Spc Lex S. Nelson
Born: August 21, 1984 in Afton, Wyoming
Died: December 12, 2005 in Tikrit, Iraq
Spc. Lex S. Nelson of Salt Lake City, Utah is a graduate of Granite High School and the Granite Latter Day Saints Seminary program in 2002. He entered the United States Army soon after graduation and deployed to Iraq in January 2005. The Eagle Scout is the son of Ellis H. and the late, Roene Shumway Nelson and was affectionately nicknamed, ‘Stones’ by his siblings. Lex was fond of camping and hiking. He leaves his father Ellis H. Nelson, eight brothers and ten sisters, Duke Nelson, Enden Nelson, Greta Nelson, Hank Nelson, Ingrid Nelson, Jacob Nelson, Katrina Nelson, Max Nelson, Nada Nelson, Obed Nelson, Bernadette West, Caleana Keys, Clarke Ray, Francine Miller, Amber Watts, Laura Arias and Bethany Ray. Lex died at age 21 when he fell from a guard tower in Tikrit, Iraq.
Army
1st Battalion
41st Field Artillery
1st Brigade
3rd Infantry Division
Fort Stewart, Georgia
Burial is at Auburn Cemetery in Auburn, Wyoming
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