Name: Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott Age: 49 From: Timnath, Colo. Assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters, Colorado Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott died Nov. 10 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Khalidiyah, Iraq, where his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua A. Terando. Died:
November
10, 2005 Soldier with Colorado ties killed in Iraq
Associated Press
CANTON, N.C. — A member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard who lived in Colorado was killed by a sniper as he patrolled a highway in Iraq, his family said Friday.
Staff Sgt. Mike Parrott, 49, worked in construction at Colorado State University, his wife, Meg Corwin told the Asheville Citizen-Times from her home in Timnath, Colo.
“I’ve lost my best friend, and I don’t know what life will be like without him,” said Corwin, who also is a professor at the school.
Parrott, a member of the 28th Infantry of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, died Thursday, his mother, Suzanne Parrott said. The Defense Department has not yet reported his death.
Suzanne Parrott is a retired nurse and hospice volunteer who said she takes death really well, but she had trouble breathing when Corwin informed her of her son’s death.
Prayers & Condolences For: Michael C. Parrott BY DONNYDO on Mar 18, 2006
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, look kindly on Your departed veteran who gave his life in the service of his country. Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of Your Son he may share in the joy of Your heavenly kingdom and rejoice in You with Your saints forever.