Wednesday, November 4, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A charter plane for the U.S. Army carried Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, on his final trip home.
The Kalitta Air Charter transport touched down at about 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, said Jeff Wingo, a public affairs officer from Fort Leavenworth, Kan. An honor guard of soldiers from the 40th Military Police Battalion at Fort Leavenworth stood at attention to receive the casket and transfer it with full-military honors to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Mr. Jackson, who died on Oct. 27 while serving in the Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan.
At the request of the sergeant's family, the Patriot Guard provided a 75-member motorcycle escort to Lathrop.
The half-mile-long procession escorted the hearse to Lathrop from Kansas City International Airport, said Clinton County Sheriff Porter Hensen. Sheriff's deputies provided traffic assistance, Mr. Hensen said.
A second detail of Patriot Guard members remained outside the funeral home during visitation Tuesday evening, said Chris Kelley, a Patriot Guard member.
The sergeant was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash. His awards included the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
The remains of Army Sgt. Issac Jackson arrive at Kansas City International Airport Tuesday afternoon. The 27-year-old infantryman was returned to his home soil, having been killed in action in Afghanistan last week. Mr. Jackson's funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. today in the Lathrop High School gymnasium.
Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags on all state buildings in Clinton County be flown at half-staff from today to Nov. 10. In addition, flags at state buildings throughout the state will be flown at half-staff today for his funeral.
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matt64501 says...
God Bless you sir, Thank you for your service to us all.
November 4, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mm1967 says...
Thank you for your service and protecting us god bless you and may you rest in peace.Our prayer are with you and your family.
November 4, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lori_johns says...
I met the procession on my way to work Tuesday afternoon. The Patriot Guard was impressive. Thank you for looking out for our guys and their families as we bring them home.
November 4, 2009 at 7:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
donaldo says...
thank you for your service young man. you have given the ultimate sacrifice that anyone one man can give. you are special and deserve the utmost respect that anyone can get. from what i read about you ,you were troubled in your early life, may you rest in peace young man, may you rest in total peace.
November 4, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )