Pfc. Brandon M. King, 23, of Tallahassee, Fla., died July 14 at Combat Outpost Nolen, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Brandon attended public schools in Bellevue and Kent, Washington. He was a true gamer and always enjoyed a spirited game of spades. Brandon joined the Army in September 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2010. Brandon is survived by his parents, USCG Ret. Gary S. and Carolyn A. King of Tallahassee; brother, Sgt. G. Stephen King, II of Camp LeJeune; sister Porsche (Clifton) Knight; nephew Elijah of Tallahassee; grandfather Deacon Jacob McCullough; aunts Claudine Seals of St. Petersburg, Chavon (Vincent) Howard-Sharkey of Riverview, FL, Shereka (Larry) Solomon of Pittsburg, PA; uncles Rev. Ronald (Monique) Harris of Arkansas, Deacon Jessie (Annie) Felix of Belleview, FL, Kenneth Vaughn of St. Petersburg, Fred (Laurie) King of New Mexico, U.S. Army Ret. Larry (Kathy Thornburg) King of Oklahoma; cousins, Kayleigh, Claudia, Michael, Thomas, Timmy, Makayla, Gari, Dion, Demetrius, Kenneth; and numerous friends in Washington State.
Pfc. Brandon M. King, 23, of Tallahassee, Fla., died July 14 at Combat Outpost Nolen, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Brandon attended public schools in Bellevue and Kent, Washington. He was a true gamer and always enjoyed a spirited game of spades. Brandon joined the Army in September 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2010. Brandon is survived by his parents, USCG Ret. Gary S. and Carolyn A. King of Tallahassee; brother, Sgt. G. Stephen King, II of Camp LeJeune; sister Porsche (Clifton) Knight; nephew Elijah of Tallahassee; grandfather Deacon Jacob McCullough; aunts Claudine Seals of St. Petersburg, Chavon (Vincent) Howard-Sharkey of Riverview, FL, Shereka (Larry) Solomon of Pittsburg, PA; uncles Rev. Ronald (Monique) Harris of Arkansas, Deacon Jessie (Annie) Felix of Belleview, FL, Kenneth Vaughn of St. Petersburg, Fred (Laurie) King of New Mexico, U.S. Army Ret. Larry (Kathy Thornburg) King of Oklahoma; cousins, Kayleigh, Claudia, Michael, Thomas, Timmy, Makayla, Gari, Dion, Demetrius, Kenneth; and numerous friends in Washington State.
