Name: Army Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker Age: 43 From: Foxworth, Miss. Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, Biloxi, Miss. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker was killed May 23 when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Haswa, Iraq. Also Died:
May
23, 2005 Family of fallen soldier receives his medals
Associated Press
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The family of Sgt. 1st Class Saburant “Sabe” Parker will have three medals as a legacy of his heroism.
Maj. Gen. Harold A. Cross, the Mississippi National Guard’s adjutant general, gave Parker’s family the Mississippi Medal of Valor, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart during a Saturday memorial service at Hurricane Creek Baptist Church in Hattiesburg.
“They will remind this nation, this state and this community that we have a hero in our midst,” Cross said at the service attended by about 100 people, including Parker’s wife, children, other family, friends and military.
Parker, who was posthumously promoted to sergeant first class, and three other soldiers in the 155th Brigade Combat Team were killed May 23 when a bomb exploded beside their Humvee near Haswa, Iraq. They were assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 155th...
Prayers & Condolences For: Saburant Parker BY Anonymous on Jan 23, 2009
I am the Fiancee of Sgt. Parker's step son and I would just like to say thank you to all that has not forgotten the sacrifice the men and women of are armed forces make every day. Please also remember the familes of our fallen soldiers. No matter how much time goes by the wounds of loss are still there. To have a family member taken from you is a heart break that is hard to repair. We love Sabe, and will never forget how he has touched each of our lives. We know that he is a solider for our Lord now and we are glasd to know that we have such a great man looking over us. Thank you Sabe, we all Love You and Miss You, and even though you have never met your grandson he still knows who his paw-paw is..
Prayers & Condolences For: Saburant Parker BY miyembro on Jan 18, 2009
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Prayers & Condolences For: Saburant Parker BY ninomar on Jun 23, 2005
GOD BLESS YOU SIR, GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY. GODS PEACE. THANK YOU