Matthew J. Vosbein
Metairie, Louisiana
Details
age: 30
gender: M
service: Army Active duty 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry
rank: Sgt.
stationed in: Ky.
date of death: 2006-08-29
incident location: Sadr Al Yusifiyah, Iraq
incident details: died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations
incident cause: Action
Sources: Source of the data is U.S. Department of Defense, AP, Chronicle research.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/news/iraq/profile?sort=deathdate&ord=DESC&o=0&term=vosbein&listoffset=
VOSBEIN Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein, (Lingle) age 30, of Clarksville, Tn., formerly of West Frankfort, was killed in action Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in Iraq while serving his country. He was born January 30, 1976 in West Frankfort to Tim Lingle and Anna Vosbein. He married Lynda ( Dodge ) Vosbein on February 19, 2005 at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and she survives. Besides his wife Lynda, he is also survived by three sons, Connor Matthew Vosbein, John Joseph Vosbein and Brandon Glenn Jackson. His mother Anna Williams and husband Gene of West Frankfort, his father, Tim Lingle and wife Amy of West Frankfort, six brothers, Hagle Williams III, Brandon Lingle, Christopher Williams, Jason Lingle, Jeremy Lingle and Lucas Lingle. His grandparents, Lois and Vernon Veaughn, Lester and Sandra Lingle and Hagle Williams Sr. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Ella Mae Vosbein and by his grandmother, Helen Williams. Matthew was of the Catholic Faith and was a member of the V.F.W. of Clarksville, Tn. SGT. Matthew Vosbein enlisted in the United States Army in September of 2002 at Ft. Benning, Georgia. After completing his basic training he was assigned to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He was deployed to Iraq where he served his tour of duty. In September of 2004 SGT. Vosbein reenlisted in the army. He was supposed to go to Germany but because his buddies were going back to Iraq he choose to return with them. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 9, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. at the St. John's Catholic Church in West Frankfort with Father Trevor Murry officiating. Burial will be in the East Fork Cemetery in West Frankfort with full military honors. Friends may call from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday to the Parker - Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort and after 8:00 A.M. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Family Relief Group Alpha Company- 502 to help combat soldiers returning from Iraq in there needs to adjusting to non combat and civilian life and to ease the effects of PTSD. Published in The Times-Picayune on 9/8/2006.
http://obits.nola.com/NOLA/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=19150562
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The Army says a Fort Campbell soldier from Louisiana was killed in Iraq during combat operations.
The military said in a statement that Sergeant Matthew J. Vosbein, a 30-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana, died August 29th in Sadr Al Yusifiyah after an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Vosbein was assigned to the Army's Second Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
The 101st is headquartered at Fort Campbell, which straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border. With the latest death reported, 169 soldiers from Fort Campbell have died in the Iraq war since it began in 2003. More than 150 of those have been from the 101st Airborne Division.
The 20,000 soldiers of the 101st are scheduled to return by this fall from a yearlong deployment in Iraq, with the majority expected home by the end of September. Some advance parties of soldiers have already begun returning.
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5370955&nav=EyB0
(KSDK) - The body of a soldier killed in Iraq was flown home to St. Louis Thursday evening. The southern Illinois native was met by friends, family and even strangers who came to pay their respects.Sgt. Matthew Vosbein grew up in West Frankfort, Ill., a town about 90 miles outside St. Louis. He was in Iraq on his second tour of duty when he was killed. Vosbein suffered fatal injuries following a roadside bombing.Vosbein, 30, lived a life devoted to giving to others, and representing his country as a proud soldier in the U.S Army. Amid tears, friends and family said farewell to the fallen soldier who died doing what he loved.It was the flag that represented the ideals that Matthew Vosbein stood for. In his memory, the stars and stripes waved over the war hero's procession.Local police and firefighters say it is an honor to be able to help say thank you for the sacrifices that military men and women make.Matthew Vosbein leaves behind three sons and a wife.Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Parker-Reedy Funeral Home, 604 E. Main St. in West Frankfort.Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in West Frankfort. Vosbein will be buried at East Fork Cemetery in West Frankfort.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=103226
Matthew J Vosbein
Metairie, Louisiana
August 29, 2006
Age: 30
Military: Army
Rank: Sgt
Unit/Location: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Killed in Sadr Al Yusifiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
http://www.iraqwarheroes.com/vosbein.htm
Thumbs-Up: To the life and contributions of Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of West Frankfort, who was killed in his second line of duty while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Vosbein was laid to rest last week in his hometown. Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of the community to pay tribute to a man who was all about service to his country.
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/09/15/opinions/ups_and_downs/17561336.txt
Wednesday, September 06 2006 @ 09:59 AM
WEST FRANKFORT, IL --The dream of a young West Frankfort boy came true when Matthew Vosbein enlisted in the U.S. Army. It's a dream his mother, Anna Williams says her son held onto since he was 5-years old.
