Date: 12/10/2003
Rank: Private 1st Class
Branch: U.S. Army
Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom
PFC Jerrick Petty was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. He was killed on December 10th, 2003 when his position guarding a gas station was attacked by enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq.
Jerrick made it his mission to look out for others. When he was ten years old he beat up neighborhood bullies who were picking on other children. In high school he screened his little sisters‟ suitors to make sure they were good people. Jerrick joined the Army to earn more money to support his young family.
“The last thing he said to me was, ‘I love you Dad‟,” his father, Jerald Petty said. “And the last thing I said to him was, ‘I love you, son.
Jerrick was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service.