Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker
18 years old from Greenbrier, Arkansas
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
October 12, 2007
Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker had only been in the country for two
weeks before his death, according to the soldier’s father, Stephen
Thacker.
Thacker’s father said his son felt a duty to enlist. “He said it
was his job. Even after he got his orders that he was going over there,
he said it’s his job.”
Thacker had attended Guy-Perkins High School in Guy, Arkansas.
He earned his GED in 2006, his father said. Thacker enlisted in the
Army in April 2007 and completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga. He
arrived at Fort Drum in August 2007. His honors include the Purple
Heart.
“Nathan was an excellent man,” sister Sabrina Black said. “He loved me, I loved him, and I’d give anything to have him back.”
Pvt. Thacker was killed when an IED was detonated near his
vehicle near Kirkuk. Three other soldiers were injured in the attack.
Pvt. Thacker is survived by his parents, siblings and his grandfather.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that
others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am
proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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