Interrment of CPT Ronald Luce KIA 2 AUG 2009

[RGR.Montcalm]

For any of you in the DC area, CPT Ronald Luce, ODA 2236, KIA 2 AUG 2009 will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetary on 21 OCT 2009.

He will receive full honors; his brother CPT Richmond (Rick) Luce works with me at the 101st DSTB and who went to Ranger School with my son, will be there with his family to pay final respects to his brother.

The Patriot Riders are scheduled to be there and a reception follows, location TBD.

Rest In Peace, Ron.

RGR.M out

[The Fat Guy]

CSM,

Thanks for the note

Rest Peacefully, Brother

[agonyea]

U.S. Department of Defense

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

News Release

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 581-09

August 04, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device August 2, 2009 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan.

Killed were:

Captain Ronald G. Luce Jr., 27, of Fayetteville, North Carolina

Sergeant First Class Alejandro Granado, 42, of Fairfax, Virginia

Sergeant First Class Severin W. Summers III, 43, of Bentonia, Mississippi

All three soldiers were members of the Mississippi Army National Guard, and assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Mississippi.

For more information media may contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-6005; after hours (910) 689-6187, or visit http://news.soc.mil.


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Alabama Guard member slain in Afghanistan to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
13 August 2009
Captain Ron Luce, an Alabama National Guard Special Forces officer killed earlier this month in Afghanistan, is to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, state Guard headquarters said today.

Captain Luce, 27, a member of the 20th Special Forces Group which is headquartered in Birmingham, was killed August 2 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. At the time of his death, Luce was serving as a team commander.

Captain Luce, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was assigned to the 20th Group's 1st Battalion in Huntsville. Lieutenant Colonel Randall Zeegers of Chelsea headed the Huntsville battalion before taking command of the 20th earlier this year.

Also killed in the same bomb attack were Sergeants First Class Severin W. Summers, 43, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Alejandro Grenado 42, of Tatum, Texas. Both were assigned to the 20th's 2nd Battalion, based in Jackson, Mississippi.

Services for Luce were held today at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. An Alabama Guard press release said Luce would be buried later at Arlington, but did not specify when.

Luce's survivors include his wife, Kendahl, and a daughter, Carrie.



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Courtesy of the United States Army:
Captain Ronald G. Luce died while conducting combat operations in the Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan August 2, 2009, while serving as the Special Forces Team Commander with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi.



Luce, 27, was killed when a command wire improvised explosive device struck his vehicle while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Luce, born in Julian, California, enrolled in ROTC at Valley Forge Military Academy and became a commissioned officer in 2002. In 2005 attended the Special Forces Qualification Course, graduating May 2008 as an 18A, Team Commander and was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (A) as a Liaison Officer. He was reassigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (A) as a Detachment Commander.

Luce’s military and civilian educations include a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Biology from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also attended the Infantry Officer’s Basic Course, Infantry Captain’s Career Course, Ranger School and Airborne School.

His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. Luce also earned the Parachutist Badge, and Ranger and Special Forces Tabs.

Luce is survived by his wife Kendahl and daughter Carrie of Fayetteville, North Carolina

[eyezweat]

RIP true warriors.
Thank you RGR Montcalm for sharing their names.
The PGR will rep this interrment with honor, I'm sure.