Sgt. Anton J. Hiett
25 years old from Mount Airy, North Carolina
391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve
March 12, 2006
Misty Hiett, the widow of Sgt. Anton Hiett, said in an interview
that he, Sgt. Hiett, asked to transfer to the 391st Engineering
Battalion when it looked like his reserve unit would not be deployed.
Sgt. Hiett was a truck driver who joined the military right out
of high school because he “wanted to go help out” during the current
conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. After his transfer to the 391st, he
was deployed to Afghanistan on April 22, 2005.
On March 12, 2006, Sgt. Hiett, and three fellow soldiers from
the 391st, Staff Sgt. Joe Ray; Spc. Joshua Hill and Sgt. Kevin Akins,
were killed when an IED detonated near their Humvee during combat
operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan. He left behind his wife and
their then 2(now 4)-year-old daughter Kyra.
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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