armstead of Rochester. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five sisters and two brothers; sons Jaspen, Daylin and Llandyn of Maryland and Moses Armstead Jr; and daughter Dominique Armstead. Moses died at age 44 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related illness identified Oct. 5 as he was returning from leave status and preparing to redeploy to Afghanistan.
Army
16th Ordnance Battalion
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Army
16th Ordnance Battalion
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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