US PARAS 2 Leggett, Matthew I.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Leggett​

• FORENAME

Matthew I.​

• UNIT

18 Airborne Corps (Ops Company,HQ and HQ Bn)​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

20th August 2014​

• AGE

39​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Ruskin,Florida​

born Wisconsin Rapids,Wisconsin​

son of Thomas Leggett,Texas and Thea Marie Kurz​

entered service May 1995​

paratrooper​

Fort Bragg August 2012​

3 combat tours (Iraq and Afghanistan)​

awards Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Army Commendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters​

KIA Kabul,Afghanistan​

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