Kyle Dayton, 22

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bragg, N.C.

2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: December 3, 2007

Ashwah, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: El Dorado Hills

High School: Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills)

Burial: Green Valley Cemetery, Graton, Calif.

life in iraq is really boring, there is really not a whole lot that goes on out here, not that i am complaining i have a son now and i would like to at least see him before i die.

— Kyle Dayton, in an e-mail to a friend.

Dayton never saw his son in person. During a five-minute webcam chat with his wife shortly before his death he got to see Sean James standing. He told her: "Gosh, he's so strong."

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Kyle Dayton's MySpace page

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One memory of Kyle Dayton

I don't know this soldiers as I'm just visiting the website. I thank him and his family for his dedication to our county. Thank you for keeping America free and protecting our beliefs. It's because heroes like you my very young daughter will be able to live freely in this wonderful country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Many your memory never be forgotten. RIP

— Kevin Gregory

December 31, 2010 at 2:18 p.m.

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