In Memory OfSgt Kelley L. Courtney

Sgt Kelley L. Courtney, 28, U.S.M.C., born in Georgia August 13, 1976, was killed in action on October 30, 2004. Courtney served as a Counterintelligence Specialist with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq. While deployed, he helped uncover enemy threats hiding in plain sight. During a convoy security mission near Fallujah, Courtney and seven fellow Marines lost their lives when a suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives next to his vehicle. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!