Posted by
Locutisprime on Monday, July 27, 2009 4:18:25 PM
Birth: February 11, 1970 in Riverdale, Georgia
Death: June 4, 2009 in Kapisa, Afghanistan
Sgt 1st Class John C. Beale of Riverdale, Georgia graduated from
Riverdale High School. He served in the United States Army from 1991
through 1994 and was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He later
joined the National Guard in 2005 after a strong desire to return to
military service. His father is a former sailor and a military career
was also John’s goal in life. In his civilian job, he worked for the
Clayton County Water Authority. He was also very involved with the
authority’s youth programs and liked to participate in career days at
local schools. After John married he moved to McDonough, Georgia where
he lived with his wife Crystal and their two children. John died at age
39 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised
explosive device and small arms fire. John was a member of Eagle’s
Landing First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Crystal;
children, Christopher and Calye; father, William B. Beale; brothers,
Michael and Timothy; grandfather, William R. Beale; father-in-law,
David Collier; brother-in-law, David E. Collier among others. Major
Kevin Jenrette and Specialist Jeffrey Jordan were also killed in the
attack.
