Iraqi War
Soldier Obituaries
Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) - October 1, 2005 COLUMBIA, SC -- Sergeant Andrew Joseph Derrick, U. S.
Army, 25, died Sunday, September 25, 2005 while stationed in
Baghdad, Iraq. Joseph was a loving son, brother and fiancé. Known for
his positive attitude and playfulness, he was able to uplift the
spirits of everyone he encountered. He was a superlative soldier and
a man of honor and integrity. As a man of strong Christian faith, he
was selfless, giving, kind, tenderhearted and never afraid to share
the hope he had in Christ. He now rests in eternal peace with his
Savior. Born in Columbia, he was a son of Suzanne McCormick
Shealy and Andrew Carroll Butch Derrick. He was a 1998 graduate of
Marion Military Institute, and attended Francis Marion University.
While a student at Marion Military Institute, Joseph played and
lettered in Varsity football, baseball, and basketball. He was named
the Class of 1998s Best All Around Athlete and was named to the
state of Alabamas All Star Baseball Team in 1998. During his military career, Joseph graduated from the
primary Leadership Development Course and was awarded the Bronze
Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Achievement Medal (with one Oak
Leaf Cluster), the National Defense Service Ribbon, the Iraqi
Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Medal, the Korean Defense
Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the
Marksmanship Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Army
Commendation Medal. Surviving are his mother, Suzanne Suzy McCormick
Shealy of Columbia; stepfather, Carey William Shealy of Columbia;
brother, William James Shealy of Columbia; sister, Elizabeth Anne
Shealy of Columbia; his father, Butch Derrick of Columbia and his
wife, Deborah R. Derrick; half-sister, Chelsea Campbell Derrick and
Austin Reid Royal; paternal grandmother, Barbara Jean Shealy of
Columbia; maternal aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. Stephen
Quatannens (Jo Anne) of Campobello, SC; Shealy paternal aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield Milling Howard (Rebecca) of Surfside
Beach, SC; paternal uncle, Robert William Derrick of Columbia;
paternal aunt, Barbara Rainey of Greensboro, GA; first cousins, Mrs.
Jamey Scheuch (Andrea), Mrs. Bob Elder (Catherine), and Mr. Kenneth
Whitfield Howard; and numerous second cousins. He is also survived
by his fiancee, Miss Shaunna Marie Miller of Phoenix, Arizona. He was predeceased by his uncle, Kenneth James Shealy;
grandparents, Samuel James McCormick, Jr., Marjorie N. McCormick,
Marvin Jacob Shealy, Katherine Yates Derrick and Robert Heyward
Derrick. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday,
October 2, 2005 at Northeast Presbyterian Church. Burial with full
Military Honors will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday at
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Memorials may be made to
Chapter Three, Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road,
Columbia, SC 29223; or to Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Columbia, 955 Colonial Avenue, Columbia, SC 29203. Dunbar Funeral Home
State, The (Columbia, SC) - February 23, 2006 Staff Sgt. Jay Collado, a 12-year-member of the Marines, became
the 39th member of the military with S.C. ties to die in the Iraq
war. The Pentagon statement said Collado died Monday, but did not
indicate when the blast occurred. Collado, who the military said was from Columbia but whose home
base was the Marine Corps Air Station at Camp Pendleton, Calif., was
a member of the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. He was serving his second deployment to Iraq, assigned to the
Army's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, according to
a Marine Corps news release. Collado entered the armed services at the Military Entrance
Processing Station at Fort Jackson on Feb. 16, 1994. He was promoted
to staff sergeant Nov. 11, 2002. Collado's awards included the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, three
awards of the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, two awards of the
National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service
Medal. -Chuck Crumbo State, The (Columbia, SC) - February 28,
2006 Staff Sgt. Collado died Sunday, February 20, 2006, while on
active duty in Iraq. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was the son of
Florante "Randy" and Teresita Tirona "Tessie" Collado. Stationed in Camp Pendleton, Calif., Staff Sgt. Collado was the
recipient of Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War
on Terrorism Service Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, three
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals, four Letters of Appreciation, Navy
and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, Certificate of
Commendation (Individual Award), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon,
