Llythaniele Fender
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| Age: |
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21 |
| Hometown: |
Medical Lake, WA |
| Date of Death: |
6/10/2007 |
| Incident Location: |
Karbala, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Cpl |
| Unit: |
5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment |
| Unit's Base: |
Fort Lewis, Wash. |
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Llythaniele Fender, was nicknamed "Sporto" and would give Pop-Tarts to Iraqi children, buying several cases of the pastries when they ran out. "Sporto could only be described as a young man with heart," said Pastor Arley Ellingson. Fender, 21, of Onawa, Wash., was killed June 10 in Karbala by an explosive. He was a 2004 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Lewis. Jeremy Brayden was the young soldier''s government teacher. "Llythaniele was a quiet kid, very well-mannered. He was very well put together in the way he carried himself," he said. Shannon Paseka, who graduated with Fender, said he would offer encouragement to fellow students in art class, and was always willing to lend a hand when it was time to clean up. "He was never a negative person," Paseka said. Spc. Matthew Weyant left this remembrance on Fender''s MySpace page: "You were more than a fellow soldier to me, and more than a friend, you were my brother. I was always thinking about you since the last time I saw you in Kuwait. Now I will think of you for the rest of my life
24/03/2009Jim Hunt
Onawa, Iowa, and the country will miss you.
His tribute is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujISOtFBOFY