William D. Richardson, 23

Army, Corporal

Based: Ft. Riley, Kan.

1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 3, 2005

Baghdad, Iraq

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Moreno Valley

High School: Moreno Valley High (Moreno Valley)

Burial: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside

Richardson fell into a canal and drowned after coming under enemy fire. Before Sept. 11, 2001 he worked with his brother as an electrician. Four days after the attacks he walked into an Army recruitment office determined to make a difference.

Glenn J. Watkins, 04/05/2005

Garrywesley Tan Rimes, 04/01/2005

Three memories of William D. Richardson

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Dean was the most energetic teenager I had ever come across, he was fiesty,and stubborn, yet he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. Most thought he was crazy and wild, that may be true but Dean would not be Dean any other way. When my youngest son was in football Dean stepped up to the plate to help my son get through training and even worked out with him in the weight room, there were many nights after the football games Dean would walk me home to make sure I got home alright, if my sons werent able to due to going over to their dads. Dean always made sure no one bothered me during the games as I was the teams special trainer I took care of all their bumps and bruises. When I heard about Deans death I was so upset I felt so empty inside knowing that someone felt compelled to take Deans life, Dean always told me that he would protect his friends and family he laid his life down so I could be free...Thank you sweet Dean for being that fiesty stubborn teenager. You are greatly missed..I miss that smurk of yours.

Mom Parnell

” — Lisa Parnell, May 21, 2009 at 2:20 a.m.

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