U. S. Army
1st Cavalry Division
Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy of Naperville, Illinois had competed in wrestling, gymnastics and soccer at Naperville Central High School, and was the rare teenager who didn't seem particularly concerned about following others, instead choosing to think for himself. Like many high school students, Jack wanted to go to college aftere graduating in 2001. He loved the idea of studying history, and he was thinking about a career in law enforcement. But he also knew there was something he would do first and that was to become a soldier. He believed in what the military stood for. After enlisting during his senior year, he went to boot camp during the summer of 2001. When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon a month later, Hennessy simply accepted what he might be asked to do. He understood that we were at war and he understood fully that he could be put in harm's way. As the debate over the war in Iraq grew, he kept focused on what he was supposed to do. He understood the military's role is not to set policy rather to implement policy. From half a world away he was growing up, and the military had helped shape him. Jack was preceded in death by his birth mother, Debra Taft Hennessy and grandparents Bernard and Frances Hennessy. He was killed at a traffic checkpoint near Baghdad at age 21. The Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home
Army
1st Battalion
9th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
1st Cavalry Division
Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy of Naperville, Illinois had competed in wrestling, gymnastics and soccer at Naperville Central High School, and was the rare teenager who didn't seem particularly concerned about following others, instead choosing to think for himself. Like many high school students, Jack wanted to go to college aftere graduating in 2001. He loved the idea of studying history, and he was thinking about a career in law enforcement. But he also knew there was something he would do first and that was to become a soldier. He believed in what the military stood for. After enlisting during his senior year, he went to boot camp during the summer of 2001. When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon a month later, Hennessy simply accepted what he might be asked to do. He understood that we were at war and he understood fully that he could be put in harm's way. As the debate over the war in Iraq grew, he kept focused on what he was supposed to do. He understood the military's role is not to set policy rather to implement policy. From half a world away he was growing up, and the military had helped shape him. Jack was preceded in death by his birth mother, Debra Taft Hennessy and grandparents Bernard and Frances Hennessy. He was killed at a traffic checkpoint near Baghdad at age 21. The Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home
Army
1st Battalion
9th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
U. S. Army
1st Cavalry Division
Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy of Naperville, Illinois had competed in wrestling, gymnastics and soccer at Naperville Central High School, and was the rare teenager who didn't seem particularly concerned about following others, instead choosing to think for himself. Like many high school students, Jack wanted to go to college aftere graduating in 2001. He loved the idea of studying history, and he was thinking about a career in law enforcement. But he also knew there was something he would do first and that was to become a soldier. He believed in what the military stood for. After enlisting during his senior year, he went to boot camp during the summer of 2001. When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon a month later, Hennessy simply accepted what he might be asked to do. He understood that we were at war and he understood fully that he could be put in harm's way. As the debate over the war in Iraq grew, he kept focused on what he was supposed to do. He understood the military's role is not to set policy rather to implement policy. From half a world away he was growing up, and the military had helped shape him. Jack was preceded in death by his birth mother, Debra Taft Hennessy and grandparents Bernard and Frances Hennessy. He was killed at a traffic checkpoint near Baghdad at age 21. The Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home
Army
1st Battalion
9th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
1st Cavalry Division
Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy of Naperville, Illinois had competed in wrestling, gymnastics and soccer at Naperville Central High School, and was the rare teenager who didn't seem particularly concerned about following others, instead choosing to think for himself. Like many high school students, Jack wanted to go to college aftere graduating in 2001. He loved the idea of studying history, and he was thinking about a career in law enforcement. But he also knew there was something he would do first and that was to become a soldier. He believed in what the military stood for. After enlisting during his senior year, he went to boot camp during the summer of 2001. When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon a month later, Hennessy simply accepted what he might be asked to do. He understood that we were at war and he understood fully that he could be put in harm's way. As the debate over the war in Iraq grew, he kept focused on what he was supposed to do. He understood the military's role is not to set policy rather to implement policy. From half a world away he was growing up, and the military had helped shape him. Jack was preceded in death by his birth mother, Debra Taft Hennessy and grandparents Bernard and Frances Hennessy. He was killed at a traffic checkpoint near Baghdad at age 21. The Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home
Army
1st Battalion
9th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
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