NATHAN KENNEDY
2011 – SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Nathan Kennedy
McGuffey High School
Special Recognition
McGuffey High School
• 3 time section champion in wrestling
• 1 time WPIAL regional champion
US Army
• Joined in November 2005
• Deployed to Iraq in October 2006 as a gunner, then deployed again in support of Operation Enduring Freedom X as a Senior Sniper in Afghanistan
• Became an Army Ranger between deployments
Medals and Awards
• Bronze Star
• Purple Heart
• Army Commendation Medal (2)
• Army Achievement Medal (2)
• Army Good Conduct Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star
• Overseas Service Ribbon (2)
• NATO Medal
• Combat Infantryman Badge
• Expert Infantryman Badge
• Expert Marksmanship Badge and Ranger
• Sergeant Kennedy was killed in action on April 27, 2010 while deployed to Afghanistan