Evan Ashcraft Memorial Fund

Army Sgt. Evan Asa Ashcraft , 24, an infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division, was one of three soldiers killed in Iraq on July 24 when the convoy in which he was traveling came under attack from gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. Ashcraft's division led the fiery assault in northern Iraq that killed Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai Hussein.

While his country will remember him as a hero, his family remembers him as a man of exceptional character. He was an accomplished student and musician, and aspired to complete his college education upon completing his military career.

"He was a person who really wanted to help other people, to protect them," says his wife, Ashley.

Remembering Evan, his family sees both the child and the man. His mother can tell you that he was born at 12:25pm, that he moved quickly and learned fast. He liked rocky road ice cream and macaroni and cheese. As he grew up, he wore only Vans old school sneakers. He was a dedicated friend and a man who loved his family without reservation.

The Evan Ashcraft Memorial Fund has been established by his family to distribute medical and educational funds for United States military personnel living or deceased who
served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or for their dependents.

For his exemplary military service and the valor he exhibited in rescuing two soldiers from a disabled vehicle in April, he has been awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star medals. Evan Ashcraft was buried with full military honors in Chatsworth on Saturday, August 2, 2003.

View a tribute to Evan Ashcraft at the Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund.

Listen to an interview with Evan Ashcraft's mother, Jane Bright, on National Public Radio, broadcast August 4, 2003

View and sign the Evan Ashcraft Memorial Guest Book.

Visit www.evanashcraft.org for more information about the Evan Ashcraft Memorial Fund.

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