Army Pfc. Richard K. Jones

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Army Pfc. Richard K. Jones, 21, of Roxboro, N.C.

Pfc. Jones was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 1, 2009 in Mushan village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades. Also killed were Army Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls and Army Pvt. Patrick S. Fitzgibbon.

Roxboro Courier Times -- Franceen Jones said that those who knew her son Richie knew him as a very caring and loving person. He cared about his family, his friends, his country. And, it was in proud service to his country that Pfc. Richard K. Jones, 21, of Roxboro, died Aug. 1 in Afghanistan after insurgents attacked his patrol.

In a news release Monday, the Department of Defense announced Jones’ death, along with the deaths of two other soldiers who were with him. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

“Joining the military was something Richie really wanted to do,” said Jones’ mother. “It was his way of doing his duty and serving his country.”

She added, “I’m proud my son was able to serve his country to keep the United States free.”

Jones joined the Army in the fall of 2008 and was deployed to Afghanistan in May of this year.

Army Pfc. Richard K. Jones was killed in action on 8/1/09.