SGT William M. Bays, age 29, tragically lost his life in the defense of Liberty on Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon Friday, June 23, 2017 at Community Chapel at 15th and Shau Valley Rd., Fort Campbell, with CPT (Chaplain) George Nytes officiating.
He will be laid to rest at Belmont Cemetery, Allensville, Kentucky. Full Military Honors will be rendered.
The family will receive visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home and 11 a.m. until the hour of service Friday at Community Chapel.
William was born October 17, 1987 in Barstow, California, the only son of Timothy and April Briggs Bays.
SGT Bays was a true American patriot and loved his country with great passion. He was also a loving and dedicated husband and father and was a member of Life Point Church. William enjoyed camping, traveling, and working on cars, especially his Jeep.
Other than his parents of Ohio, he is survived by his wife, Jasmin Bays; daughters, Laura, Mia, and Julia; sisters, Brenda Griner and Lindsay Bays; paternal grandmother, Doris Bays; maternal grandparents, Marshall and Lorraine Briggs; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Regina Draeger.
The Bays family is being assisted by:
McReynolds-Nave-Larson Funeral Home
1209 Madison Street
Clarksville, TN
37040
Phone: 931-647-3371
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The U.S. military has identified the three soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, were all from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The three plus a fourth U.S. soldier who was wounded came under fire in Peka Valley in Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The Afghan soldier who conducted the attack was killed in return fire, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our soldiers who were killed and wounded," said Gen. John W. Nicholson, the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in a statement on Monday. "We will always remember our fallen comrades and remain committed to the mission they carried out and for which they ultimately gave their lives."
Insider or so-called green-on-blue attacks have been an ongoing threat to U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, but the number has declined since 2012 because of new security procedures and better vetting of Afghan security forces.
The motivations for such attacks are sometimes unclear, with some resulting from personal conflicts while others may be due to the Taliban's infiltrating the Afghan military.
The Trump administration is currently reviewing the overall U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The U.S. currently has 8,400 American troops in the country, but U.S. officials say the military has proposed sending an additional 2,000 to 4,000 troops. That number may ultimately depend on how many additional troops are committed by NATO partners.
ABC News' Luis Martinez contributed to this report.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon Friday, June 23, 2017 at Community Chapel at 15th and Shau Valley Rd., Fort Campbell, with CPT (Chaplain) George Nytes officiating.
He will be laid to rest at Belmont Cemetery, Allensville, Kentucky. Full Military Honors will be rendered.
The family will receive visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home and 11 a.m. until the hour of service Friday at Community Chapel.
William was born October 17, 1987 in Barstow, California, the only son of Timothy and April Briggs Bays.
SGT Bays was a true American patriot and loved his country with great passion. He was also a loving and dedicated husband and father and was a member of Life Point Church. William enjoyed camping, traveling, and working on cars, especially his Jeep.
Other than his parents of Ohio, he is survived by his wife, Jasmin Bays; daughters, Laura, Mia, and Julia; sisters, Brenda Griner and Lindsay Bays; paternal grandmother, Doris Bays; maternal grandparents, Marshall and Lorraine Briggs; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Regina Draeger.
The Bays family is being assisted by:
McReynolds-Nave-Larson Funeral Home
1209 Madison Street
Clarksville, TN
37040
Phone: 931-647-3371
********
The U.S. military has identified the three soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, were all from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The three plus a fourth U.S. soldier who was wounded came under fire in Peka Valley in Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The Afghan soldier who conducted the attack was killed in return fire, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our soldiers who were killed and wounded," said Gen. John W. Nicholson, the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in a statement on Monday. "We will always remember our fallen comrades and remain committed to the mission they carried out and for which they ultimately gave their lives."
Insider or so-called green-on-blue attacks have been an ongoing threat to U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, but the number has declined since 2012 because of new security procedures and better vetting of Afghan security forces.
The motivations for such attacks are sometimes unclear, with some resulting from personal conflicts while others may be due to the Taliban's infiltrating the Afghan military.
The Trump administration is currently reviewing the overall U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The U.S. currently has 8,400 American troops in the country, but U.S. officials say the military has proposed sending an additional 2,000 to 4,000 troops. That number may ultimately depend on how many additional troops are committed by NATO partners.
ABC News' Luis Martinez contributed to this report.
