Army Staff Sgt. David L. Paquet, 26, of Rising Sun, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 20 at Combat Outpost Vegas, Afghanistan, of undetermined causes while conducting a patrol.
HE WAS ONE IN A MILLION
Staff Sgt. David L. Paquet, U.S. Army, age 26, collapsed and died of non-casualty, natural causes, Aug. 20, 2008, while on patrol in Korengal Valley/Vegas, Afghanistan. He was 41 days into his fourth tour in the Middle East. The first two were in Kuwait and the third was in Iraq.
Born in Freehold, NJ., Sgt. Paquet was a son of Fern, Sr. and Dawn Murray Paquet of New Hampshire. He grew up in Rising Sun, MD and graduated from Rising Sun High School.
His beloved wife of six years, Katie Seese Paquet, grew up in the Souderton/Hatfield area. Katie described David as a "Great Man," who was very respected and loved by many people. She wants everyone to know that there will never be another David, he was "One in a Million."
Friday, August 29, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Maryland's Eighty-First Hero
Army Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann, 24, of Great Mills, Md., died Aug. 1, on Route Alaska, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
HE HAD TO BE BEST AT EVERYTHING
When Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann told his family five years ago that he wanted to join the Army, relatives say they knew it was coming.
Sergeant Baumann spent eight years of his childhood in Germany, where he picked up a foreign language and learned the ins and outs of Army life.
"Ryan grew up around the miliary," said his mother, Cindy Lohman, who worked as a civilian nurse on a base in Germany. "It didn't surprise me. His heroes were guys in the 82nd [Airborne Division]. And he was a post 9-11 child, so he felt very committed to doing something to protect this country."
Sergeant Baumann. 24, a motor transport operator with the 101st Airborne Division, died in Afghanistan on Friday from injuries suffered after his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, according to the Department of Defense. .
Born in Ohio, Sergeant Baumann moved with his mother, stepfather and sister to Neuenburg when he was 5. Sergeant Baumann's stepfather was working toward a doctorate, while his mother began working as a civilian nurse.
Sergeant Baumann attended German schools, but celebrated many Fourth of Julys watching fireworks with soldiers.
"He kept saying he wanted to be part of the 101st, and he got in and did a good job. He really wanted to stay in and have it be a career. His e-mail was Army for Life," Ms. Lohman said.
Sergeant Baumann returned with his family to the United States and settled in Maryland. After graduating from Great Mills High School, he joined the Army in May 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell, Ky., in September 2004.
When he was a senior in high school, Sergeant Baumann met his future fiancee, Lauren Smith. The two were to have been married Jan. 10, 2009.
Ms. Smith said Sergeant Baumann proposed to her atop a mountain in Tennessee. The two spent countless days hiking and enjoying the outdoors.
"I loved everything about him," Ms. Smith said. "I loved the fact that he had to be the best at everything. He really put his all into everything he did."Sergeant Baumann's base in Kentucky allowed him to be closer to his father, Robert Baumann of Jeffersonville, Ind.
"When he got stationed at Ft. Campbell, I was ecstatic," Mr. Baumann said. "He'd come up every other weekend to spend time together."
Along with his mother and father, Sergeant Baumann is survived by his sister, Christina Baumann of Phoenix.
A memorial service for Sergeant Baumann will be held in Maryland, and he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
HE HAD TO BE BEST AT EVERYTHING
When Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann told his family five years ago that he wanted to join the Army, relatives say they knew it was coming.
Sergeant Baumann spent eight years of his childhood in Germany, where he picked up a foreign language and learned the ins and outs of Army life.
"Ryan grew up around the miliary," said his mother, Cindy Lohman, who worked as a civilian nurse on a base in Germany. "It didn't surprise me. His heroes were guys in the 82nd [Airborne Division]. And he was a post 9-11 child, so he felt very committed to doing something to protect this country."
Sergeant Baumann. 24, a motor transport operator with the 101st Airborne Division, died in Afghanistan on Friday from injuries suffered after his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, according to the Department of Defense. .
Born in Ohio, Sergeant Baumann moved with his mother, stepfather and sister to Neuenburg when he was 5. Sergeant Baumann's stepfather was working toward a doctorate, while his mother began working as a civilian nurse.
Sergeant Baumann attended German schools, but celebrated many Fourth of Julys watching fireworks with soldiers.
"He kept saying he wanted to be part of the 101st, and he got in and did a good job. He really wanted to stay in and have it be a career. His e-mail was Army for Life," Ms. Lohman said.
Sergeant Baumann returned with his family to the United States and settled in Maryland. After graduating from Great Mills High School, he joined the Army in May 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell, Ky., in September 2004.
When he was a senior in high school, Sergeant Baumann met his future fiancee, Lauren Smith. The two were to have been married Jan. 10, 2009.
Ms. Smith said Sergeant Baumann proposed to her atop a mountain in Tennessee. The two spent countless days hiking and enjoying the outdoors.
"I loved everything about him," Ms. Smith said. "I loved the fact that he had to be the best at everything. He really put his all into everything he did."Sergeant Baumann's base in Kentucky allowed him to be closer to his father, Robert Baumann of Jeffersonville, Ind.
"When he got stationed at Ft. Campbell, I was ecstatic," Mr. Baumann said. "He'd come up every other weekend to spend time together."
Along with his mother and father, Sergeant Baumann is survived by his sister, Christina Baumann of Phoenix.
A memorial service for Sergeant Baumann will be held in Maryland, and he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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