SGT Jonathan K. Peney, 22, was killed during combat in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on June 1st 2010. He was a Medic assigned to 1st Ranger Battalion, located at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, GA. Jonathan was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on July 1st, 1987, but Georgia has been his home since 1999. He is survived by his wife, Kristin E. Peney and his mother, Susan L. Peney.
The family will be receiving friends on Thursday, June 10th, 2010 from 6-9 PM at Bonaventure Funeral Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 10 AM from the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, with Father John Johnson, Celebrant. Interment will be Private.
Please visit www. BonaventureFH.com and share your thoughts and memories of SGT Jonathan K. Peney with the family (click on the link below). The family request memorials may be made to The Ranger Scholarship Fund, which is awarded to dependents of Rangers in the 75th Regiment in pursuit of higher education.
SGT Jonathan K. Peney Memorial Website
Bonaventure Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 912-335-8506.
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Note: On June 4, 2010, Spc. Peney was posthumously promoted to Sergeant
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 2, 2010) A U.S. Army Ranger was killed in action June 1 during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Jonathan Kellylee Peney, 22, was a combat medic assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was killed by enemy fire while moving under heavy fire to provide aid to a wounded Ranger in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
“Spc. Peney was the epitome of our Ranger Medics – warrior first, expert in advanced medical treatment, and selflessly dedicated to the care of others – even at the risk of one’s own life,” said Col. Michael E. Kurilla, Commander, 75th Ranger Regiment. “Spc. Peney did not hesitate to move under heavy fire to the care of another wounded Ranger. He is a hero to our Nation, the 75th Ranger Regiment and his family.”
He was on his fourth deployment in support of the War on Terror with three previous deployments to Afghanistan. For more than two years, he served as a combat medic in 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
“Spc. Peney died while moving to provide life-saving aide to a fellow Ranger,” said Lt. Col. Michael Foster, Commander of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. “Our Rangers continue to put their lives at risk in support of our nation’s ideals. Keep your thoughts and prayers with them and their Families.”
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SGT Peney was born on July 1, 1987, in Marietta, Ga. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army from his hometown of Marietta, Ga., in November 2005. He completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning and Combat Medic Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He returned to Fort Benning in June 2006 and completed the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Indoctrination Program before attending the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at Fort Bragg, N.C. Spc. Peney was then assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in November 2007.
His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Ranger Indoctrination Program, Special Operations Combat Medic Course and the U.S. Army Ranger Course (he recently graduated with Ranger Class 5-10 on April 30, 2010).
His awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Expert Field Medical Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. He has also been awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with combat star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service Medal.
SGT Peney is survived by his wife Kristin E. Peney of Savannah, Ga., and his mother Sue L. Peney of LaGrange, Ga.
