Jonathon C. Haggin
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Age: 26
From: Kingsland, Ga.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin was killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also
Died: July 30, 2005
Gung-ho Marine couldn’t wait to rejoin his unit
Associated Press
Jonathon C. Haggin was a gung-ho former Marine who couldn’t wait to rejoin his Army unit in Iraq despite suffering two broken ribs in a bomb blast.
“He was so ready to get out there and fight, the leader of his troop had to hide his guns and ammunition so he could wait for orders,” said Ted Martinez, Haggin’s father-in-law.
Haggin, 26, of Kingsland, Ga., was killed July 30 by a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad. He was based at Albany.
After deploying to Iraq in 2003, he worked as a security guard at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. He helped teach his fellow guards to fire M-16s and how to bulls-eye their targets before they graduated from their training course. “He was a very nice, friendly guy and he was always willing to step in and help whenever it was necessary,” said Jack Mercer, director of the Chaffey Community Show Band, where his father played...