Moultrie Observer

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July 11, 2008

McCoy memorial July 19

Name to be unveiled on veterans monument

MOULTRIE — In one week, Colquitt County residents can pay their respects to a Moultrie native who died as a result of wounds he received as a soldier in Iraq.

A celebration of life service for Sgt. Steve McCoy will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, on the courthouse square. McCoy died June 10 from injuries he sustained March 23 from a roadside bomb.

McCoy was a 2003 graduate of Colquitt County High School and was a member of the Junior ROTC Program. He was serving his second tour in Iraq with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Ft. Stewart in Hinesville, when he was injured.

Brady said Colquitt County ROTC Program Commander Lt. Col. Paul Nagy, Gunnery Sgt. Emmett Bryant and a representative of Sen. Saxby Chambliss will speak. Following the playing of the national anthem, the crowd will be led to the Veterans Memorial for the unveiling of McCoy’s name on the memorial. McCoy’s twin children, son Landen and daughter Ryley, will release balloons.

“This is something more of a celebration than a funeral,” Brady said. “It will allow Moultrie to pay their respects.”

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