Spc Jared Clifton Plunk
Born: August 26, 1982 in Liberal, Kansas
Died: June 25, 2010 in Konar, Afghanistan
Spc. Jared C. Plunk of Turpin, Oklahoma and Clarksville, Tennessee graduated in 2001 from Turpin High School where he played football before attending Seward County Community College. In mid summer of 2006 he decided to enlist in the United States Army. It was a decision shared by his brother, Justin who also enlisted at about the same time. Though his brother, Justin had to leave the Army due to medical reasons, Jared was planning to pursue a career with the military. Just before Christmas of 2006 he married Lindsay Fisher. Jared was hardworking and loved to shoot guns ever since he was a young boy. Jared is the son of the late Glen and Glenda Plunk Willard. He leaves his wife, Lindsay, and their sons, Kason and Noah, his mother, Glenda Willard and her husband Gerald, two brothers, Justin and Jordan, two sisters, Ranee and Michelle. His awards and decorations include: Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Parachutists Badge; and Weapons Qualification: M4 (expert). He is survived by his wife, Lindsay, and sons, Kason and Noah and his mother, Glenda Willard. Jared died at age 27 at Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Army
1st Battalion
327th Infantry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Burial is at Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kansas
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