Jonathan R. Reed
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Age: 25
From: Opelousas, La.
Assigned to the 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Roads, La.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed was killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle in Baghdad. Also
Died: January 28, 2005
Krotz Springs soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
KROTZ SPRINGS, La. — A 25-year-old Krotz Springs soldier attached to a Louisiana National Guard brigade was killed along with two other soldiers on patrol by an explosive in Iraq on Friday, his family said.
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Ray Reed was killed in western Baghdad, his father, Webster Reed, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday night.
His death raised fears that the other two soldiers killed on the patrol were also from the same brigade, the 256th Infantry Brigade. There are about 3,000 soldiers in the brigade from Louisiana.
“I’m still in shock,” Webster Reed said. “We lost a good man today among a bunch of other good men, I’m sure.”
“This is more than we can handle,” said Ruth Reed, Jonathan Reed’s stepmother. “I’ve known him since he was a little bitty kid. He had lots of friends he loved the military, and he died doing something...
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Prayers & Messages
Thank you for your service to our country and the world. I am so sorry your life was ended prematurely...but God called you home. You deserved the tribute given you by family and friends. May you rest in peace knowing that you gave your life for something you loved.
God bless you and bring comfort to your loved ones.
Sincerely,
Mary