Matthew L. Deckard
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Age: 29
From: Elizabethtown, Ky.
Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.,
Incident: Army Sgt. Matthew L. Deckard was killed on Sept. 16, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad.
Died: September 16, 2005
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Soldier enjoyed time with family, says his wife
Associated Press
When Matthew L. Deckard came home from combat, he didn’t like hitting the bars or running wild. He craved more simple, quiet pleasures.
“He really wanted to just be a homebody. We had date nights, just me and him. We had movie nights with the kids,” said his wife, Angela.
“When he came home for R&R, or just any time he came home from work, he would just jump for joy that they were right there with him. It made his night, every night.”
Deckard, 29, of Elizabethtown, Ky., was killed Sept. 16 by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He graduated from high school in 1994 and was assigned to Fort Stewart.
Deckard loved to take his children fishing or to Georgia’s beaches. Whenever their cars would break down, Deckard, who taught himself how to repair cars, insisted on fixing them himself.
He also was a video...
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Prayers & Messages
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier, Sgt. Matthew L. Deckard, and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen