Sgt James Kaleb Healy
Born: August 29, 1982 in San Bernardino, California
Died: January 7, 2008 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan
Sgt. James K. Healy of Hesperia, California is a 2000 graduate of Hesperia High School where he played trumpet in the school band. He then took classes for two years at a community college before enlisting in the United States Army in 2003. He married his high school sweetheart soon after basic training. Even in his leisure, James was still doing something constructive; the talented artist always kept a sketchbook nearby and was always drawing something. He created cartoon characters and comic strips of his friends and family. He was also an avid Star Wars enthusiast. His unit was deployed to Afghanistan in August of 2007 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit had previously been deployed in Iraq. Using his natural talent, James designed a t-shirt for the 703rd and the company’s coin. He was the unofficial artist for the unit while it was fighting in Afghanistan. He designed a logo for his company and made signs that some of the soldiers hung on their doors. He leaves his wife, Shannon, son Wyatt, his parents, Timothy and Linda, and a brother, Ian. He died at age 25 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Maj. Michael L. Green.
Army
703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Burial is at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, California
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