Shane S. Barnard

Staff Sgt. Shane S. Barnard, age 38, died May 19, 2010, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he stepped on a secondary improvised explosive device. He was from De Smet, South Dakota.

He was assigned to the 787th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Wash.

He is survived by a wife and three children.

Let us pray to God, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Shane Barnard is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen