My cousin:



An Army Ranger stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah has been killed in Afghanistan. Spc. Jonathan K. Peney was 22-years old and from Marietta, Ga. The Department of Defense says Spc. Peney died June 1 in Kandahar province of wounds sustained when he was shot by enemy forces.

Peney was a Medic, trying to help another injured soldier when he was shot. Peney is the first Medic from the Battalion to be killed in the line of duty since 1989.

http://www2.wsav.com/news/2010/jun/02/h ... ar-298973/



He was not even 23 yet and had been married less than a year. And to make matter worse, he was an only child and his mother lost her sister late last week. Your thoughts and prayers for the family would be greatly appreciated.

SPC. JONATHAN KELLYLEE PENEY died on June 1, 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Jonathan Kellylee Peney, 22, was a combat medic assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

He was born on July 1, 1987, in Marietta, Ga.

Spc. Peney was killed by enemy fire while moving under heavy fire to provide aid to a wounded Ranger in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

He was on his fourth deployment in support of the War on Terror with three previous deployments to Afghanistan.

After graduating from high school, Spc. Peney enlisted in the U.S. Army from his hometown of Marietta, Ga., in November 2005.

He completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning and Combat Medic Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

He returned to Fort Benning in June 2006 and completed the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Indoctrination Program before attending the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Spc. Peney was then assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in November 2007.

His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Ranger Indoctrination Program, Special Operations Combat Medic Course and the U.S. Army Ranger Course.

His awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Expert Field Medical Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.

He has also been awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with combat star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.

He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service Medal.

Spc. Peney is survived by his wife Kristin E. Peney of Savannah, Ga., and his mother Sue L. Peney of LaGrange, Ga.

Thoughts and prayers go out to your family.

God bless our troops

I'm sorry for your loss. Prayers go out to you and your family.

Im sorry to hear that. my girlfriends brother just left for Afganastan. sad sad stuff man.