James F. "Fred" Hayes, 48

Army, Sergeant 1st Class

Based: Ft. Campbell, Ky.

1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: November 6, 2005

Taji (northwest of Baghdad), Iraq

Married, 5 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Barstow

Burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Ky.

Hayes, who served 22 years in the Army, died while on a mission to deliver toys to children, according to the Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, Tenn. He had lived in Barstow when he was younger and still had numerous relatives there.

Matthew J. Holley, 11/15/2005

Michael D. Martino, 11/02/2005

Five memories of James F. "Fred" Hayes

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Fred was my husband, John Durden's, cousin . Although I met his mom and dad, his sister Peggy, and others, I never had the honor of meeting Fred. The last few years before he died, after hearing his Uncle J.T. (my father-in-law) talk about how Fred continued to fight in Iraq, I starting writing letters to him, not only on behalf of my father-in-law, but also for myself to let him know how much we all admired him, appreciated him, and to thank him for what he was doing. We continued writing each other until the call came. He wrote about how much he looked forward to once again be able to come back to Alabama to see his Uncle J.T. again at the place where he played as a child where the beagles chased him. Hope to meet him one day. Thank you Fred.

” — Flora Durden, May 29, 2015 at 1:50 p.m.

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