Pfc. Payton A. Jones
Pfc. Payton A. Jones, 19, of Marble Falls, Texas died Mar. 1, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during an attack on their base. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Pfc Jones joined the Army in July 2010, completing One Station Unit Training and the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Ga., before being assigned to Fort Bragg in 2010. This was his first deployment. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Parachutist Badge.
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