Colorado Army National Guard Honor Guard carries the casket of Sgt. Jon Stiles to Shelter B at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Nov. 21. Hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen, friends and family members attended the funeral to honor the life, sacrifice and honorable service of Stiles who was killed, Nov. 13, when an improvised explosive device detonated his vehicle in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Stiles, 38, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., was deployed with the Louisiana National Guard in support of Operation Enduring Freedom when he was killed. Prior to his deployment, he was assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard's Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery in Aurora, Colo. He had also served on the Colorado Honor Guard for more than a year. Stiles and his wife Launa would have celebrated their eight wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Launa referred to Stiles as a "Soldier's Soldier."
| Date Taken: | 11.21.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 11.25.2008 13:43 |
| Photo ID: | 131349 |
| VIRIN: | 081121-A-2315M-057 |
| Resolution: | 2784x1848 |
| Size: | 1.76 MB |
| Location: | DENVER, COLORADO, US |
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