Yorktown soldier killed in action
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AREA SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ:
September 2003: U.S. Spec. Richard Arriaga, 20, of Ganado.
April 2005: U.S. Army Spec. Gary Walters, 31, of Victoria.
November 2005: U.S. Marine Cpl. John M. Longoria, 21, of Nixon.
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AREA SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ:
September 2003: U.S. Spec. Richard Arriaga, 20, of Ganado.
April 2005: U.S. Army Spec. Gary Walters, 31, of Victoria.
November 2005: U.S. Marine Cpl. John M. Longoria, 21, of Nixon.
April 2006: U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andres "AJ" Aguilar Jr., 21, of Victoria.
November 2006: U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchel Mutz, 23, of Falls City
April 2008: Army Specialist David McCormick of Bay City.
Sgt. Anthony "Gabe" Green, 28, of Yorktown was due home in about a month from a tour in Afghanistan when he was killed by a roadside bomb Friday.
The decorated Texas National Guard soldier grew up in Yorktown, where he played varsity football and married his high school sweetheart, Lindsey. Together they had two daughters Madison, 3, and Kaydance, 6.
"He always wanted to serve his country and he was very proud of what he was doing," Cornell Green, Green's father, said.
Green came from a family of servicemen. His brother Jacob served, their father, Cornell, was a Vietnam veteran, and his grandfather fought in World War II. He joined the service when he was still in high school after a lifetime of wanting to be a serviceman. He was assigned to the 143rd Infantry Detachment at Camp Mabry in Austin.
"We were very, very proud of him," his father said. "None of us were West Point men; We were Southern boys and we were taught to love our families and defend our country."
Green was known to be a working man, his father said. He worked on the Afflerbach farm in Yorktown when he wasn't deployed baling hay and raising cattle.
He was deployed and injured twice in the past five years. For his service he was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and a Combat Assault Badge. He was promoted upon his death.
"He could've stayed home on disability, but he wanted to go and do his job," his father said. "He didn't want to let anybody down."
Green was a member of an agriculture development team where he used his farming skills to help the local Afghan people learn irrigation techniques and care for their livestock.
"He was a grassroots farmer. He didn't mind taking his boots off and wading in the water and they respected him for that," his father said.
Funeral services are pending for Finch Funeral Home in Yorktown.
Green said he has already received overwhelming support from the community who hope to attend the funeral and honor Green's memory.
"He's no longer just my son," he said. "He belongs to the community."
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God bless you-his family. Words can not express how we feel for your loss. WE THANK HIM SO MUCH FOR HIS SERVICE & HOPE WE CAN DO HIM/HIS FAMILY PROUD WHEN HE COMES HOME TO REST. PLEASE SHARE INFO ON HIS SERVICES SO WE THE PUBLIC CAN PAY OUR RESPECTS & SHOW OUR GRATITUDE FOR HIS SERVICE. GOD BLESS HIS DAUGHTERS.
October 20, 2009 at 8:37 p.m.Some very nice words have been posted for this great man who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. It is heart breaking and sad that another American has lost his live. Another family without their father. I pray that he is at peace and that his family finds the strenght to get through this difficult time. God Bless America and all her soldiers past, present, and future. Rest in Peace Gabe.
October 20, 2009 at 3:50 p.m.May you rest in peace my fellow brother. Thank you for your service. You are a real HERO. I don't know you but I also served. God bless your family.
October 20, 2009 at 1:23 p.m.My prayers go out with the family...Such an awesome guy Gabe is..
October 20, 2009 at 9:44 a.m.look at the true heroes! his children! they'll suffer his loss! May God Bless his wife and children!
October 20, 2009 at 9:31 a.m.One true American. God bless his family.
October 20, 2009 at 9:18 a.m.Thanks for Gabe for serving our country. He was definitely a HERO. My heartfelt sympathy goes to his family and all those who knew him. My deepest sympathies go to all of you as you mourn his loss. God bless you all at this time. THANK YOU GABE FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY!!!!
October 20, 2009 at 8:55 a.m.My father served with Gabe in Iraq and spoke very highly of him. He will be greatly missed by many people. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. May God be with you. Gabe, you were a real American HERO!!!
October 20, 2009 at 8:40 a.m.There are a lot of good people in Yorktown. His sacrifice, is only one of many examples, of the great people of Yorktown.
They say, "it takes a village to raise a child". While nothing replaces the lost of a parent honoring their duty to God and country, I hope that these children always feel the love of a grateful nation. Every service member and close family member know, that it is our duty to be there for each other and each other's family.
As our servicemen and women support each other in battle, so too is it our duty to support each other's family battling the ultimate sacrifice.
In the course of time, I hope everyone that can be of assistance to this family is.
I'm sorry for your lost, God be with you.
October 20, 2009 at 8:03 a.m.My heart aches for the family and friends of Sgt. Anthony Green. May you find some sort of comfort in knowing that he is at peace now in God's Hands. Bless you Green family.
October 20, 2009 at 7:04 a.m.God bless the Green family. You are in my prayers.
October 20, 2009 at 6:38 a.m.To the Green n Allerbach family my prayers n thoughts are with you! I knew both Gabe n Lindsey and attended school with them. He was a HERO!!! n will always b remembered!
October 19, 2009 at 11:34 p.m.Always heartbreaking to lose one of our brave boys from South Texas. Gabe was a hero and his girls have so much to be proud of in their father. My prayers and thoughts are with this grieving family.
October 19, 2009 at 10:37 p.m.