Sgt Joshua Abram Tomlinson
Born: December 11, 1985
Died: May 18, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan
Sgt. Joshua A. Tomlinson of Dubberly, Louisiana graduated from Lakeside High School in 2002, where he was a well liked, popular student. Artistic and creative and a an accelerated reader, he always seemed to be happy. He was also a talented musician and enjoyed fishing. Josh enlisted in the United States Army, a decision that surprised practically everyone. But he really wanted to serve his country in addition to providing a future for his family. He deployed to Afghanistan in September of 2009 for his first deployment to that country. He was expected to be back in the states in July 2010. He died at age 24 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Also killed were Col. John M. McHugh, Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz, Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer, and Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman. He is survived by his wife Rowena, his father Carl and companion Adrienne Sanders, his mother Rebecca Jobe and companion Mickey Holtzclaw, his grandmother Dorothy Adams, two sisters Latha and Cynda, two brothers Carl and Jordan among others. He was posthumously promoted to Sgt. His son Jonas Tomlinson, preceded him in death.
Army
Special Troops Battalion
V Corps
Heidelberg, Germany
Burial is at Gardens of Memory in Minden, Louisiana
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