Freedom Remembered

Birth: September 25, 1983 – Costa Rica
Died: April 20, 2004 – Tallil, Iraq

Pfc Harris Kelly was assigned to the 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Command, V Corps, Darmstadt, Germany. He was killed from chest injuries when his truck went off the road and rolled over because of limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions. Leroy came to this country when he was 3 years old and graduated in 2001 from Azusa High School in Azusa, California where he played basketball, the trumpet in the school band and was the honorary class clown. Leroy received the Bronze Star and Overseas Service ribbon posthumously.

Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina Hills, California