In Memory OfSPC Timothy K. Israel

SPC Timothy K. Israel, 23, IN Army National Guard, born March 31, 1985, lost the battle within on May 9, 2008. Israel was an Infantryman and Combat Medic with 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment in Iraq. While deployed, his unit conducted hundreds of operations alongside Marine, Navy SEAL, and Allied forces, fighting to eliminate the insurgent threat in Fallujah. While spearheading a dismounted patrol, Israel was severely wounded by shrapnel from an IED and taken off the battlefield. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!