A Soldier's Story: Staff Sergeant Kenneth Blane Gentry
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Staff Sergeant Kenneth Blane Gentry was born in Danville, Virginia, on February 13, 1959. He attended Dan River High School before enlisting in the US Army in 1984. Training as a gunner, he was assigned to the 7th Cavalry as a Bradley gunner. Staff Sergeant Kenneth Gentry deployed to the Persian Gulf in January 1991 for Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield and the Gulf War. Staff Sergeant Kenneth Blane Gentry was killed on February 26, 1991, when his Bradley struck a landmine. He resets at the Floral Hills Memory Garden in Danville, Virginia. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* ****** ********************************* a.d. elliott is a wanderer, photographer, and storyteller living in Salem, Virginia. In addition to her travel writings at www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at www.riteoffancy.com and US military biographies at www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at ...