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U.S. Military Cpl. Jarrid L. King and U.S. Air Pressure Senior Airman Bryan Bell the two lived in Harborcreek Township and ended up both of those killed in Afghanistan while serving in Procedure Enduring Freedom.
On Tuesday, each adult men have been inducted into the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Property Hall of Fame during a 30-moment ceremony in the Erie facility’s chapel. They had been the 12th and 13th army users inducted into the Hall of Fame, which was produced in 1998, and the first inducted since 2013.
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“We preferred this ceremony to materialize two decades back, but there was COVID,” stated Cheri Spacht, PSSH commandant. “I’m happy we had this prospect to honor both of those of them.”
Jarrid King
King enlisted in the Military in March 2009. After completing primary education, he was assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, right before being deployed to Afghanistan.
He and two other soldiers died on Jan. 12, 2011, soon after enemy forces attacked King’s unit with a roadside bomb.
King acquired various armed service awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Coronary heart, the Fight Action Badge, Superior Perform Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Military Support Ribbon, World War on Terrorism Support Medal, the Nationwide Protection Assistance Medal, and the NATO Medal.
Bell joined the Air Drive in 2007 and served as an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, assigned to Delta Company’s 466th Explosive Ordnance Disposal device.
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He was very first deployed to Iraq, in which he cleared 430 undetonated explosive products, then later was deployed to Afghanistan, in which he cleared 209 additional devices.
Bryan Bell
Bell was killed on Jan. 5, 2012, in Shir Ghazi, Afghanistan, when a roadside bomb detonated near his car or truck.
Bell received quite a few navy awards and decorations, which include the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, the Purple Coronary heart, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Marketing campaign Medal, Air Power Beat Action Medal, Air Pressure Commendation Medal, Countrywide Protection Services Medal, Military Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Award and the NATO Medal.
About 90 people attended the Flag Working day ceremony, which includes users of King’s and Bell’s people.
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