Ronnie D. Williams
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Age: 26
From: Erlanger, Ky.
Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Spc. Ronnie D. Williams died July 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained the day before when his M1A2 Abrams tank left the road and entered a canal during patrol operations in Baghdad.
Died: July 17, 2005
Ky. soldier killed in Iraq mourned by family, friends
Associated Press
WALTON, Ky. — Darlene Williams saw her husband Tuesday for the first time since he left for Iraq.
For Williams, 21, it was all she could do not to cry as she stood over the flag-draped casket of Spc. Ronnie “John Boy” Williams.
Across the room her father, Bill O’Banion, shook hands and gave thanks to those who had come to a memorial service Tuesday afternoon.
“We’re doing the best we can,” he said. “People have been so nice. We want to thank everyone that’s been there for us.”
Ronnie Williams, 26, died July 17 when his tank flipped over into a ravine, trapping him inside. Williams was scheduled to return home in five months.
A 1998 graduate of Simon Kenton High School in Independence, Williams joined the Army in 2002 and was in his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was stationed with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, K Troop, based...
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Sympathies to the family and God Bless.