January 22, 2011

Joshua T. Lancaster

Army Spc. Joshua T. Lancaster, age 22, of Millbrook, Alabama, was killed on January 19, 2011, in combat in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Insurgents attacked the Kandahar airfield and he was killed in the ensuing combat. Friends and relatives described him as follows:  "If something happened over here where I was getting shot at, he would jump in the way.  He was so unselfish. He cared about his friends."

Joshua Lancaster was assigned to Fort Campbell, Ky. He was ex­pected to return home from Afgha­nistan on Feb. 11.

Joshua Lancaster got married and moved to Tennessee about the time he joined the Army in March 2008.   He was a Signal Support Systems Specialist assigned to the 723rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 184th Ordnance Battal­ion, 52nd Ordnance Group at Fort Campbell, Ky. He arrived at Fort Campbell in October 2010.

His awards and decorations in­cluded the National Defense Serv­ice Medal, the Global War on Ter­rorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

He is survived by his wife, Mela­nie, of Clarksville, Tenn., and his mother, Kimberly Irwin of Mill­brook. 

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

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