MASSEY (VETERAN IRAQ KIA), JON RAY - White County, Arkansas | JON RAY MASSEY (VETERAN IRAQ KIA) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Jon Ray MASSEY (VETERAN IRAQ KIA)

Bethlehem (At Plainview) Cemetery
White County,
Arkansas

SERGEANT US ARMY
Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 15, 1978 - July 15, 2007
Killed in Action
Balad, Iraq

Married Amanda Dec 5, 1998

*Obituary

Sgt. John R. Massey of Judsonia, Arkansas was home just a month earlier on two week leave. He was there for his son's birthday and surprised him with a go-cart for a present. His wife's fondest memory is the day they all celebrated John graduating from basic training when they walked the Searcy trail. Though it was a simple walk with John, his wife and the children in a nearby park the memory of them altogether would become something the family would cherish. The journey took them most of the day. John was the son of Hershal and Deborah Massey and was of the Baptist faith. Over the Christmas holiday, John re-dedicated his life to the Lord at a local church. He died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in in Baghdad, Iraq at age 29.

Army
C Battery
142nd Fires Brigade
Arkansas Army National Guard
Ozark, Arkansas

Contributed on 11/18/21 by hawkinsdonna48
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Submitted: 11/18/21 • Approved: 11/19/21 • Last Updated: 11/22/21 • R1401782-G0-S3

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