Freedom Remembered

Born: September 8, 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts
Died: July 5, 2010 in Abdulhamid Kalay, Afghanistan

Sgt. Louis R. Fastuca of West Chester, Pennsylvania graduated in 2004 from Malvern Preparatory School where he played on the varsity ice hockey team. He also played ice hockey for the Delco Phantoms and basketball for the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Youth Organization. Following graduation, he attended Temple University for about a year and also worked construction. But Lou knew he had more potential. So in 2006, he enlisted in the United States Army. With his natural focus, this is where Louis found his calling. He was a good natured and well rounded young man, who enjoyed playing Madden Football, Poker and playing the Piano, which he did very well for the liturgical music group. Lou felt it was a privilege to be in the honor guard at the December 29, 2006, funeral of former President Gerald R. Ford at Arlington National Cemetery. His Awards and Decorations include, Army Achievement Medals, the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Parachutist Badge, Combat and Special Skills Badge, Basic Marksmanship Qual Badge and Overseas Service Bar. He was also posthumously awarded, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge and was posthumously promoted to Sgt. He leaves his son, Julius, his fiancee, Ashley Wilcox, his mother, Monette, his father, Robert, and two brothers, Anthony and Joseph. Lou died at age 24 at Abdulhamid Kalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Army
1st Battalion
503rd Infantry Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
Camp Ederle, Italy

Burial is at Saint Agnes Cemetery in West Chester, Pennsylvania

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