Army Sgt. Albert D. Ware
Death: Dec 18, 2009
of Chicago; assigned to the 782nd Combat Support Battalion 4th Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg N.C.; Died Dec. 18 in the Arghandab River Valley Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Died during 2nd tour of Afghanistan The Associated Press Albert D. Ware was no stranger to war. As a scrawny 12-year-old he came to the United States to escape violence in Liberia which is why his father Thomas got upset when he joined the Army in 2006. He had played sports — soccer football and wrestling — as an honors student at Corliss High School near Chicago and the military made him even more athletic and disciplined. In time his family grew proud. “He was a respectable man” said his stepmother Anna. “He didn’t throw a mean word to anyone. He did something with himself.” The 27-year-old Died Dec. 18 in the Arghandab River Valley of Afghhanistan of wounds from an explosive during his second tour there. He was assigned to Fort Bragg N.C. He had attended Chicago State University and Kennedy-King College before joining the Army. A colleague Sgt. Scott Wolfe said Ware always put fellow soldiers first and worked extra night and weekend hours to make sure they were well equipped for missions. At home he enjoyed cooking fufu and other West African dishes. He and his wife Plichette have three children all younger than 6: T’John Heaven and Musu. Ware is also survived by his mother and a sister Ciatta.Operation Enduring Freedom