Army Sgt. Jacob H. Demand
Death: Sep 14, 2004
" of Palouse Wash.; assigned to the 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment Fort Lewis Wash.; killed Sept. 14 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces in Mosul Iraq. Jacob H. Demand never seemed to pull away from his parents during the Terrible Teens. ""He always talked to us about everything. Teenagers go through being rebellious and don't talk; his phase was mild said Demand's mother Charlene Baldwin. He always talked to us openly. In the Army he called from all over the world wherever he was."" Demand29 of Palouse Wash. died Sept. 14 when his patrol came under attack by small-arms fire west of Mosul Iraq. He was based at Fort Lewis Wash. Demand joined the Army two weeks after graduating high school in 1995. He was a fixture on school teams - football basketball baseball - and loved hunting and fishing. When her son joined the Army Baldwin noted ""the world was a little safer at that point in time. His goals in life were to be in the Army a little while and then to be in the U.S. Forest Service."" But Demand grew to enjoy the people of Iraq. ""He talked of their support of the troops about how little children would wave and smile."" Demand also is survived by a daughter Reanne 8; sons Josh6 and Seth 5; and an ex-wife. — Associated Press"