Travis L. Nelson
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Age: 41
From: Anniston, Ala.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Travis L. Nelson was killed Dec. 10 as a result of enemy small arms fire in Baghdad. Also
Died: December 10, 2005
Cullman native slain in Iraq was “kind and genuine,” say family
Associated Press
ANNISTON, Ala. — An Alabama soldier was one of three from the 101st Airborne Division killed in small arms fire in Baghdad, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Travis Nelson, 41, a Cullman native who lived in Anniston, was killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces Saturday. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.
His family called him kind and genuine. Those who served with him nicknamed Nelson “Old Man River.” He was a soldier all the way.
“He loved everything about it,” his wife, Shelly Nelson, told The Anniston Star. “That’s who he was. He was a soldier. He felt it was his duty, and that’s what he wanted to do — fight for our freedom.”
“I know this is what he wanted to do, but it doesn’t make it easier to let him go,”...
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Prayers & Messages
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen
My sincere hearfelt condolences to Travis' family