James A. Justice

Staff Sgt. James, A. Justice, age 32, of Grimes, Iowa died April 23, 2011, at Kapisa province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. 

He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Le Mars, Iowa.

Father, put James on the
stairway to Heaven

James A. Justice was born June 30, 1978 in Manning, Iowa and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla High School in 1997. He enlisted as an Infantryman in Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard in September 1998 at Denison, Iowa and completed Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Benning, Ga. in May 1999.  He previously deployed to Operation Desert Spring (Kuwait) in 2001, the Multinational Force Observer peacekeeping mission (Sinai Peninsula, Egypt) in 2003-2004, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005-2006.  Prior to his mobilization, he was employed full-time by the Iowa National Guard at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.

James is survived by many loving relatives including a wife and child. 

Family members stated that "We are deeply saddened by our loss, but extremely proud of the honorable way he served America as a leader in the U.S. Army. We will remember him, his strength, his infectious sense of humor, his faith in God, and his love for his family, friends and country with great pride.”

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