In Memory OfSGT Joseph M. Peters

SGT Joseph M. Peters, 24, U.S. Army, born December 22, 1988, was killed in action on October 6, 2013. Peters was a Special Agent with 286th MP Detachment (CID), 5th MP Battalion (CID) in Afghanistan. While accompanying a Ranger Unit on a mission to capture a high-value target at a compound in Kandahar Province, a suicide bomber emerged and detonated an explosive vest. Peters, three of his fellow soldiers, and a military working dog were killed in the blast. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!