Memorial ceremony for Fort Lewis Soldier
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - Family, friends, Soldiers and the Fort Lewis community
will remember Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, in a memorial ceremony to be held
Wednesday, May 21 at 2 p.m. in the North Fort Chapel.
According to the Department of Defense, Ward, 19, of San Jacinto, Calif.,
died May 6 of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by small arms
fire during a cordon and search operation in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Ward
was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, which is part of the
504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade. The company
deployed to Iraq in May, 2007.
According to unit records, Ward enlisted April 17, 2007 at San Diego, Calif.
He reported to Fort Leonard Wood for initial entry training on July 18,
2007.
Upon graduation, he reported to Fort Lewis on Jan. 1, 2008, where he was
assigned to the 170th Military Police Co. He was posthumously promoted to
his present rank from his previously held rank of Private.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of PFC Ward and all the soldiers of the 170th.
Marshall Murdaugh
Sgt. MP 170th MP Co. 1990-1996.
Posted by: Marshall Murdaugh | 21 May 2008 at 14:07