Spc Alan Eugene McPeek
Born: August 21, 1986 in Hawaii
Died: February 02, 2007 in AR Ramadi, Iraq
Spc. Alan E. McPeek of Tucson, Arizona was born in Hawaii while his mother was serving in the Navy there. He moved with his family to Arizona at age two and graduated in 2004 from Mountain View High School. Alan worked at an Eegees on the Northwest Side during high school, and was involved in Pop Warner football for several years. At age seventeen he made the unlikely decision to enlist in the United States Army. The typically flamboyant nonconformist was the last person his peers thought would adjust to the rigorous life of the military. He practiced self expression in many ways, but he is most remembered by his many different hair colors and styles. One day it would be gold, another time it would be white. The length would change too, from long to spiked. After he joined the Army, his family and friends gave him a fine send off by hosting a party. They took turns cutting off locks of his hair, getting him ready for his first buzz cut. The military life agreed with Alan and he was working his way up the ranks and was looking forward to being promoted to sergeant next. He was a natural leader and his comrades said he was always there to lighten the mood and get them through some tight spots. Alan was just days away from completing a 14 month tour in Iraq when he was killed. He leaves his mother and her husband, Rose and Kevin Doyle and a sister, among others. Alan died at age 20 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. It was his mothers birthday. Also killed was Pvt. Matthew T. Zeimer. He was the fifth former Mountain View student felled in the war on terrorism. Alan was friends with Pfc. Sam Williams Huff and Navy Hospitalman Chadwick Thomas Kenyon. Lance Cpl. Budd M. Cote briefly attended Mountain View High too. They all graduated in 2004, and all died in Iraq. And Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross, a 1999 graduate died in Afghanistan.
Army
16th Engineer Battalion
1st Brigade Combat Team
1st Armored Division
Giessen, Germany
Burial is at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona
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