Joint Meritorious Unit Award, two National Defense Service Medals,
Meritorious Mast and Purple Heart. A wonderful husband and father, Staff Sgt. Collado enjoyed
spending time with his wife and daughter. He also enjoyed playing
chess. Surviving are his wife, Judy Myint Collado
of Oceanside, Calif.; daughter, Kaiya Collado of Oceanside; his
parents; sister, Annadelaide Collado; nephew, Akele Pauling;
brother-in-law, Clarence Pauling. Herald, The (Rock Hill, SC) - February 23, 2007 Having served 20 years in the U.S. Army,
Dunkin didn't need any explanation for the visit. His son, 25-year-old Sgt. Shawn Dunkin,
had died in Iraq. "When I opened the door, I knew," said
Dunkin, who learned that night that Shawn was traveling in Baghdad
when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by a homemade
bomb. The Department of Defense announced
Thursday that Shawn and two other soldiers died from wounds suffered
in the explosion. The accident happened on Monday, nearly
a week before Shawn would have turned 26. Shawn was raised in Virginia and had
lived in Columbia. Mike Dunkin and his wife, Jan, moved to York
County more than four years ago. Mike is a pilot who flies out of
Charlotte. Jan is a court reporter. Shawn wanted to make the military his
career. Long before he landed in the dust of
Iraq, he protected others. When he was 12 years old, his family
said, he and a cousin rescued five drowning girls from a river in
Michigan. Shawn had a natural willingness to help
other people, his family says, a selflessness that later carried him
into the Army. He also was an avid outdoorsman - a
camper, fisher and hunter. He liked snowboarding and card
tricks. "All-American boy," is how his sister,
Erin, describes him. "He wanted to experience and try everything he
could, and (he was) probably one of the most down-to-earth people
you would ever meet." When he first enlisted in his hometown
of Covington, Va., in 2001, Shawn called Jan to tell her the
news. Although she didn't give birth to Shawn,
she said she loved him as her own and was concerned when he told her
about joining the Army. But there was a determination in his
voice, she said, something that indicated his commitment to his
choice. Despite her fears, Jan was proud of
him. When Shawn was choosing which military
path to take, his father wanted him to follow his steps into
aviation. Jan wanted him to have a desk job. But Shawn chose a different route. He
served in tanks, but didn't like that. So he decided to become a
scout. He wanted to be out in front, searching for the
enemy. "As he matured, it became a mission for
him," Jan said of Shawn's military career. "It was his
life." Shawn had a life outside the military,
too. Before his first tour in Iraq, he met a woman named Ashley when
he was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas. When he returned from that
tour, they married. They had planned to start a
family. Now those who love Shawn are having to
cope with the fact that he won't be coming home. The family doesn't
want to talk about politics. They miss their son, a grief tempered
with immense pride for his sacrifice. "He believed in what he was doing," Jan
said. "He did this for us and our everyday freedoms. … He gave his
life for that." Jan tries to sums up Shawn's life in the
simplest, most accurate way she can: "He was just a hero." --
Charles
D. Perry Progress-Index, The (Petersburg, VA) - February 28,
2007 He is survived by his wife, Ashley
Hodges Dunkin; his parents, Micheal R. Dunkin and Darlene Kelly; a
stepmother, Janice Dunkin; and stepfather, Donavan Kelly; his
sisters, Tracie Dunkin and Erin Jackson; a brother, David Long; a
grandmother, Arley Dunkin; two nieces and two nephews. Shawn and Ashley met in 2001 while Shawn
was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, and married in Plano, Texas, Aug.
14, 2004, shortly after Shawn's return from his first tour in Iraq.
He was a wonderful husband and son with
hopes and dreams of one day being a wonderful father. Shawn would
have celebrated his 26th birthday on Feb. 27, 2007. He was
recognized the first time for his bravery at the age of 12 when he
rescued several girls from drowning in a river. He was recognized
again when he received a medal for heroism while trying to help a
fellow soldier who was injured, and has now made the ultimate
sacrifice for our freedom. A funeral service will be held at 10
a.m. Friday, March 2, 2007, in the East Chapel of Chattanooga
Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the National Cemetery with
full military honors.The family will receive friends from 4 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be
made in the name of Sgt. Shawn Micheal Dunkin to Wounded Warrior
Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517, or on line at
www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Arrangements
are by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist East Chapel,
404 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412.
