Local Soldier, Husband And Father Killed In Fort Hood Shootings
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SSG Justin DeCrow With His Wife Marikay. Special
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SSG Justin DeCrow, of Evans Georgia, was killed Thursday at Fort Hood. Special
The wife of Justin DeCrow says her husband “always put others at ease.“ The 32-year old was killed when a shooter fired on a room filled with dozens of people. Thirteen were killed and thirty injured in the rampage. DeCrow lived in Evans Georgia and was waiting to return home for work at Fort Gordon, where he was assigned in 2000.
Published: November 7, 2009
Updated: November 9, 2009
FORT GORDON, GA – Staff Sergeant Justin DeCrow, 32, of Evans, GA, was killed in the shooting incident at Fort Hood Nov. 5.
His wife, Marikay, said Saturday “his infectious charm and wit always put others at ease. He will be greatly missed.” They were high school sweethearts. She said she and Justin “enjoyed nearly 14 years of a wonderful marriage.” Their daughter Kylah is 13 years old. Marikay said her husband loved his family.
Staff Sergeant DeCrow graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Indiana, in 1996, married Marikay that spring and joined the Army in the summer. Marikay said “he always wanted to be a soldier.”
DeCrow, a satellite communications operator-maintainer, had been assigned to a Signal unit at Fort Hood since September, and was to be deployed to Iraq soon. He was assigned to Fort Gordon in 2000, to attend the training course for his job as a satellite communications operator-maintainer.
His mother, stepfather and father live in Indiana.
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