Staff Sgt Mark Alan Stets Jr
Born: January 4, 1971 at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana
Died: February 3, 2010 in Timagara, Pakistan
Staff Sgt Mark A Stets, Jr. of Virginia Beach, Virginia graduated from Cox High School. The son of Mark and Nancy Stets briefly served in the Navy before joining the Army following in the footsteps of his father who served in the Navy, and his grandfather who served in the Army Air Corps. Mark was returning from a mission outside of Islamabad when someone detonated a roadside bomb using a remote control. He was part of a psychological operations detachment that was serving in Pakistan, a small group of American soldiers training local forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida. In addition to his parents, he leaves his wife, Nina, and three daughters, Jessica, December and Rachael. His Awards and Decorations include, the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medals, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the South West Asia Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and the Navy Unit Citation.
Army
8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne)
4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 9157
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