10-08-2006
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County Executive
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Member Since: Feb 2005
Location: California
Posts: 382
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Re: The Iraq Page, RIP soldiers
 
Windell J. Simmons
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Lexington Herald-Leader -- HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. - Friends of an Army soldier from western Kentucky who was killed last week in Iraq remembered Windell J. Simmons as a leader and energetic friend.
Simmons, 20, known by his middle name, Jeryd, joined the Army after he graduated from Christian County High School in 2004. He died of injuries he suffered Saturday in Taji, Iraq, when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations, the military said.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
One of his former high school teachers remembered Simmons on Wednesday as a serious student, who was quiet in class.
"I had Jeryd for two years in pre-calculus and (advanced placement) calculus," teacher April Harris told the Kentucky New Era of Hopkinsville. "He could have taken the easy route, but he wanted to prepare himself."
She said Simmons was more relaxed around his friends. She said she knew he had an interest in joining the military, and it broke her heart when she heard Simmons had been killed in combat.
One of his high school friends, Tad Abukuppeh, said Simmons enjoyed life and his friends.
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Rest in peace Jeryd.
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