Loxley Soldier Killed In Crash

Alabama North Carolina PFC Desmond Morrisette had received several awards including the National Defense Service Medal the Army Service Ribbon and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

by The Associated Press

Published: Thu, September 18, 2008 - 3:26 pm CST

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The military said Wednesday that investigators are looking into a wreck that killed three soldiers and injured two others over the weekend.

The wreck happened 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Fort Bragg said in a statement, but other details of the crash weren’t released.

The Army identified the dead as Pfc. Shelly Monique Brown, 19, of Jackson, Miss.; Pfc. Desmond Morrisette, 19, of Loxley, Ala.; and Pfc. Alexander Llewelyn Thomas, 18, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The two injured soldiers were Spc. Kern Kevon Barrow, 24, of Tobago and Pfc. Tashara Nicole Bell, 19, of Chesapeake, Va.

The soldiers involved in the accident were members of the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. The unit is equipped with Patriot missiles and was moved to Fort Bragg from Fort Bliss, Texas.

Brown, Morrisette and Thomas were assigned to supply and logistics duty in Company E, 1st Battalion. Barrow was a personnel specialist in the headquarters company of 1st Battalion and Bell was a logistics specialist in Company E.

A private memorial service is scheduled Thursday at Fort Bragg’s Faith Community Chapel.

“We are grateful to the brigade, the installation, and the Fayetteville community for their outreach,” said Lt. Col. Michael F. Tronolone Jr., commander of the 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. “We ask for prayers for the family members who suffered losses and for our soldiers involved.”

WKRG.com » News Stream » Alabama

Photo

WKRG.com Related

News –› Alabama

News –› Loxley

Discuss this in the forum

Email to a Friend

Printer Friendly

Sweetassuga04 Says:

Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:53 pm

I went to school with Desmond. He was a great guy and could always make you smile even when you REALLY didn’t want to. His mama is such a great lady and I can only imagine what the loss of her baby boy is doing to her. Everyone please keep the family of these three people in your thoughts and prayers…as they will need it. America has just lost three of its bravest and courageous. We love and miss you Desmond.