Army Cpl. Jimmy L. Shelton
21, of Lehigh Acres, Fla. in Lee County.
assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Dec. 3 when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using mortars in Bayji, Iraq. Shelton is buried at Arlington.
Tags: Florida, hero, lehigh-acres, tampaShelton… grew up in Fort Myers… Mother Donna Manger: “He got along with everyone. He was an all-around good person.” The last time she saw him was this past summer, when he came for a visit. Together, they drove down to the Keys. “We had a blast,” she said.
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June 15th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
It is only by going down into the abyss
that we recover the treasures of life.
Where you stumble,
there lies your treasure.
The very cave you are afraid to enter
turns out to be the source of
what you were looking for.
- Joseph Campbell