Name: Army Sgt. Michael C. Taylor Age: 23 From: Hockley, Texas Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, 214th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla. Incident: Army Sgt. Michael C. Taylor was killed Dec. 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck while his unit was conducting combat operations in Balad, Iraq. Died:
December
07, 2005 Family receives Christmas card hours before learning of soldier’s death
Associated Press
HOCKLEY, Texas — Army Sgt. Michael C. Taylor sent Christmas cards to all of his relatives, and they arrived just hours before Army officials came to tell the family that the 23-year-old soldier had died when an improvised bomb exploded in Iraq last week.
“All I have to say is how much I love you and will be glad to see you in January,” Taylor wrote to his mother, Stephanie Taylor Tompkins, who got the card Wednesday — the same day her son died. “I wish you a very merry Christmas.”
Relatives gathered Saturday to remember Taylor, who they once called “Little Mickey,” according to the Houston Chronicle’s Sunday editions.
Taylor was described as an avid reader of mysteries and thrillers, and a devout Christian who wanted to restore a 1969 Chevelle when he got home from Iraq.
Prayers & Condolences For: Michael C. Taylor BY Anonymous on Jul 31, 2011
Army Sgt. Michael C. Taylor, thank you so very much for your untilmate sacrifice you have given for our great country and the freedoms we enjoy, which some have taken for granted.
Prayers & Condolences For: Michael C. Taylor BY Anonymous on May 04, 2006
i have fallen guilty to expect everyday....
sincere condolences
Prayers & Condolences For: Michael C. Taylor BY Anonymous on May 04, 2006
i am deeply sorry for your loss.
your son is a hero for protecting our great nation. a hero that will be deeply missed, but never forgoton.