Soldier who grabbed bomb dies at hospital(fell on grenade to protect bystanders)

Clarkesville Leaf-Chronicle ^ | 4/26/03 | JILL NOELLE CECIL & AP

[Diddle E. Squat]

25-year Army sergeant died Thursday from injuries he received in a cluster bomb explosion a week ago, Fort Campbell officials said Friday.

Sgt. Troy D. Jenkins, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, was one of four soldiers injured in the April 19 incident, which happened after an Iraqi child brought soldiers the bomb.

[Diddle E. Squat]

[Diddle E. Squat]

Names, Stories, and Pictures of the Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

[MEG33]

My humble gratitude for his great sacrifice.May God comfort his loved ones.

[dighton]

"May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

[dandelion]

What a beautiful young man. Inside and out.

[spodefly]

The story mentions that he was an Army Seargent, yet the photo is of a Marine.

Nonetheless, Semper Fi and Godspeed.

[WSGilcrest]

WE beseech Thee, O Lord, according to Thy loving-kindness, have mercy upon the soul of Thy servant Troy, and now that he is set free from the defilements of this mortal flesh, restore him to his heritage of everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

[Bonaparte]

"...entered the military in July 1995, serving first with the U.S. Marine Corps."

[Diddle E. Squat]

Thanks for catching that. I researched further and it seems he had prior service as a Marine.

http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=troy+jenkins

U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, 25, a native of Repton, Ala., is seen in this undated family photo taken during his prior service as a U.S. Marine. Jenkins was serving with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division in Iraq (news - web sites) when he was wounded Saturday, April 19, 2003, when a cluster bomb exploded as he tried to save an Iraqi child and members of his unit. Jenkins, who lost his left leg and fingers on his right hand when the bomb exploded, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 and four years later joined the U.S. Army and trained to be a paratrooper. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Mobile Register)

[Salvation]

Prayers for this hero and his family!

[happygrl]

Prayers for this hero and his family!

Amen.

[Sacajaweau]

A TRUE HERO!! With my deepest respect and Prayers for his family and friends.

[kassie]

My heart felt sympathy to his family. May God bless and comfort them.

[Coop]

Rest in peace, brave Soldier.

[piasa]

But Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Richard Myers said the latest information he saw Monday indicated that the child handed the soldiers "an improvised" explosive device and that her intent was to "do harm to the four soldiers. (She) wasn't trying to return a piece of ordnance."

Why does the press insist on calling it a cluster bomb when it clearly was not?

[mystery-ak]

God Bless his family....*where there is darkness, light*...St. Francis of Assisi.

[Dick Bachert]

To fallen soldiers let us sing
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord

[gitmogrunt]

Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields

See how these names are feted by the waving grass

and by streamers of white cloud

The names of those who in their lives fought for life

Who wore at their hearts the fire's center

Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun

And left the vivid air signed with their honor.

by Stephen Spender "I Continually Think of Those"(1933).

Memory Eternal

[nicmarlo]

Very sad bump for another brave and heroic soldier. May God comfort his wife and little children....and provide for them all now that their husband and daddy no longer can. This just breaks my heart.

[wgeorge2001]

"Jenkins suffered the most injuries as he tried to protect the child and other soldiers. He lost his left leg and fingers on his right hand when the bomb exploded.
He was taken to Kuwait for treatment and remained in "seriously critical condition." He died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany."

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."