Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson ... a grateful nation mourns a fallen hero

Pfc Thomas R. Wilson, 21, U.S. Army
1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

Shenandoah County, Virginia
KIA in Afghanistan - August 27, 2007

Patriot Guard to stand in honor of young man's supreme sacrifice

Funeral Arrangements:

Sunday, Sept. 2 - 1-7:00 pm: Viewing at Dellinger Funeral Home, 159 N. Main Street, Woodstock, VA

Monday, Sept. 3 - 11:00 am: Funeral Service at Central High School, 1147 Susan Avenue, Woodstock, VA

Procession: After funeral the prossession will move to Pfc. Wilson's grandfather's farm located at 6173 Back Road, Woodstock, VA

Pfc. Thomas Wilson, a young man from Shenandoah County, died Monday from wounds suffered in an ambush while on patrol in Afghanistan. He was 10 days away from returning home from combat duty. After graduating from Central High School in Woodstock in 2004, where he was active on the track team, he attended West Virginia University before joining the Army.

Our prayers and thoughts are with Pfc. Wilson's family at this difficult time. A grateful nation thanks them for their sacrifice.

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* Department of Defense press release
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* Military Times: Honor the Fallen ... Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson
* Richmond Times Dispatch
* PilotOnline.com
* Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson

Pfc Thomas R. Wilson ... in memory of a fallen hero from Shenandoah County....

Pfc Thomas R. Wilson, 21, U.S. Army
1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
From Shenandoah County, Virginia
KIA in Afghanistan - August 27, 2007

Updated funeral arrangements

Thomas Wilson, a young man from Shenandoah County, died Monday from wounds suffered in an ambush while on patrol in Afghanistan. He was 10 days away from returning home from combat duty. After graduating from Central High School in Woodstock in 2004, where he was active on the track team, he attended West Virginia University before joining the Army.

Our prayers and thoughts are with Pfc. Wilson's family at this difficult time. A grateful nation thanks them for their sacrifice.

Update: Funeral services are tentatively planned for Monday at Central High School in Woodstock.

More at the Richmond Times Dispatch and PilotOnline.com.