In Memory OfSSG Eric S. Ross

SSG Eric S. Ross, 26, U.S. Army, born March 18, 1980, was killed in action on
February 9, 2007. Ross was an Infantryman with 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division and deployed to Iraq twice. During a mission in
Baqubah, Ross' team proceeded to clear a building after Iraqi forces refused to enter.
When he breached the door, a booby-trapped anti-tank mine was triggered. Ross
and two of his brothers-in-arms passed away in the blast. For his service, he earned
a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!