Pfc. Brian Holden of Claremont, NC was a 2005 graduate of Newton-Conover High School. He knew he wanted to be a soldier when he was just 8-years-old and enlisted immediately after graduating from high school. Brian was first deployed in October, sent his family dozens of photographs from his missions. Several show the young soldier standing next to smiling Iraqi children. But he was growing tired and was looking forward to two weeks of leave. He was just days away from taking his bride Amanda to Myrtle Beach. He was 20.
Army
2nd Battalion,
17th Field Artillery Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
Army Pfc Brian Lee Holden, 20 of Claremont, N.C.died on April 9, 2007 in Iraq.
Born Jan. 15, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a son of Bill and Helen Holden of Cornelius, N.C. and Leasa Delozier of Claremont, N.C.
Brian graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 2005 and joined the U.S.Army. He was a member of the 17th Field Artillery Unit out of Fort Carson, Colo.
In addition to his parents,William L. and Helen Holden, he is survived by his wife, Amanda Holden of the home, grandparents, Lillie D. Holden of Jacksonville, Florida, Darrell Shrewsberry of Conover, N.C., brother William (Billy) D. Holden of Mooresville, N.C.,step-sisters Donna Roundtree of Barnwell, S.C., Malinda Rowe of Rincon,Georgia, and Lisa Carr of Davidson, N.C., mother and father in-law, Jasper and Deborah Scarberry of Granite Falls, N.C.
Army
2nd Battalion,
17th Field Artillery Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
Army Pfc Brian Lee Holden, 20 of Claremont, N.C.died on April 9, 2007 in Iraq.
Born Jan. 15, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a son of Bill and Helen Holden of Cornelius, N.C. and Leasa Delozier of Claremont, N.C.
Brian graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 2005 and joined the U.S.Army. He was a member of the 17th Field Artillery Unit out of Fort Carson, Colo.
In addition to his parents,William L. and Helen Holden, he is survived by his wife, Amanda Holden of the home, grandparents, Lillie D. Holden of Jacksonville, Florida, Darrell Shrewsberry of Conover, N.C., brother William (Billy) D. Holden of Mooresville, N.C.,step-sisters Donna Roundtree of Barnwell, S.C., Malinda Rowe of Rincon,Georgia, and Lisa Carr of Davidson, N.C., mother and father in-law, Jasper and Deborah Scarberry of Granite Falls, N.C.
Pfc. Brian Holden of Claremont, NC was a 2005 graduate of Newton-Conover High School. He knew he wanted to be a soldier when he was just 8-years-old and enlisted immediately after graduating from high school. Brian was first deployed in October, sent his family dozens of photographs from his missions. Several show the young soldier standing next to smiling Iraqi children. But he was growing tired and was looking forward to two weeks of leave. He was just days away from taking his bride Amanda to Myrtle Beach. He was 20.
Army
2nd Battalion,
17th Field Artillery Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
Army Pfc Brian Lee Holden, 20 of Claremont, N.C.died on April 9, 2007 in Iraq.
Born Jan. 15, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a son of Bill and Helen Holden of Cornelius, N.C. and Leasa Delozier of Claremont, N.C.
Brian graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 2005 and joined the U.S.Army. He was a member of the 17th Field Artillery Unit out of Fort Carson, Colo.
In addition to his parents,William L. and Helen Holden, he is survived by his wife, Amanda Holden of the home, grandparents, Lillie D. Holden of Jacksonville, Florida, Darrell Shrewsberry of Conover, N.C., brother William (Billy) D. Holden of Mooresville, N.C.,step-sisters Donna Roundtree of Barnwell, S.C., Malinda Rowe of Rincon,Georgia, and Lisa Carr of Davidson, N.C., mother and father in-law, Jasper and Deborah Scarberry of Granite Falls, N.C.
Army
2nd Battalion,
17th Field Artillery Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
Army Pfc Brian Lee Holden, 20 of Claremont, N.C.died on April 9, 2007 in Iraq.
Born Jan. 15, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a son of Bill and Helen Holden of Cornelius, N.C. and Leasa Delozier of Claremont, N.C.
Brian graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 2005 and joined the U.S.Army. He was a member of the 17th Field Artillery Unit out of Fort Carson, Colo.
In addition to his parents,William L. and Helen Holden, he is survived by his wife, Amanda Holden of the home, grandparents, Lillie D. Holden of Jacksonville, Florida, Darrell Shrewsberry of Conover, N.C., brother William (Billy) D. Holden of Mooresville, N.C.,step-sisters Donna Roundtree of Barnwell, S.C., Malinda Rowe of Rincon,Georgia, and Lisa Carr of Davidson, N.C., mother and father in-law, Jasper and Deborah Scarberry of Granite Falls, N.C.
