| Pfc Byron J Fouty United States Army KIA 12 May 2007 |
The father of Army Sgt. Alex Jimenez, of Lawrence, Mass., said the remains of his son and another
soldier, Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, of Waterford, Mich., had been identified in Iraq.
Jimenez, 25, and Fouty, 19, were kidnapped along with a third member of the 2nd Brigade of the
10th Mountain Division during an ambush in May 2007 in the volatile area south of Baghdad known
as the "triangle of death." The body of the third seized soldier, Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance,
Calif., was found in the Euphrates River a year later.
Jimenez's father, Ramon "Andy" Jimenez, said uniformed military officials came to his home in
Lawrence on Thursday to tell him that his son's body and some of his son's personal effects had
been discovered. Fouty's stepfather, Gordon Dibler, said military officials came to his Oxford home
to break the news.
The Pentagon generally waits 24 hours after notifying the next of kin before making a release
public.
Andy Jimenez told The Associated Press through a translator that the news "shattered all hope"
the family had to "see Alex walk home on his own."
"Every day that he's been missing has been a day of `what could have been' ... but after hearing
the news today ... I'm still in shock," Dibler said.
soldier, Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, of Waterford, Mich., had been identified in Iraq.
Jimenez, 25, and Fouty, 19, were kidnapped along with a third member of the 2nd Brigade of the
10th Mountain Division during an ambush in May 2007 in the volatile area south of Baghdad known
as the "triangle of death." The body of the third seized soldier, Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance,
Calif., was found in the Euphrates River a year later.
Jimenez's father, Ramon "Andy" Jimenez, said uniformed military officials came to his home in
Lawrence on Thursday to tell him that his son's body and some of his son's personal effects had
been discovered. Fouty's stepfather, Gordon Dibler, said military officials came to his Oxford home
to break the news.
The Pentagon generally waits 24 hours after notifying the next of kin before making a release
public.
Andy Jimenez told The Associated Press through a translator that the news "shattered all hope"
the family had to "see Alex walk home on his own."
"Every day that he's been missing has been a day of `what could have been' ... but after hearing
the news today ... I'm still in shock," Dibler said.
| Tributes SFC Rodney Brewer In Honor Of PFC Byron J. Fouty Private First Class Byron J. Fouty. 4/31st Infantry Polar Bears. Byron, You Will Never Be Forgotten.. Christmas in Arlington... Rest easy, sleep well my brother, Byron. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace, peace, and farewell... September 02, 2008 dave swiderski All gave some, some gave all......rest in peace Byron. To the family, I have had Byron's photo and info on my desk since Thanksgiving. I can't take it down and hate to throw it away. Are you keeping these reminders? I can send it. |
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