Pfc Sheldon Ray Hawk Eagle
Born: August 17, 2024
Died: November 15, 2024 in Mosul, Iraq
Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle of Eagle Butte, South Dakota is a 2001 graduate of Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School. He was a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe and his family and fellow tribe members, knew him by his Lakota name, Wanbli Ohitika, Brave Eagle. He reportedly could trace his bloodline to two great Indian chiefs, Crazy Horse on his father’s side, and Sitting Bill on his mother’s side. After his parents both died when he was young, he went to live with an aunt and uncle. Sheldon was quiet and loyal, a mature young man who gave every decision careful thought. He was very meticulous and organized and didn’t jump into anything. He was also a talented artist who loved to draw and paint, and a classic car buff who could name every model he saw on the road. Sheldon also adored kids, considering a career in child psychology. In order to achieve that goal, he enlisted in the Army in 2002 to earn money for college. It turned out that the military suited him, and he was planning to make that a career instead. He was killed at age 21 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.
Army
1st Battalion
320th Field Artillery
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Burial is at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota - Sec A Site 237
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