Army Sgt. Jonathan M. Walls
Death: Aug 01, 2009
of West Lawn Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Fort Carson Colo.; Died Aug. 1 in Mushan village Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades. Also killed were Army Pfc. Richard K. Jones and Army Pvt. Patrick S. Fitzgibbon. ‘His kids were his life’ The Associated Press As a kid Jonathan Walls spent a lot of time playing “shoot-em-up” video games. As it turned out it was good training for his military career said his father Steven. Walls27 of West Lawn Pa. was once assigned to maneuver the high-tech armored combat vehicle called the Stryker which has sophisticated sensors and communications systems. “He loved it” Steven Walls told the Reading Eagle. “He said ‘Dad it’s just like the video games.’ ” Walls was one of three Army soldiers killed Aug. 1 when their patrol was attacked with explosives in Mushan Village Afghanistan. All were assigned to Fort Carson Colo. Walls a 2001 graduate of Wilson High School wanted to do work that helped people. Beyond his military work becoming a family man allowed him to do that his father said. He left behind a wife Meghan; son Hayden; and daughters Lily and Allahna. “He was a good dad a good son a good soldier and a good man” his father said. “His kids were his life. He lived for them.”Operation Enduring Freedom