Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan E. Hall
Death: Apr 10, 2009
of Elk Grove Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion 67th Armor Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Fort Carson Colo.; Died April 10 in Mosul Iraq when his vehicle was struck by a suicide bomber. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gary L. Woods Jr. Sgt. Edward W. Forrest Jr. Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch and Pfc. Bryce E. Gautier. Family didn’t know about humble soldier’s honors The Associated Press Bryan E. Hall received three Army commendation medals as well as good Army achievement good conduct and war on terrorism medals. His mother Betty Hall said she had learned of the honors bestowed on her son only after his death. “He was such a humble man” she said. Hall32 of Elk Grove Calif. Died April 10 when his vehicle was struck by an explosive in Mosul. He was a 1994 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Carson. “He was a special person he never boasted about his accomplishments or was arrogant and pompous he did his job” his sister Kristi said. “When he was done with his job he came home and he was a father a husband a son and a brother. He embo Died what I think every soldier would want to be.” Neighbor Clyde Colton remembers Hall as a man who loved camping fishing and hunting. “He was quite the outdoorsman” Colton said. He is survived by his wife Rachel and 2-year-old daughter Addison. “He loved his family and he just adored his wife and little baby girl” said his mother. “He was very proud to be a military man — he felt he was doing what he needed to be doing.”Operation Iraqi Freedom