Remember Our Heroes
Army Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison, 31, of San Antonio
SFC Harrison was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29, 2010 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire.
Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison, 31, of San Antonio, died Wednesday in Uruzgan province of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire, the Pentagon said. He was killed by enemy fire during a combat reconnaissance patrol, according to the Army's Special Operations Command.
Harrison was a Special Forces medical sergeant assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg.
According to the Special Operations Command, Harrison graduated from Jones High School in Coldspring, Texas, and enlisted in the Army in 1998 as a psychological operations specialist. His first assignment was with the 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg.
In 2007, Harrison completed the Special Forces qualification course and earned the Green Beret as a Special Forces medical sergeant. He was then stationed with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, two Army Achievement medals, Army Good Conduct Medal (third award), National Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral three, Army Service Ribbon, Special Forces tab, Combat Infantryman Badge and Parachutist Badge.
He was posthumously awarded his second Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service Medal.
A native of Cleveland, Texas, Harrison is survived by his two daughters, Azalia and Eleanna, and his parents, Jack Washington and Betty Harrison.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison was killed in action on 9/29/10.
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