Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   18 April, 2011

Unit:  101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade

Hometown:   Koror, Palau

Spc. Sonny J. Moses, 22, of Koror, Palau, died April 18 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered as a result of a grenade attack at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 16.  He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Moses joined the Army in August 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in November 2009.

His awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon; North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal and Air Assault Badge.

Moses is survived by his wife, Rachel Coots-Moses and daughter, Juanita, both of Oak Grove, Ky. He is also survived by his parents, Sudo and Anemary Moses, both of Koror, Palau.

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