Newberry Observer, The (SC) - August
13, 2008 The 47-year-old's death is still under investigation. Maybin's family said it does not wish to speak with the media
about his death or about him. Maybin was the son of Alonzo and
Shirley Maybin, the husband of Judy Maybin and the father of
Terrance Sanders. He also has one brother, two sisters and four
grandsons. Services with military honors will be Friday morning at Werts
Cemetery. As of Monday, 4,139 troops have died in Iraq since the war began
in March of 2003. (See Newberry County, South Carolina Genealogy
Trails for full obituary) Pfc. Anthony J. White, 21, from Columbia, South
Carolina, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. and an 82nd
Airborne Division Paratrooper died from wounds sustained when his
patrol was engaged by enemy forces with a bomb in the Diyala
Province, Iraq on Sunday, March 25, 2007. "It is a tremendous honor and a privilege to have
served alongside Private First Class White," said Capt. John Carson,
5th Sqd. 73rd Cav., Rear Detachment Commander. "He was a prime
example of an All American Soldier." White joined the Army in March 2005. He completed
Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic One Station Unit Training at Fort Jackson,
South Carolina in August of 2005. He reported to the 82nd Abn. Div.
in December 2005 and was assigned to 5th Sqd., 73rd Cav. as a
wheeled vehicle mechanic. "White will forever be part of the
Division and especially the lives of the Paratroopers he served
with," added Carson. White's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star
Medal, the Purple Heart, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Action
Badge, and the Parachutist's Badge. White is survived by his fiancé Ashley Bailey; his
father, Harry White, his mother, Kum White, and brother Randy White,
all of Columbia, S.C. A memorial service will be held for him by his
unit in Iraq. Family funeral arrangements are incomplete. State, The (Columbia, SC) - April 4, 2007 PV2 Anthony James White was born August 30, 1985 in
Seoul, Korea, the son of Harry and Kum Son White. Anthony was an Alumnus of Richland Northeast High
School Class of 2003. There he played Forward on the Cavaliers
Varsity Basketball Team. Affectionately known as "Amp," Anthony was a talented,
outgoing, yet shy young man, whose warm personality and gentle smile
instantly captivated your heart. To know him was to love him.
Anthony loved life. He loved his family and his friends. Also, he
was a devoted fan of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Tar
Heels. He was passionate about the "blue and white." He was a
courteous and respectable individual to all that he met. Because of the admiration that Anthony held for his
father, Retired (SGM) Harry J. White, in March 2005, he followed in
his father's footsteps and enlisted in the United States Army with
the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC with hopes and dreams of
becoming a jumpmaster like his dad. However, his dream came to an end on March 25, 2007 at
1630 hours in Baqubah, Iraq, where he was killed in action.
Anthony's dedication to his family, friends, and country will never
be forgotten. In serving his country Anthony received the awards and
decorations of the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Iraqi
Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army
Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge and the Parachutist's Badge.
PV2 Anthony James White leaves to cherish his memory:
his parents, Mr. Harry White and Mrs. Kum Son White, his brother,
Mr. Randy Dwayne White, his fiancee, Ms. Ashley Bailey, all of
Columbia, SC; two maternal grandmothers: Mrs. Lue Bertha White of
Moncks Corner, SC and Mrs. Jo Bo Nam of Seoul, Korea, his
Godmother/Aunt, Ms. Jannette White of Washington, DC, and a host of
aunts, uncles, relatives and friends.
Richland County, South Carolina
Genealogy Trails
Sgt. Andrew Joseph Derrick
Staff Sgt. Jay Collado
BOMB BLAST INJURIES KILL S.C.
MARINE
Jay T.
Collado
Sgt. Shawn Dunkin
York family mourns death of son in
Iraq
SHAWN M.
DUNKIN
Master Sgt. Danny E.
Maybin
Newberry native dies at war
Columbia Star, The (SC) - March 30, 2007
Pfc. Anthony J. White
Anthony James White
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