Heroic Stings
We pay tribute to the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice, in order to protect, defend and serve others. Our heartfelt thanks goes to them, their families, and their friends.
We feel honored to have known them.
We feel honored to have known them.
James Charles Boswell - Class of 1978
Officer James Boswell was shot and killed by a man who claimed to be a DEA informer. Officer Boswell and his partner were on a traffic stop when the man, unrelated to the traffic stop, came up and began to knock on the officer's window. Officer Boswell rolled down the window and told the man to wait on the sidewalk. The man then began knocking on the window again and was again told to wait. The man then began banging on the roof and window a third time.
Fearing the man would break the glass Officer Boswell exited the cruiser and told the man to wait down the street or he would be put in the cruiser. As he looked away to unlock the cruiser the man pulled out a .38 caliber handgun and shot him in the head. The suspect began to run but was shot in the side by Officer Boswell's partner. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The man was executed on November 19, 2002.
Officer Boswell had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his parents, sister, and three brothers.
SFC Jeffrey D. Kettle - Class of 1993
? - August 12, 2007
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle Died August 12, 2007 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
31, of Madill, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 12 in Kuzkalakhel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr. and Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III.
Oklahoman killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — A soldier with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed sports and was devoted to the Army died in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense confirmed on Monday.
Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle, 31, of Madill, and two others were killed Sunday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Nangarhar Province, Defense Department officials said.
Also killed were Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III, 31, of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr., 27, of Herndon, Va.
Clowers and Kettle were part of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group based at Fort Bragg, N.C. Kitowski was assigned to the 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), also at Fort Bragg, according defense officials.
Joel Kettle, Kettle’s uncle, said by telephone from McAlester that military service runs in the family, and that his nephew was on his fourth tour of duty overseas.
Joel Kettle and his brother, Ronald, Jeffrey Kettle’s father, both served in the Air Force, and one of Jeffrey Kettle’s brother, also serves in the military, Joel Kettle said.
Jeffrey Kettle loved the outdoors and would hunt squirrels when he visited his uncle.
“He was a fun-loving kid growing up,” Joel Kettle said. “It really surprised me and made me feel proud when he joined the Army and excelled.”
The military listed Jeffrey Kettle’s hometown as Madill, but Joel Kettle said his nephew grew up in Texas City, Texas.
Jeffrey Kettle’s parents, Ronald and Cindy, live in Saudi Arabia, where Ronald Kettle works for a chemical company, Joel Kettle said.
Besides his parents, Joel Kettle said Jeffrey Kettle was survived by his wife, Brandi Kettle, and two sons, Jeffrey and Logan, all of Raeford, N.C. Jeffrey Kettle also has two brothers.
Funeral arrangements haven’t been completed, Joel Kettle said.
Spc. Michael James Jaurigue - Class of 2004
August 11, 1986 - May 26, 2007
Army Cpl. Michael J. Jaurigue Died May 26, 2007 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom
20, of Texas City, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 26 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II and Cpl. Gregory N. Millard.
Paratroopers killed by bomb on patrol in Iraq
The Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The deaths of three 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers were announced on Memorial Day, hours after ceremonies were held on and around their Army post to remember other soldiers who died in combat.
The paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team died Saturday from injuries sustained when a bomb detonated while they patrolled in Iraq’s Salah ad Din province.
The division identified the victims as Cpl. Michael J. Jaurigue, 20, of Texas City, Texas; Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II, 22, of Moreno Valley, Calif., and Cpl. Gregory N. Millard, 22, of San Diego.
Jaurique was an automatic rifleman who joined the division in August 2005. He is survived by his parents, Jose N. and Juana N. Jaurigue, of Texas City, Texas.
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