SGT William M. Bays, age 29, tragically lost his life in the defense of Liberty on Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon Friday, June 23, 2017 at Community Chapel at 15th and Shau Valley Rd., Fort Campbell, with CPT (Chaplain) George Nytes officiating.
He will be laid to rest at Belmont Cemetery, Allensville, Kentucky. Full Military Honors will be rendered.
The family will receive visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home and 11 a.m. until the hour of service Friday at Community Chapel.
William was born October 17, 1987 in Barstow, California, the only son of Timothy and April Briggs Bays.
SGT Bays was a true American patriot and loved his country with great passion. He was also a loving and dedicated husband and father and was a member of Life Point Church. William enjoyed camping, traveling, and working on cars, especially his Jeep.
Other than his parents of Ohio, he is survived by his wife, Jasmin Bays; daughters, Laura, Mia, and Julia; sisters, Brenda Griner and Lindsay Bays; paternal grandmother, Doris Bays; maternal grandparents, Marshall and Lorraine Briggs; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Regina Draeger.
The Bays family is being assisted by:
McReynolds-Nave-Larson Funeral Home
1209 Madison Street
Clarksville, TN
37040
Phone: 931-647-3371
********
The U.S. military has identified the three soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, were all from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The three plus a fourth U.S. soldier who was wounded came under fire in Peka Valley in Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The Afghan soldier who conducted the attack was killed in return fire, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our soldiers who were killed and wounded," said Gen. John W. Nicholson, the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in a statement on Monday. "We will always remember our fallen comrades and remain committed to the mission they carried out and for which they ultimately gave their lives."
Insider or so-called green-on-blue attacks have been an ongoing threat to U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, but the number has declined since 2012 because of new security procedures and better vetting of Afghan security forces.
The motivations for such attacks are sometimes unclear, with some resulting from personal conflicts while others may be due to the Taliban's infiltrating the Afghan military.
The Trump administration is currently reviewing the overall U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The U.S. currently has 8,400 American troops in the country, but U.S. officials say the military has proposed sending an additional 2,000 to 4,000 troops. That number may ultimately depend on how many additional troops are committed by NATO partners.
ABC News' Luis Martinez contributed to this report.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon Friday, June 23, 2017 at Community Chapel at 15th and Shau Valley Rd., Fort Campbell, with CPT (Chaplain) George Nytes officiating.
He will be laid to rest at Belmont Cemetery, Allensville, Kentucky. Full Military Honors will be rendered.
The family will receive visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home and 11 a.m. until the hour of service Friday at Community Chapel.
William was born October 17, 1987 in Barstow, California, the only son of Timothy and April Briggs Bays.
SGT Bays was a true American patriot and loved his country with great passion. He was also a loving and dedicated husband and father and was a member of Life Point Church. William enjoyed camping, traveling, and working on cars, especially his Jeep.
Other than his parents of Ohio, he is survived by his wife, Jasmin Bays; daughters, Laura, Mia, and Julia; sisters, Brenda Griner and Lindsay Bays; paternal grandmother, Doris Bays; maternal grandparents, Marshall and Lorraine Briggs; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Regina Draeger.
The Bays family is being assisted by:
McReynolds-Nave-Larson Funeral Home
1209 Madison Street
Clarksville, TN
37040
Phone: 931-647-3371
********
The U.S. military has identified the three soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, were all from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The three plus a fourth U.S. soldier who was wounded came under fire in Peka Valley in Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The Afghan soldier who conducted the attack was killed in return fire, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our soldiers who were killed and wounded," said Gen. John W. Nicholson, the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in a statement on Monday. "We will always remember our fallen comrades and remain committed to the mission they carried out and for which they ultimately gave their lives."
Insider or so-called green-on-blue attacks have been an ongoing threat to U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, but the number has declined since 2012 because of new security procedures and better vetting of Afghan security forces.
The motivations for such attacks are sometimes unclear, with some resulting from personal conflicts while others may be due to the Taliban's infiltrating the Afghan military.
The Trump administration is currently reviewing the overall U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The U.S. currently has 8,400 American troops in the country, but U.S. officials say the military has proposed sending an additional 2,000 to 4,000 troops. That number may ultimately depend on how many additional troops are committed by NATO partners.
ABC News' Luis Martinez contributed to this report.
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