"I remember buying him an Air Force uniform and he wore it all the time. I could barely get him out of it to clean it. Then when he was 5, I bought him some camouflage pants and a shirt," says Williams.
Sergeant Matthew Vosbien, of the101st Airborne Division 502nd Infantry Regiment, was living out his dream fighting in Iraq on his second tour of duty, when a roadside bomb took his life.
"He didn't have to go, but when his unit was called back up for a second time, he didn't want to leave his troops over there without him. And he really liked helping the kids over there. He was building them swing sets, and playing all sorts of games with them when he wasn't on patrol. He loved those Iraqi kids, almost as much as he did his own two sons," Anna said.
Just three weeks shy of his return to the United States, he's still coming home. But not the way his family had planned.
"He's got two boys who worship him. When I was down in Louisiana a couple of weeks ago, his youngest kept saying to me that his daddy wasn't coming home. I had to keep reassuring him that he was. Now we've had to go through and explain everything, and tell them that their daddy isn't coming home. And all they were worried about is that their daddy had promised to do things with them when he returned. And now daddy wasn't going to be able to do that. And they wanted to know who was going to do those things with them now," Anna said wiping tears from her eyes.
The news of Sgt. Vosbein's death on the battlefield hit home heavily, with his own father.
"I found out the day before his death that he was coming home. Then the next day the Army shows up and gives me the bad news," says Tim Lingle.
"I'll always remember him for his dedication to this country. As my son, and the love that we shared. And the bond. It seems like our bond with one another became stronger after he joined the Army."
A bond that Matthew shared with his two sons. And one that will now have to be carried on by his surviving family members.
"He stated in his 'What If' letter in his things we just received from Iraq that he wanted us to let his boys know that he had done all the things in his life he had always wanted to do. And that's going to be my remembrance of him. Is to help his boys know the type of man he was," says Gene Williams Sgt. Vosbien's step-father.
Sgt. Matthew Vosbien was 30 years old. His funeral arrangements are still pending at this time.
http://iraq.pigstye.net/article.php/VosbeinMatthew
Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein
Hometown: Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Age: 30 years old
Died: August 29, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Yusufiyah.
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/dates/2006/aug/29/matthew-j-vosbein/
Sgt. Matthew Vosbein, 30, of Clarksville, Tenn., was due back Sept. 23 after his second tour of duty in Iraq, said Amy Lingle, of Thompsonville, Ill. She is married to Vosbein's father, Tim Lingle.
Vosbein was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Cambell, which straddles the Kentucky- Tennessee border.
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timespicayune/access/1122989721.html?dids=1122989721:1122989721&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+6%2C+2006&author=From+staff+reports&pub=Times+-+Picayune&edition=&startpage=11&desc=Metairie+man+dies+in+combat
Vosbein consummated a lifelong dream when he enlisted in the Army in September 2002 and became part of the first wave of soldiers to push into Iraq. He died there Aug. 29, less than a month before he was scheduled to return home, when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on combat patrol in Sadr Al Ysifiyah.
His family called Vosbein a devoted father to two sons, Connor, 5, and John, 7, both of Louisiana, and a stepson, Brandon Jackson, 12. His attachment to his children fueled his sense of purpose in Iraq, where he was troubled by the precarious conditions in which many children lived.
Vosbein was raised by his mother and her husband, [Gene Williams], in Metairie, but when he was a teenager, he decided he wanted to meet his biological father, Tim Lingle of Illinois. His family says he put on his ROTC uniform, asked for the military discount on his plane ticket and set off to Illinois
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timespicayune/access/1123572181.html?dids=1123572181:1123572181&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+7%2C+2006&author=Kate+Moran+East+Jefferson+bureau&pub=Times+-+Picayune&edition=&startpage=01&desc=Soldier+had+firm+resolve%2C+family+recalls+
Funeral Notice
VOSBEIN
Besides his wife [Lynda], he is also survived by three sons, Connor Matthew Vosbein, John Joseph Vosbein and Brandon Glenn Jackson. His mother Anna Williams and husband Gene of West Frankfort, his father, [Tim Lingle] and wife Amy of West Frankfort, six brothers, Hagle Williams III, Brandon Lingle, Christopher Williams, Jason Lingle, Jeremy Lingle and Lucas Lingle. His grandparents, Lois and Vernon Veaughn, Lester and Sandra Lingle and Hagle Williams Sr. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Ella Mae Vosbein and by his grandmother, Helen Williams.
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timespicayune/access/1124701401.html?dids=1124701401:1124701401&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+8%2C+2006&author=&pub=Times+-+Picayune&edition=&startpage=05&desc=Funeral+Notice+
well these are all things i found on the internet....Jean and Anna i am sorry for your loss....at least now he is in a better place where there is no war or fighting.....where there is only joy and happiness.
There is also a guest book available on the net...the link is below for those who would like to go there and sign it.
http://legacy.com/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=19146276
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