Name: Army Spc. Matthew K. Reece Age: 24 From: Harrison, Ark.; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; Incident: Army Spc. Matthew K. Reece died Dec. 1 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Died:
December
01, 2007 Paratrooper from Arkansas killed in Iraq combat
The Associated Press
HARRISON, Ark. — A soldier based at Fort Bragg has been killed in Iraq.
The military confirmed Nov. 3 that 24-year-old Army Spc. Matthew K. Reece of Harrison, Ark., died Dec. 1 from wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.
Reece was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg. He joined the Army in 2005 and arrived at the 82nd Airborne the following year.
The military says Reece is survived by his wife, two children and his parents. A memorial service will be held in Iraq.
Prayers & Condolences For: Matthew K Reece BY Anonymous on Dec 02, 2009
To the family of Matthew Reece ~ I have never met your son but I feel like I know him well. My new son-in-law, a member of the 82nd, was a good friend. When Ben married my daugther in August there was a place of honor for Matthew, his framed picture sitting on the table for all to see. The judge who officiated at the ceremony told those at the wedding about Matthew, and Debo and Lane and just what they meant to Ben. Please know gentlemen, you are not forgotten. Thanks for sharing the moment ~ Forever and always!
Prayers & Condolences For: Matthew K Reece BY Anonymous on Oct 16, 2009
Thank you buddy!
Prayers & Condolences For: Matthew K Reece BY miyembro on May 17, 2008
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.
We cherish too, the Poppy redThat grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skiesThat blood of heros never dies.
Prayers & Condolences For: Matthew K Reece BY Anonymous on Jan 08, 2008
His Journey's Just BegunDon't think of him as gone away--his journey's just begunlife holds so many facetsthis earth is only one.Just think of him as restingfrom the sorrows and the tearsin a place of warmth and comfortwhere there are no days and years.Think how he must be wishingthat we could know todayhow nothing but our sadnesscan really pass away.And think of him as livingin the hearts of those he touched...for nothing loved is ever lost--and he was loved so much.rejoice in The Good Lords Loving Arms. Stand down, you mission is complete. RIP. God Bless and may His Loving Grace comfort those left behind.You will never be forgotton, thank you.