Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Army SGT Douglas J. Riney, Age 26 of Fairview, IL.
KIA Oct. 19, 2016 Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
SGT Riney was assigned to the Support Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
SGT Riney died of wounds received after encountering hostile enemy forces in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Riney entered active duty service in July of 2012 as a petroleum supply specialist and was last assigned to the Support Squadron, 3rd Calvary Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas since December 2012. He had previously deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from July 2014 to February 2015, and also deployed from June 2016 to October in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal, four Army Achievements Medals, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon and NATO Medal.
He was a graduate of Spoon River Valley High School, member of the Vintage Church in Texas, a proud volunteer firefighter of the Fairview Fire Department, avid Green Bay Packers Football Fan, a BMX bicycle rider with many awards and trophies, avid motorcycle rider and loved to hunt and fish.
Todays walk was at a special event ” Walk To Make Alzheimer’s a Memory” held at the Fairfield Glade First Baptist Church in Fairfield Glade. I was also doing a Virtual walk honoring SGT Douglas Riney. We had a great day at the event. We got to talk to several people about SGT Riney and his story and what we do. It was great meeting so many people. I want to thank everyone for helping me honor this hero today. The walk would have been farther if the rain would of held off but we were honored to be able to walk what we did. Thank you.
Army SGT Douglas J. Riney will not be forgotten !
