Army Spc. Frist was assigned to the 209th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Lafayette, Indiana. Frist died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of burns he sustained three days earlier when riding in a fuel tanker while part of a convoy that was struck with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq. He suffered burns over 95 percent of his body. Frist's job in the military was as a petroleum specialist, refueling humvees and other military vehicles. Lucas was one of 74 students to graduate from Tri-County High School in 2001. He was a trombone and tuba player in the band, a football player and a shot putter on the track team. He joined the Army Reserves while he worked for a Ford dealership in Brookston and attended classes at Ivy Tech State College in Lafayette. He planned to enroll next fall at Purdue University to study landscape design. He loved to draw and work outside with his hands and wanted to pursue that as a career. Lucas joined the Army out of a love for the military and a family tradition but a lazy eye kept him from fulfilling one dream of becoming a pilot. Fellow soldiers described him as a great soldier and great man. There was never a task too big; he was as strong as an ox. He had been in good spirits when he spoke with his parents on New Year's Eve. He loved his job and what he was doing. He always had a smile on his face and was a real fun guy. Lucas' parents were presented with four posthumous medals awarded to him, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
Army Spc. Frist was assigned to the 209th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Lafayette, Indiana. Frist died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of burns he sustained three days earlier when riding in a fuel tanker while part of a convoy that was struck with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq. He suffered burns over 95 percent of his body. Frist's job in the military was as a petroleum specialist, refueling humvees and other military vehicles. Lucas was one of 74 students to graduate from Tri-County High School in 2001. He was a trombone and tuba player in the band, a football player and a shot putter on the track team. He joined the Army Reserves while he worked for a Ford dealership in Brookston and attended classes at Ivy Tech State College in Lafayette. He planned to enroll next fall at Purdue University to study landscape design. He loved to draw and work outside with his hands and wanted to pursue that as a career. Lucas joined the Army out of a love for the military and a family tradition but a lazy eye kept him from fulfilling one dream of becoming a pilot. Fellow soldiers described him as a great soldier and great man. There was never a task too big; he was as strong as an ox. He had been in good spirits when he spoke with his parents on New Year's Eve. He loved his job and what he was doing. He always had a smile on his face and was a real fun guy. Lucas' parents were presented with four posthumous medals awarded to him, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
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