Army Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21, of Sebring, Fla.
Pfc Jetton was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died June 20, 2011 of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
Family and friends paid their respects today to U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, who died June 20 in Afghanistan after insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
The funeral service was held at First Baptist Church of Sebring. Jetton was buried with full military honors at Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Avon Park.
Jetton joined the Army in August 2010 as an infantryman. He moved to Sebring after graduating in 2008 from an Indiana high school. In March, he married a woman he met in Sebring. Alicia Jetton is expecting fraternal twins in August.
Jetton was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Global War on Terrorism Medal and the Army Service Medal.
Alicia Jetton delivered twins, a son, Carter Mac, and a daughter, Hayden Olivia, on Monday at Florida Hospital Heartland Division.RYAN PELHAM/.
Highlands Today staff
Published: August 18, 2011
Alicia Jetton, widow of U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, delivered twins Monday at Florida Hospital Heartland Center.
The Jetton twins arrived ahead of schedule.
Baby boy, Carter Mac Jetton, came first, weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces at 8:41 p.m. His sister, Hayden Olivia, followed a 1 minute later, weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces.
Alicia is feeling doubly blessed.
"I just want to thank the Heartland community for providing such loving support during this difficult and exciting time in our lives," she said in a news release. "Thanks to all the donations of diapers, toys, formula and gift cards, I can just focus on loving my new two bundles of joy."
Joshua Jetton was killed in June in Afghanistan after insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Alicia Jetton told Highlands Today she is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital today.
Women's Wellness Center obstetrician and family friend Dr. Guinevere Bullard delivered the twins.
"As I said when I first saw them, 'Oh, Alicia, they're perfect.' May God continue to watch over you, the twins and your family," she said in a news release.
Army Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton was killed in action on 6/20/11.
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