Rickey E. Jones
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Age: 21
From: Kokomo, Ind.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Sgt. Rickey E. Jones was killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Hawijah, Iraq. Also
Died: February 22, 2006
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Hundreds of biker vets honor Kokomo soldier
By Ken Kusmer
Associated Press
KOKOMO, Ind. — In a community that turns out to honor military sacrifice, hundreds of people showed up on a dreary, chilly winter morning Monday to pay their final respects to Sgt. Rickey Jones, the latest Indiana soldier to die in Iraq.
Leather-, denim- and camouflage-clad motorcyclists and other veterans held up U.S. flags in mostly silent tribute to Jones outside the funeral at Crossroads Community Church, a mere stone’s throw from a route designated Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
“He is our brother. Most of us are veterans, or relatives of veterans. He is family,” said Hugo Reese of Argos, an Indiana ride captain for the Patriot Guard Riders.
Reese’s group has mobilized in recent months to honor fallen U.S. service members and shield their families from protesters at funerals. As many as 400...
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Prayers & Messages
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to Rickey's family and friends