Name: Army Sgt. Shawn F. Hill
Age: 37
From: Wellford, S.C.
Assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Rock Hill, S.C.
Incident: Army Sgt. Shawn F. Hill died Jan. 2 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 02, 2008 Guardsman from Wellford dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A National Guard soldier from Wellford died Wednesday in Afghanistan after his vehicle struck a bomb, according to the Defense Department.
Sgt. Shawn F. Hill, 37, joined the National Guard 12 years ago and was serving his second tour overseas, his wife Julie said.
“He was a good father, soldier and husband, and he died doing what he loved to do, and there’s not a person who ever met him that didn’t love him,” Julie Hill said.
The Hills had been married for 16 years and had three sons. He joined the National Guard to provide for them as he studied electrical engineering and continued to serve after becoming...
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawn F Hill 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: Shawn F Hill BY Anonymous on Apr 05, 2008
It makes no difference the color of skin – all blood bleeds red – and souls go to heaven, what made these men different was their courage to protect a great nation – people – FREEDOM! Rest in peace my brother .