Name: Army Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead
Age: 24
From: Commerce, Ga.;
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.;
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead died April 24 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he encountered an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol.
Died: April 24, 2008 Three Fort Campbell soldiers killed in two days
The Associated Press
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Three Fort Campbell-based soldiers, including one from Georgia, have been killed in two days in Iraq in separate incidents, according to the Department of Defense.
The Army says staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead was struck and killed by a bomb while patrolling on foot in Iskandariyah on Thursday. Whitehead, 25, from Commerce, Ga., was assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
The day before Whiteheads death, John T. Bishop, 22, of Gaylord, Mich., and 1st Lt. Timothy W. Cunningham, 26, of College Station, Texas, died in Golden Hills, Iraq, from injuries suffered when their vehicle...
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY miyembro on May 12, 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.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
In the quiet moments when the hurt is hard to bearmay love become your shelter and may the beauty of precious moments be your comfort.~~Cora Meyer, Louisvillle, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
Sunshine fades and shadows fall, but sweet remembrance out lasts all.~~ Dorothy BowlingLouisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
No person is ever truly alone. Those who live no more, whom we loved, echo still within our thoughts, our words, our hearts. And what they did and who they were becomes a part of all that we are forever.~~Ken Meyer, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
Nothing loved is ever lost.~~Mike Moss, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
The tide recedes but leaves bright seashells on the sand, the sun goes down but the gentle warmth still lingers on the land. The music stops & yet it echoes on in sweet refrains....for every joy that passes, something beautiful remains.~~Sydney Meyer, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
A life well-lived doesn't end any more than the music ends, it echoes through time with whispers of beauty and grace. If we listen, we can hear the encore with our hearts, for the song plays on, just as love lives on. Just remember that grief cannot take away the happiness you shared, that sorrow will fade in time, but love remains forever.~~Irene Richmond, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on May 03, 2008
There was no love more genuine than mine; in giving and receiving it was pure. Grieve not, for my legacy is love, pure and true, each memory a gift that will endure returning you to moments fair and fine.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on Apr 30, 2008
Think of me as one at rest. For me you should not weep, I have no cares, no toubled thoughts for now I am asleep. The living breathing me that was is now forever still, and time goes on without me as time forever will. Those of you who liked me I sincerely thank you all, and those of you who loved me I thank most of all. It matters not if time began, if time will ever cease ? I was here, I used it all and now I am at peace.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on Apr 30, 2008
The Soldier Poem~~I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness.... should I fail. I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love. I have cried, pained, and hoped....but most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was.... A Soldier ~~ Thank You Staff Sgt. Whitehead for Fighting for Freedom and America. Your ultimate sacrifice for all American's including myself will not be forgotten.~~Stevie Coan, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shaun J Whitehead BY Anonymous on Apr 30, 2008
There beside a grave she stands, a folded flag in her hands. A silent teardrop on her face, her brave young child has entered grace. She does not hear the sermon said, just memories run through her head. The child she held so long ago, the child with faith she let go. The child who heard the nation's call, and in the end gave it all, without thoughts of self, thoughts of freedom and little else. The bugle plays TAPS in the wind, a mournful song it does send. A reminder to us all, that for freedom, this price was paid, and her sweet young to rest was laid.~~May friends comfort you. Faith uphold you. Loving memories heal your heart.~~Norma Coan Louisville, Ky.