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Ronald J. Tucker

    
Friday, May 02 2008 @ 04:52 PM EDT
Contributed by: River97
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Colorado Springs Gazette --A 21-year-old soldier from Fountain died in a Baghdad bombing, the Army announced today.

Spc. Ronald J. Tucker was on patrol with his unit from Fort Hood, Texas, on Wednesday when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by a roadside bomb.

Another soldier in the vehicle, Capt. Andrew R. Pearson, 32, of Billings, Mont., also died in the bombing, the Army said.

Both men were assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, which started operations in Iraq last month.

Tucker, a 2005 graduate of Fountain-Fort Carson High School, joined the Army in 2005 and was trained to be a mortarman. He was assigned to Fort Hood in August 2006 and went to the Middle East earlier this year.

"Ronnie had a passion to be successful," said Fountain-Fort Carson dean of students Mitch Johnson, who had known Tucker since he was a first-grader. "He was a hard-working student."



Johnson said Tucker was the kind of kid most school administrators don't notice, because he worked so hard and kept his nose clean.

But Ronnie stood out for the right reasons, including his sense of humor.

"If there was a good practical joke to be played, you could count on Ronnie having that grin on his face," Johnson said.

Johnson said it was no surprise that Tucker joined the Army after high school.

"He was a young man who had been around the military influence here the whole time he was in school."

Tucker is the third Fountain-Fort Carson graduate to die in Iraq.

Johnson said Tucker, the 58th Colorado native killed in the Iraq war, is survived by his mother and two sisters.

Tucker's death came as fighting rages in Baghdad between Shiite militiamen loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and Army forces. This week, Fort Carson's 3rd Brigade Combat team suffered six wounded soldiers during a four-hour firefight in Baghdad's Shiite slum, Sadr City.

Fighting continued today with several attacks on the Fort Carson soldiers while they built barriers to close off Sadr City. Just before 6 p.m. soldiers from Fort Carson's 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment were ambushed with rifle fire from a building in Sadr City.

A news release from the Army's Baghdad headquarters said the soldiers called in air support and the building was destroyed by a pair of Hellfire missiles.
 
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Ronald J. Tucker
Authored by: anonymous on Saturday, May 03 2008 @ 12:46 PM EDT
Ronnie and his sister were students of mine in elementary school. He was a great kid. He always had a smile on his face. In many ways, Ronnie was a regular little boy--really active and always trying to get extra recess. But he was a good kid and this is horrible. His family is the best. My heart and prayers go out to them.
Ronald J. Tucker
Authored by: glaucolimo on Sunday, May 04 2008 @ 01:57 PM EDT
May god bless your soul.
Love Letter from GOD.
youtube.com/watch?v=kEfJpJ1lhQc
Ronald J. Tucker
Authored by: anonymous on Sunday, May 04 2008 @ 02:30 PM EDT
In your honor! To our heros!
GOD Bless.
youtube.com/watch?v=oAZYwlTzt6A
Ronald J. Tucker
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, May 05 2008 @ 11:36 PM EDT
Ronald,
I would just like to say thank you to you and the other soldier who was also killed in that blast for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

"Deeds, Not Words"(22nd Inf. Motto)
To Everyone
Authored by: anonymous on Thursday, May 08 2008 @ 05:45 PM EDT
As a concerned mother/friend, my prayers and thoughts for a safe return to all those who are fighting bravely for our country. I wish you could all come home, no matter where home is. I live in worry and fear every day, and I feel as if all of you are my children/friends. If anyone knows if Daniel Davis; Army/special forces is still alive, please tell me or have him get in-touch with me. My son, Scott Nathan Simpson might also be there, birthdate, 5/24/79, I do not know what branch he is in, and I have not seen him since he was 4 yrs. old. If anyone knows/meets him, tell him his mother is alive.
arawaine
Ronald J. Tucker
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, May 19 2008 @ 03:30 AM EDT
Ronnie was known by many in HHC.. we will miss him very much.. We love you Tucker and we will never forget you...

REGULARS BY GOD!!!
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