Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Army Sgt. Shawn F. Hill

Remember Our Heroes

Army Sgt. Shawn F. Hill, 37, of Wellford, S.C.

Sgt. Hill was assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Rock Hill, S.C.; died Jan. 2, 2008 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

Guardsman from Wellford dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A National Guard soldier from Wellford died Wednesday in Afghanistan after his vehicle struck a bomb, according to the Defense Department.

Sgt. Shawn F. Hill, 37, joined the National Guard 12 years ago and was serving his second tour overseas, his wife Julie said.

“He was a good father, soldier and husband, and he died doing what he loved to do, and there’s not a person who ever met him that didn’t love him,” Julie Hill said.

The Hills had been married for 16 years and had three sons. He joined the National Guard to provide for them as he studied electrical engineering and continued to serve after becoming an electrician, his wife said.

Shawn Hill was assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, based in Rock Hill.

He was home for Thanksgiving before returning to Afghanistan.

Army Sgt. Shawn F. Hill was killed in action on 1/2/08.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Shawn Hill was a good friend, a good soldier and a great person. We miss his humor and his strength. God bless him and speed him on his way. We will meet again.- Your brothers in arms, A Battery, 1-178 FA, Wellford, SC