Cpl. James Chad Young Fallen Soldier's Memorial Ceremony
A fallen Soldier memorial ceremony was held Feb. 17,
2011 at US Army Reserve Command (USARC) headquarters on Fort
McPherson, Ga. Maj. Gen. Jon J. Miller, deputy commanding general,
Soldiers, and civilian employees gathered in front of USARC to
remember the passing of Cpl. James Chad Young, who was serving as a
member 323rd Engineer Company, Spartanburg, SC, when he died in
Afghanistan.
Young was killed when his vehicle was attacked by an
improvised explosive device Nov. 3, 2010, in Kandahar province.
Young, 25, was from Rochester, Ill. At the time of his death, he was
serving on his second deployment to Afghanistan. The 323rd is part
of the 863rd Engineer Battalion from Darien, Ill., and is a
subordinate unit of the 412th Theater Engineer Command of Vicksburg,
Miss.
