United States Army Staff Sergeant. Killed in action in Afghanistan during Operation enduring Freedom. Assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group, West Virginia National Guard. The 6-foot, 4-inch Green Beret was a member of the Kenova, West Virginia-based 19th Special Forces Unit, spoke Farsi, won a Bronze Star for valor in 1993, and canceled his honeymoon when his unit was put on alert in December. But he also enjoyed the music of Dick Dale and the Grateful Dead, rafting, hiking and cycling. Sgt. Vance Jr. was a 10-year (98G MI, SF SOT-A) veteran of the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) West Virginia National Guard. He is survived by his wife Lisa and a daughter. Vance was taking part in Operation Mountain Lion, designed to locate, isolate and destroy al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan when his unit, the 19th Special Forces Group, came under heavy fire. He was shot in a mountainous Shkin area in the east and died in surgery. Vance was posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant.
United States Army Staff Sergeant. Killed in action in Afghanistan during Operation enduring Freedom. Assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group, West Virginia National Guard. The 6-foot, 4-inch Green Beret was a member of the Kenova, West Virginia-based 19th Special Forces Unit, spoke Farsi, won a Bronze Star for valor in 1993, and canceled his honeymoon when his unit was put on alert in December. But he also enjoyed the music of Dick Dale and the Grateful Dead, rafting, hiking and cycling. Sgt. Vance Jr. was a 10-year (98G MI, SF SOT-A) veteran of the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) West Virginia National Guard. He is survived by his wife Lisa and a daughter. Vance was taking part in Operation Mountain Lion, designed to locate, isolate and destroy al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan when his unit, the 19th Special Forces Group, came under heavy fire. He was shot in a mountainous Shkin area in the east and died in surgery. Vance was posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant.
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