
DILLON, S.C. — A World War II Army jeep took Spc. Anthony Chad Owens on his last ride as he was laid to rest Sunday.
The jeep took Owens’ flag-draped coffin from Calvary Baptist Church in Dillon to Greenlawn Cemetery during the funeral for the 21-year-old soldier, killed Feb. 1 when his unit was attacked by insurgents using grenades and small arms fire.
Owens had served in the Army for about two years and was a member of the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade.
“He was a man of courage who went and fought valiantly,” the Rev. Gary Reeves said.
Owens’ parents wept as their son was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Reeves eulogized Owens to a packed church between...