Army Sgt. Brandon E. Maggart
Death: Aug 22, 2010
of Kirksville Mo.; assigned to the 5th Battalion 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wash; Died Aug. 22 at Basrah Iraq of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Sergeant survived by wife son The Associated Press When it came to sports Sgt. Brandon Maggart was a fan with his mind made up. He loved the St. Louis Cardinals and University of Missouri teams and there was no changing that good season or bad. The military said the 24-year-old from Kirksville Mo. Died Aug. 22 at Basrah Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. Maggart graduated from Kirksville R-III High School in 2005 and enlisted in June 2006. He was assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord and also had served in Iraq from March 2007 until May 2008. His wife of four years Teresa said he was set to visit home on leave in September and had spoken with her through Skype the day before he Died. His family said in his obituary that they’d planned a slew of his favorite activities for him including golfing fishing eating at a steakhouse and going to the ocean and to Seattle Seahawks and Mariners games. They also planned to go to the first soccer game for Maggart’s young son Blake whom he’d hoped to teach to hunt and fish. Maggart’s survivors include his parents Teddy and Beth Maggart; a brother Joshua; and a sister Ashley. Operation Iraqi Freedom