Tributes This Memorial Page Established by- Jessica Tingley In Honor Of Sgt Joshua J Kirk Sgt. Joshua John Kirk July 19, 1979 - October 3, 2010 It is foolish and wrong to mourn those who have died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived. George S. Patton Joshua served with the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavlary regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Ft. Carson, Col. He, along with seven others, was killed on October 3, 2009, in a fierce 12 hour battle in the mountainous Kamdesh district, Nuristan Province, near the eastern border with Pakistan. The assault, one of the most furious battles seen in eight years of fighting in Afghanistan, occurred less than 20 miles from the site which has since been written about in the newly released book entitled War; and documentary;Restrepo, by Sebastian Junger. Joshua was considered a "leader among leaders, a man among men." When the fight came he was at the front taking care of his men and fighting the fight. One of his comrades said that "when things go bad its men like Sgt. Kirk that lead the way to fixing things, and sometimes we lose them as a result. But rest assured that when a man like him goes down it inspires a whole new generation of men like him. Joshua genuinely cared about his men. One of his men, Blake Jones, became very close to Joshua. Shortly before they deployed together he called Blake's father and assured him that Blake would never be more than a few feet away from him and he would get him back home safe. Blake Jones had this to say in his eulogy for Joshua. "He earned the nickname "Combat Kirk" because whenever it was time to do business he suited up and acted like he could beat Rambo in anything...just seeing the smile on his face when he shot his 203 was priceless. You could tell he loved every minute of it. I would follow that man straight to hell if he thought it was a good idea...he would give his life for any one of us. He was a true hero. In one of Joshua's last e-mails to the family he said in part, "I always think the friends we lose will forever be the heroes to us. They will forever be the best of any of us." His family couldn't agree more. Joshua, you will forever in our hearts be the best of all of us....always loved, always remembered, always and forever, our true American hero. September 1, 2011 elizabeth fulton i will never forget you josh. i love and miss you so much my soldier. |
| Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk United States Army KIA 03 October 2009, Afghanistan |
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30, of South Portland, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms,
rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Also killed were Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, Spc.
Christopher T. Griffin, Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, Spc. Stephan L. Mace, Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin,
Sgt. Michael P. Scusa and Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson.
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms,
rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Also killed were Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, Spc.
Christopher T. Griffin, Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, Spc. Stephan L. Mace, Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin,
Sgt. Michael P. Scusa and Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson.
