Sunday, July 15, 2007

Maryland's Sixty-Fifth Hero


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Army Spc. Jonathan D. Cadavero, 24, of Takoma Park, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Feb. 27 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Cpl. Lorne E. Henry Jr. and Sgt. Richard A. Soukenka

HE HAD A CARING HEART

"My son did not die in vain." — Nadia Cadavero

Army Spc. Jonathan D. Cadavero called his sister from Baghdad a week before he was killed while proudly serving his country in Iraq.

"I have no regrets. I would do it all over again, and I love being an American soldier." Kristia Cavere recalls her brother's words clearly.

On February. 27, 2007 Jonathan, was killed in a roadside bombing while attending to his job as a medic. He was only twenty-four years old. He was a true and faithful servant to his country.

Jonathan was a born-again Christian who shared his faith by living his life before others. He loved people, and within him was a caregiving spirit.

The job of a medic requires a special breed of person. Jonathan [had] a huge, loving heart to share with suffering humanity.

He was a wonderful husband, son, brother, and friend to countless others. He adored his beautiful wife, Michelle, who he married this past Thanksgiving. They planned to have a big church wedding upon returning from Iraq. At age nineteen, Michelle Cadavero is a military policewoman with the 10th Mountain Division in Baghdad. She is currently home on leave with her family in the States.

Jonathan's father explained that his son "had his life all mapped out with his wife. He planned to attend graduate school when he returned home."

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