A Bracken County man who was killed last week while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, had just re-enlisted, according to his mother.
Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers, 27, died after enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire on July 13, in Paktika province, according to the Department of Defense. Summers was a fire support specialist assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell.
Summers, 27, son of Mike and Laura Summers, has been doing what he wanted to do, serving in the military, his great-aunt, Rita Salaimeh told The Ledger Independent.
His mother, Laura Summers, said he had served six years in the Army, including a tour of duty in Iraq. He was also stationed in Korea for a while.
Laura Summers said her husband, Mike, is retired from the Army, and she served four years herself. She said her son emailed his father recently to get his opinion about re-enlisting.
Jeremy Summers was a 2002 graduate of Bracken County High School.
He joined the Army in March 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2009. He also attended Spencerian College.
Survivors include his mother, Laura Jo Summers, and father, Kenneth M. Summers, both of the Milford community in Bracken County. The couple flew to Baltimore, Md., to meet their son's body when it was returned to the United States.
No information on funeral arrangements was available late Sunday.
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