Posted by (+1674) 15 years ago
From the Miles City Star, Tuesday, September 11, 2007:
(for those of you who do not see the Star)
Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, a graduate of Plevna High School who joined the Army in 2000, died Monday in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Baghdad, Iraq.
Gray, 26, is the son of Richard and Karen Gray of Ismay. He leaves a wife, Jessica Erin Gray and a daughter of about four months, Ava Madison Gray, who live in North Carolina.
Gray was a member of the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, attached to the 1st Infantry Division at the time of his death, according to public information officer Maj. Garth Scott of the Montana National Guard.
According to Sgt. 1st Class Steven Klang of Baker, who is serving as the casualty assistance officer, Gray was a passenger in an M-915 five-ton cargo truck when it rolled over. Klang said that as yet he has received no indication of what caused the accident.
Funeral arrangements at this point call for a funeral with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, according to Todd Stevenson of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A public memorial service is planned for a later date at Ismay Community Church.
Pat Linger, pastor of the Ismay Community Church, said a fund to help the Gray family with travel expenses has been set up at First Interstate Bank.
"They said if people came in and wanted to donate, they would have information to do that at each bank statewide," Linger said.
Gray's name appears amoung the yellow ribbons along Main Street, just outside of the Edward Jones Investments office.
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This thread is to let the Grays know that the community loves and supports them in their time of tragic loss. Please keep this in mind before posting any political ****. There is a time and place for those discussions. This is NOT it. Thank you.
(for those of you who do not see the Star)
Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, a graduate of Plevna High School who joined the Army in 2000, died Monday in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Baghdad, Iraq.
Gray, 26, is the son of Richard and Karen Gray of Ismay. He leaves a wife, Jessica Erin Gray and a daughter of about four months, Ava Madison Gray, who live in North Carolina.
Gray was a member of the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, attached to the 1st Infantry Division at the time of his death, according to public information officer Maj. Garth Scott of the Montana National Guard.
According to Sgt. 1st Class Steven Klang of Baker, who is serving as the casualty assistance officer, Gray was a passenger in an M-915 five-ton cargo truck when it rolled over. Klang said that as yet he has received no indication of what caused the accident.
Funeral arrangements at this point call for a funeral with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, according to Todd Stevenson of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A public memorial service is planned for a later date at Ismay Community Church.
Pat Linger, pastor of the Ismay Community Church, said a fund to help the Gray family with travel expenses has been set up at First Interstate Bank.
"They said if people came in and wanted to donate, they would have information to do that at each bank statewide," Linger said.
Gray's name appears amoung the yellow ribbons along Main Street, just outside of the Edward Jones Investments office.
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This thread is to let the Grays know that the community loves and supports them in their time of tragic loss. Please keep this in mind before posting any political ****. There is a time and place for those discussions. This is NOT it. Thank you.