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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Fort Bragg Honors Fallen Soldiers

Jonathan Walsh of Kennesaw and other soldiers killed in April and May were honored on Wednesday.

Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division held their monthly memorial to honor eight of their paratroopers killed in April and May. First Lieutenant Jonathan Walsh of Kennesaw was killed by an IED in Afghanistan in April. He was also honored during a motorcade through Kennesaw and a memorial service at Kennesaw State University. The Fort Bragg memorial service was held at the Main Post Chapel on Wednesday, June 6, at 11 a.m. CH. (CPT) Cech provided the opening remarks and invocation while Sgt. Blue read the eight names and lit the candles for: 1LT. Jonathan P. Walsh, A Co., 2-504th PIR, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf, A Co., 2-504th PIR, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Cpl. Benjamin H. …

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Kennesaw Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, Kennesaw Salutes Fallen Soldier, and KSU Honors One of Its Own

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Kennesaw Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

First Lt. Jonathan Walsh was one of two paratroopers who died in an IED blast Sunday.

A paratrooper from Kennesaw was killed Sunday in a blast from an improvised explosive device in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, a Fort Bragg spokeswoman said Tuesday. First Lt. Jonathan Walsh, 28, was killed when the explosion hit his vehicle, Fort Bragg Patch reported. Another soldier in the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, Pfc. Michael Metcalf, 22, died later from wounds sustained in the blast. Both men were assigned to Fort Bragg, NC. Walsh was an infantry platoon leader with the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He is survived by his wife and son, Debbra and Austin Walsh, who live in Raeford, NC, and his parents, Paul and Carolyn Walsh of Kennesaw. He graduated from Kennesaw State University and …

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