Staff Sgt Jamie Lee Huggins
Born: October 8, 1977 in Hume, Missouri
Died: October 26, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins of Hume, Missouri joined the United States Army in May of 1997 to earn money for college and see the world in addition to making a better life for himself. He earned his Ranger tab in January of 2002 and his Combat Infantryman Badge while serving in Iraq. He left for a deployment to Iraq with the 82nd Airborne the same week his first child was born in March. It would be the only time he’d ever see his daughter. He was a family man, dedicated to his wife and his new baby girl. He was proud to be a soldier and part of him wanted to go over to Iraq to help, but part of him didn’t want to leave his family. He was killed at age 26 while on patrol when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. He leaves his wife, Marissa ‘Danielle’ Huggins and their daughter, Mallory. His wife, Danielle died in 2007. Jamie was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Army
C Company
2nd Battalion
325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Burial is at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 7893
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