Army Pvt. Ronald R. Harrison
Death: Apr 22, 2008
of Morris Plains N.J.; assigned to the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion 4th Brigade Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division Fort Stewart Ga.; Died April 22 at Forward Operating Base Falcon near Baghdad Iraq of a non-combat-related injury. Army Spc. Ronald R. Harrison remembered The Associated Press Ronald R. Harrison loved to cook for the family. He could create sumptuous dishes of fish chicken and London broil. “He would have made a great chef” said family spokesman Peter Rowland. Harrison25 of Morris Plains N.J. Died April 22 near Baghdad of a non-combat injury. He was assigned to Fort Stewart. He played football basketball and track in high school and enlisted in the National Guard in December 2003. “Harrison was a dedicated soldier as well as a loving husband stepfather son brother and friend whose memory lives in the hearts of his family and fellow soldiers” said Gov. Jon S. Corzine. After high school he worked for several years at an Exxon gas station and also for an exterminator his parents said. “He intended to make the Army his career. He enjoyed the services and was proud to wear the uniform” Rowland said. “The Army was very good for him.” Harrison is survived by his wife Kagen and her son Max. “He was always trying to do good by his kid and his parents and his friend” said friend Ben Ala who often spoke with Harrison over the phone.Operation Iraqi freedom