Family, friends remember soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Army
Spc. Michael Watson described Cpl. James E. Summers III
as a dedicated soldier and an outstanding friend. “He
was never in a bad mood,” Watson wrote from Iraq, “and
when I was down, he was always there to comfort me.”
Summers, 21, of Bourbon, Mo., was killed May 28 during a
rescue mission in an attempt to save soldiers from a
helicopter that was shot down in Abu Sayda, Iraq. He was
assigned to Fort Hood, Texas.
“Jimmy was someone that I looked up to. I could talk to
him about anything, and he was always able take the
worry off my shoulders,” said Tommy Summers, his younger
brother.
Summers “was a hard worker that his peers and leaders
could always count on to accomplish a task or mission,”
said Capt. Mike A. Punaro.
“My
dad once told me that you will only find maybe a hand
full of real friends in your life time. He was
definitely one of them,” Jillian Knuckles wrote in an
online memorial bulletin board.
He is
survived by his wife, Beth.
“I
always knew it could happen, but I never thought it
would happen,” said his brother. “He’s my hero he’s
everybody’s hero.
He is
a hero.”
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