Army Pfc Hinkefent was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division at Baumholder, Germany. He died of liver failure due to leukemia. At the age of 17, Coleman said goodbye to a friend of his, Pvt Cody Carver, and then told his father, "Dad, he did something" and asked if he would go with him the next day to the recruiter. In early April 2008, he found himself in Iraq, but he was happy to go - he wanted to serve his country so his family could sleep at night in peace. Coleman had the type of personality that brought pure joy to everyone he was around. He enjoyed racing fast cars, snow boarding, living life at its fullest and being in the Army. In early December, Coleman started getting sick. At one point he fainted and his fellow soldiers, not knowing he was really sick, started aggravating him about faking to get out of work. This upset him so he tried working again and shortly afterwards fainted again. Medics struggled to hydrate him but on December 10 he was flown to Germany where he was diagnosed with a fast-acting leukemia. Coleman fought back, but the cancer had done too much damage. This good kid who probably never did anything wrong in his entire life faded fast. His parents met him in Germany and were able to tell him how proud they were of him and how much they loved him. Coleman's father was with him and stroking his hair when his heart stopped at 6:20 a.m.
(bio by: Brenda Normandin)
(bio by: Brenda Normandin)
Army Pfc Hinkefent was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division at Baumholder, Germany. He died of liver failure due to leukemia. At the age of 17, Coleman said goodbye to a friend of his, Pvt Cody Carver, and then told his father, "Dad, he did something" and asked if he would go with him the next day to the recruiter. In early April 2008, he found himself in Iraq, but he was happy to go - he wanted to serve his country so his family could sleep at night in peace. Coleman had the type of personality that brought pure joy to everyone he was around. He enjoyed racing fast cars, snow boarding, living life at its fullest and being in the Army. In early December, Coleman started getting sick. At one point he fainted and his fellow soldiers, not knowing he was really sick, started aggravating him about faking to get out of work. This upset him so he tried working again and shortly afterwards fainted again. Medics struggled to hydrate him but on December 10 he was flown to Germany where he was diagnosed with a fast-acting leukemia. Coleman fought back, but the cancer had done too much damage. This good kid who probably never did anything wrong in his entire life faded fast. His parents met him in Germany and were able to tell him how proud they were of him and how much they loved him. Coleman's father was with him and stroking his hair when his heart stopped at 6:20 a.m.
(bio by: Brenda Normandin)
(bio by: Brenda Normandin)
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