http://news.soc.mil/releases/News Archive/2010/June/100602-04.html
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 2, 2010)—A U.S. Army Ranger was killed in action June 1 during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield.
Spc. Jonathan Kellylee Peney, 22, a native of Marietta, Ga., was killed by enemy fire while moving under heavy fire to provide aid to a wounded Ranger in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Peney, enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2005. For more than two years, he served as a combat medic in 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
“Spc. Peney was the epitome of our Ranger Medics – warrior first, expert in advanced medical treatment, and selflessly dedicated to the care of others – even at the risk of one’s own life,” said Col. Michael E. Kurilla, Commander, 75th Ranger Regiment. “Spc. Peney did not hesitate to move under heavy fire to the care of another wounded Ranger. He is a hero to our Nation, the 75th Ranger Regiment and his family.”
He was on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan.
“Spc. Peney died while moving to provide life-saving aide to a fellow Ranger,” said Lt. Col. Michael Foster, Commander of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. “Our Rangers continue to put their lives at risk in support of our nation’s ideals. Keep your thoughts and prayers with them and their Families.”
Peney is survived by his wife Kristin E. Peney of Savannah, Ga., and his mother Sue L. Peney of LaGrange, Ga.
Click here for Peney's bio.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 2, 2010)—A U.S. Army Ranger was killed in action June 1 during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield.
Spc. Jonathan Kellylee Peney, 22, a native of Marietta, Ga., was killed by enemy fire while moving under heavy fire to provide aid to a wounded Ranger in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Peney, enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2005. For more than two years, he served as a combat medic in 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
“Spc. Peney was the epitome of our Ranger Medics – warrior first, expert in advanced medical treatment, and selflessly dedicated to the care of others – even at the risk of one’s own life,” said Col. Michael E. Kurilla, Commander, 75th Ranger Regiment. “Spc. Peney did not hesitate to move under heavy fire to the care of another wounded Ranger. He is a hero to our Nation, the 75th Ranger Regiment and his family.”
He was on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan.
“Spc. Peney died while moving to provide life-saving aide to a fellow Ranger,” said Lt. Col. Michael Foster, Commander of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. “Our Rangers continue to put their lives at risk in support of our nation’s ideals. Keep your thoughts and prayers with them and their Families.”
Peney is survived by his wife Kristin E. Peney of Savannah, Ga., and his mother Sue L. Peney of LaGrange, Ga.
Click here for Peney's bio.