Army Master Sgt. Morehead was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Morehead died in Ar Ramadi, of wounds received when his unit executed a pre-dawn raid on enemy forces. He was hit with a bullet in the seam of his bulletproof vest, where the velcro shut. Kevin graduated from Little Rock Central High School and briefly attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before joining the Army. He was called to Afghanistan in October 2001 and stayed until February 2002 before he was posted to Iraq this past January. Kevin was proud to tell the story of having lunch with President Bush at Fort Bragg after giving the president a field demonstration. His unit already returned from the Middle East, but he chose to remain behind to help with orientation for their replacements and was scheduled to return home in two weeks. A career soldier since 1989, Kevin had earned numerous awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal with valor device, the Purple Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal. He was active in his church and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Professionally, he was a qualified Ranger, sniper and skilled medic. The soldier had traveled to parts of Africa, Pakistan and Yemen with the Special Forces, earned a Bronze Star for valor — and recovered from malaria. He loved the military, he loved what he was doing, and he was well trained. Kevin was buried next to his grandfather.∼Morehead was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved his aunt's pumpkin pie. "He would help anybody at anytime," said his uncle, Wardell Nixon. "He's just one of a kind." Morehead, 33, died in a firefight Sept. 12 in Ramadi, Iraq. He was a Green Beret stationed at Fort Campbell, near Adams, Tenn., where he lived with his wife, Theresa Morehead. After a memorial service, Morehead was remembered by his father for his military service. "Today is not about me, my wife, his wife," Jim Morehead said. "It's an opportunity the state doesn't get very often, to honor a hero." Kyle Woodson, 16, talked of his cousin's loyalty. "He was a good friend and a good soldier," Woodson said. "I'm going to join the Army like him to be a Green Beret. He'll never be forgotten."
Army Master Sgt. Morehead was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Morehead died in Ar Ramadi, of wounds received when his unit executed a pre-dawn raid on enemy forces. He was hit with a bullet in the seam of his bulletproof vest, where the velcro shut. Kevin graduated from Little Rock Central High School and briefly attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before joining the Army. He was called to Afghanistan in October 2001 and stayed until February 2002 before he was posted to Iraq this past January. Kevin was proud to tell the story of having lunch with President Bush at Fort Bragg after giving the president a field demonstration. His unit already returned from the Middle East, but he chose to remain behind to help with orientation for their replacements and was scheduled to return home in two weeks. A career soldier since 1989, Kevin had earned numerous awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal with valor device, the Purple Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal. He was active in his church and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Professionally, he was a qualified Ranger, sniper and skilled medic. The soldier had traveled to parts of Africa, Pakistan and Yemen with the Special Forces, earned a Bronze Star for valor — and recovered from malaria. He loved the military, he loved what he was doing, and he was well trained. Kevin was buried next to his grandfather.∼Morehead was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved his aunt's pumpkin pie. "He would help anybody at anytime," said his uncle, Wardell Nixon. "He's just one of a kind." Morehead, 33, died in a firefight Sept. 12 in Ramadi, Iraq. He was a Green Beret stationed at Fort Campbell, near Adams, Tenn., where he lived with his wife, Theresa Morehead. After a memorial service, Morehead was remembered by his father for his military service. "Today is not about me, my wife, his wife," Jim Morehead said. "It's an opportunity the state doesn't get very often, to honor a hero." Kyle Woodson, 16, talked of his cousin's loyalty. "He was a good friend and a good soldier," Woodson said. "I'm going to join the Army like him to be a Green Beret. He'll never be forgotten."
