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Gregory P Huxley Jr
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Name: Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr.
Age: 19
From: Forestport, N.Y.,
Assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident: Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. was killed in action in Iraq.
Died: April 06, 2003
Age: 19
From: Forestport, N.Y.,
Assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident: Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. was killed in action in Iraq.
Died: April 06, 2003
A tabletop memorial in the hallway at Central Adirondack High School in Boonville, N.Y., honors Gregory Huxley Jr., killed by enemy fire April 6 in Iraq.
Among the mementos: A prom photo, Huxley’s graduation picture and duct tape.
“The students say Greg always said you could fix anything with duct tape,” said Principal Frederick Morgan. “He did not own a pair of shoes without some sort of duct tape on them,” said friend Erica Merlo, 17, Huxley’s prom date last year.
Huxley, 19, a native of nearby Forestport, N.Y., enlisted in the Army last summer. His last visit home was at Thanksgiving. By December, his unit was on its way to Kuwait.
Merlo said she’ll always picture Huxley strolling confidently into school, Yankees cap worn backwards,...
Occupation
B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident
Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. was killed in action in Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Gregory P Huxley Jr
2008-03-01
Almost 5 years since you were taken away from us, not a day goes by that I do not think of you and look at your picture. We all love you and miss you very much!