Jacob I. Ramsey
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Age: 20
From: Hesperia, Calif.
Assigned to the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Senior Airman Jacob I. Ramsey died April 10 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.
Died: April 10, 2009
Work ethic made Ramsey stand out
The Associated Press
Jacob I. Ramsey’s above-average work ethic got noticed.
Often, his buddies would jokingly criticize him for his extra efforts because he out-shined them. Ramsey practically refused to take time away from work, showing up for extra duty even when on leave following his first deployment to Afghanistan.
“He showed up everybody,” Senior Airman Thomas Rentschler said.
Ramsey, 20, of Hesperia, Calif., died April 10 of wounds suffered from a noncombat-related incident in Kabul. He was a 2005 high school graduate — graduating early, of course — and was assigned to Fort Hood, Texas. He was on his second tour.
“He had a great personality. Happy go lucky, easygoing,” said Luke Chappell, who taught Ramsey printing and graphics for two semesters in 2005. “He did some very extraordinary work in the...