Cpl. Richard "Ricky" Nelson
1984-2008

*Born on September 4, 1984 (Kenosha, WI)

*Lifelong Kenosha resident

*Attended Christian Life High School

*Married to Kristen Fedler on April 21, 2007

*Killed on April 14, 2008, at 23 years old, by a roadside bomb (Al Anbar, Iraq)... one week prior to his first wedding anniversary

*Singing "Amazing Grace" just before the explosion (as reported by survivor Lance Corporal David Doyle)

*Committed follower of Jesus Christ

*Leaves behind parents, 5 brothers and a sister