Spc. Troy O. Tom was from Beclabito, New Mexico, a small community 20 miles west of Shiprock. It has one store and no stoplights. One of four children, Troy was a gifted artist, who joined the Army after graduating from Aztec High School in 2006. Troy was an outgoing man with an interest in the outdoors and art. He always wore a smile and you never saw him mad. He joined the Army in June of 2006 partly because he wanted to physically and mentally challenge himself. Troy also liked to hunt, fish and enjoyed herding sheep when he was back on the reservation. Troy was killed at age 21 when he stepped on a roadside bomb when his unit was setting up camp after a fight with Taliban insurgents.
Army
1st Battalion
17th Infantry Regiment
5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
2nd Infantry Division
Fort Lewis, Washington
Army
1st Battalion
17th Infantry Regiment
5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
2nd Infantry Division
Fort Lewis, Washington
Spc. Troy O. Tom was from Beclabito, New Mexico, a small community 20 miles west of Shiprock. It has one store and no stoplights. One of four children, Troy was a gifted artist, who joined the Army after graduating from Aztec High School in 2006. Troy was an outgoing man with an interest in the outdoors and art. He always wore a smile and you never saw him mad. He joined the Army in June of 2006 partly because he wanted to physically and mentally challenge himself. Troy also liked to hunt, fish and enjoyed herding sheep when he was back on the reservation. Troy was killed at age 21 when he stepped on a roadside bomb when his unit was setting up camp after a fight with Taliban insurgents.
Army
1st Battalion
17th Infantry Regiment
5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
2nd Infantry Division
Fort Lewis, Washington
Army
1st Battalion
17th Infantry Regiment
5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
2nd Infantry Division
Fort Lewis, Washington
Gravesite Details
Operation Enduring Freedom
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